Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hubbard, John

Titel

The rudiments of geography : Being a concise description of the various kingdoms, states, empires, countries, and islands in the world. ; Together with their latitudes, longitudes, extent, boundaries, rivers, lakes, air, climate, soil, produce, manufactures, chief towns, population, religion, and learning. ; With an introduction explaining the astronomical part of geography. ; To which is added, an enlarged chronological table of the most important events which has happened from the Creation of the world to the present day

Auflage

Third edition, carefully revised and corrected by the author. [One line in Latin from Cicero]

Ort / Verlag

Walpole, <N.H.> : Published by Thomas & Thomas, proprietors of the work, and sold wholesale and retail at the Walpole Bookstore. Nichols & Hale, printers

Erscheinungsjahr

1807

Link zum Volltext

• GBV - Early American imprints: Series 2 (ZDB-1-EAP)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• "The following compendium of geography is intended entirely for the use of schools, and those persons who have not leisure to peruse a larger treatise. ... He has not followed the common method of teaching the elements of geography by question and answer, ... He has made it his study to exhibit to the reader, in as short and concise a manner as possible, all the most important objects of geography. ..."--Preface, p. [5-6], dated: Deerfield, (Mass.) 16th Feb. 1803. - Massachusetts District copyright Feb. 23, 1803 by John Hubbard. - Shaw & Shoemaker, 12791
• Online edition