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Author
Brookes, R. (Richard), fl. 1750
Title
The general gazetteer: or, Compendious geographical dictionary [microform] : containing a description of all the empires, kingdoms, states ... in the known world; together with the government, policy, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, bounds, and natural productions of each country; and the trade, manufactures, and curiosities, of the cities and towns; their longitude, latitude, bearing and distance in English miles from remarkable places; as also the sieges they have undergone, and the battles fought near them : including an authentic account of the counties, cities, and market-towns in England and Wales; as also the villages, with the days on which the fairs are kept
Publisher
London : Printed for J. and F. Rivington, T. Carnan, and F. Newbery, junior [and 8 others]
Description
"Qui mores hominum multorum vidit & urbes--Hor."
In double columns (following p. xvi)
Pages not numbered (following p. xvi)
Maps wanting
Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the Mills Memorial Library, McMaster University
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Subjects: Gazetteers; Répertoires géographiques
Language English
Publication date 1773
publication_date QS:P577,+1773-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Current location
IA Collections: university_of_alberta_libraries_microfilm; university_of_alberta_libraries; toronto; microfilm; additional_collections
Accession number
cihm_37414
Notes Film/Fiche is presented as originally captured.
Authority file  OCLC: 1042045391
Source
Internet Archive identifier: cihm_37414
https://archive.org/download/cihm_37414/cihm_37414.pdf
  • IA contributor: Canadiana.org
  • IA digitizing sponsor: University of Alberta Libraries

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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