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SALMON, Thomas 1679-1767

[5690] A NEW | Geographical and Historical | GRAMMAR: | WHEREIN THE | GEOGRAPHICAL PART | IS TRULY | MODERN, | AND THE | PRESENT STATE | OF THE SEVERAL | KINGDOMS of the WORLD | Is so interspersed, | As to render the Study of GEOGRAPHY both | ENTERTAINING AND INSTRUCTIVE. | CONTAINING | (en dos columnas) I. A Description of the Figure and | Motion of the Earth. | II. Geographical Definitions and | Problems, being a necessary Introduc- | tion to this Study. | III. A general division of the Globe | into Land and Water. | IV. The situation and Extent of | the several Countries contained in each | Quarter of the World; their Cities, | Chief Towns, History, Present State, re- | spective Forms of Government, Forces, | Revenues, Taxes, Revolutions, and me- | morable Events. (Sigue a línea tirada) TOGETHER WITH | An Account of the Air, Soil, Produce, Traffic, Curiosities, | Arms, Religion, Language, Universities, Bishopricks, Manners, | Customs, Habits, and Coins, in Use in the several | Kingdoms and States described. | (Filete) By Mr. SALMON. | (Filete) ILLUSTRATED | With a Set of Twenty-three New MAPS of the several Countries, | drawn by the DIRECTION of Mr. SALMON, and engraved by Mr. JEFFERYS, | Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of WALES. | (Filete) The Ninth Edition, with very great Additions and | Improvements. (Filete)

DUBLIN; | Printed for P. WILSON, J. EXSHAW, A. JAMES, S. PRICE, and M. NORTH. M.DCC.LX (1760).

20.5 x 12.5 cms. xiv pp. 15-640 + 8 hs. s/n. Textos en inglés. Mapas y planchas intercalados. Signs.:[A]8-B8-Z8-Aa8-Ss8 [$4 (-A1;-A2;-A3;-A4)].

[Pág. i], [A]1r: (Anteportada) THE NEW | GEOGRAPHICAL | GRAMMAR, | Published by AUTHORITY. [Pág. ii], [A]1v: Advertisement. [Pág. iii], [A]2r: Portada ut supra. V. en bl. [Pág. v], [A]3r: (Dedicatio) TO | HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS | GEORGE, Prince of WALES, etc. V. en bl. Págs. vii-x, A4r-A5v: PREFACE | TO THE NEW | Geographical and Historical | GRAMMAR. Págs. xi-xiv, A6r-A7v: THE | CONTENTS. {Entre págs. xiv y 15: Intercalado un mapa mundi plegado, grabado en cobre, de 20 x 27 cms. titulado: THE | World, | John Ridge, Sculp}. Págs. 15-640, A8r-Rr8v: Textos. Ss1r-Ss8r: THE | INDEX. Ss8v: Directions to the Binder for placing | the MAPS. {Entre págs. 556-557 intercalado un mapa de 17.40 x 21.60 cms. titulado: SOUTH AMERICA. | T. Jefferys sculp}. Entre págs. 557-582 describe los Spanish Dominions in SOUTH AMERICA. Describe separadamente Terra Firma, or Castilla del Oro, donde incluye: 1. Terra-firma Proper, or Darien. 2. Carthagena. 3. St. Martha. 4. Rio de la Hacha. 5. Venezuela. 6. Comana. 7. New Andalusia, or Paria. En págs. 580-582 describe las Spanish ISLANDS in AMERICA, donde incluye a Margarita. Entre págs. 624-625 mapa de 17.40 x 27.60 cms. titulado: WEST | INDIES. | T. Jefferys, sc. En pág. 670: Mapa de 16.20 x 27 cms. titulado: WEST | INDIES. En pág. 689: Mapa de 16.80 x 21.60 cms. titulado: WEST | INDIES.

F. B. Colección Eccles. Baker 478-479.

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