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Author
Brookes, R. (Richard), fl. 1750
Title
Brooke's general gazetteer improved, or, A new compendious geographical dictionary [microform] : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world : with the government, customs, manners and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country; the trade, manufactures, and curiosities of the cities and towns, their longitude, latitude, bearings and distances in English miles, from remarkable places, and the various events by which they have been distinguished : including a detail of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages, in Great Britain and Ireland : together with a succinct account of, at least, seven hundred cities, towns and villages in the United States, more than has appeared in any preceding edition of the same work, in which the numerous mistakes and deficiences of European gazetteers, respecting this country, are corrected and supplied : illustrated by eight maps, neatly executed
Publisher
Phildelphia : Published by Jacob Johnson, & Co. ... John Bioren, printer
Description
Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service
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Subjects: Gazetteers; Répertoires géographiques
Language English
Publication date 1806
publication_date QS:P577,+1806-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Current location
IA Collections: university_of_alberta_libraries_microfilm; university_of_alberta_libraries; toronto; microfilm; additional_collections
Accession number
cihm_29789
Notes Film/Fiche is presented as originally captured.
Authority file  OCLC: 1042049317
Source
Internet Archive identifier: cihm_29789
https://archive.org/download/cihm_29789/cihm_29789.pdf
  • IA contributor: Canadiana.org
  • IA digitizing sponsor: University of Alberta Libraries

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