The encyclopædia of geography : comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political : exhibiting its relation to the heavenly bodies, its physical structure, the natural history of each country and the industry, commerce, political institutions and civil and social state of all nations / by Hugh Murray ; assisted in astronomy &c. by Prof. Wallace, botany &c. by Professor Hooker, geology &c. by Prof. Jameson, zoology &c. by W. Swainson ; revised, with additions, by Thomas G. Bradford.
| Author/creator | Murray, Hugh |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1837 [c1836] (C. Sherman and Co.) |
| Description | 3 v. : ill., maps ; 27 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Bradford, T. G. (Thomas Gamaliel), 1802-1887. |
| Other author/creator | Wallace, William, 1768-1843. |
| Other author/creator | Jameson, Robert, 1774-1854. |
| Other author/creator | Hooker, William Jackson, Sir, 1785-1865. |
| Other author/creator | Swainson, William, 1789-1855. |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. |
| Contents | v. 1, pt. 1. History of geography. bk. 1, Ancient geography. bk. 2, Geography of the Middle Ages. bk. 3, Modern geography ; pt. 2. Principles of geography. bk. 1, Astronomical principles. bk. 2, Geological principles. bk. 3, General principles of geography under its relation to organised and living beings ; pt. 3. Geography considered in relation to the various regions of the globe. bk. 1, Europe -- V. 2, bk. 1. Europe ; bk. 2. Asia ; bk. 3. Africa -- V. 3, bk. 2. Africa ; bk. 4. Australasia, Polynesia and the islands in the polar seas. |
| Local note | Travel; Science. |
| Local note | 2010A929601; 2010A929602; 2010A929603. |
| General note | "Illustrated by eighty-two maps and about eleven hundred other engravings on wood. Representing the most remarkable objects of nature and art in every region of the globe, together with a new map of the United States." |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 51499. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |