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, geology, &c. by Prof. Jameson, botany, &c. by Professor Hooker, zoology, &c. by W. Swainson ; revised, with additions by Thomas G. Bradford.
| Author/creator | Murray, Hugh |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | [American ed.] / brought up to 1842 by a supplement. |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard, for G.W. Gorton, 1842 [c1836] (Stereotyped by J. Fagan, printed by C. Sherman and Co.) |
| Description | 3 v. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 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. |
| Variant title | Encyclopaedia of geography |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. |
| Contents | pt. 1. (v. 1). History of geography -- Pt. 2. (V. 1). Principles of geography -- Pt. 3. (V. 1-3). Geography considered in relation to the various regions of the globe. |
| Local note | Travel; Science. |
| Local note | 2010A976301; 2010A976302; 2010A976303. |
| General note | "llustrated 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 | Supplement in v. 3, p. 625-648. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 51499. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |