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Geography made familiar and easy to young gentlemen and ladies. : Being the sixth volume of the Circle of the Sciences, &c.

Accession number
PML 88539
Published
Dublin : Printed for P. Wilson : J. Exshaw : J. Esdall : M. Williamson : and H. Saunders, MDCCLII. [1752]
Credit line
Gift of Julia P. Wightman, 1991.
Notes
"Published by the King's authority"--tp.
Engraved, folded map of the world signed: John Ridge Sculp.
Probably a pirated edition of the work with the same title published in 1748 by John Newbery, London. (Cf. Roscoe)
Shelved with seven other volumes from Circle of sciences: I Grammar--II Arithmetic--III Rhetoric--IV Poetry--V Logic--VII Chronology--VIII Spelling-Dictionary (PML 88534-38, 88540-41)
Description
xiv, 315, [5] p., [1] leaf of plates : folded map ; 10 cm
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
Contemporary red morocco binding with initials IMF on sides. Gold-tooled with black leather title label. Center panel tooling on sides. Lines and corner pieces around edges. In a modern cockerell cloth box.
Classification
Department