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The new, complete, authentic, and universal system of geography [electronic resource] : Being a complete modern history and description of the whole world. Containing a particular, full, accurate, circumstantial, and entertaining account, (including the antient and present state,) of all the various countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. As divided into empires, kingdoms, states, republics, and colonies, and as subdivided into continents, islands, provinces, peninsulas, isthmuses, seas, oceans, gulphs, straits, rivers, harbours, deserts, lakes, promontories, capes, bays, districts, governments, principalities, &c. &c. &c. Together with the particulars of their situations, extent, boundaries, limits, climate, soil, natural and artificial curiosities and productions; laws, religions, revolutions, conquests and treaties, antiquities, revenues, naval and military force, &c. Likewise geographical descriptions of all the cities, capital towns, villages, their distance and bearing, universities, fortifications, castles, forts, seaports, mountains volcanos, metals, aqueducts, docks, arsenals, minerals, fossils, ruins, palaces, temples, churches, structures, edifices, public and private buildings, roads, &c. contained in each part of the universe. Also useful and entertaining historical and descriptive relations of all their customs, manners, genius, trade, commerce, agriculture, learning, policy, arts, sciences, manufactures, tempers, dispositions, amusements, habits, stature, shape, colours, virtues, vices, riches or poverty, entertainments, language, and singular ceremonies at births, marriages, and funerals, titles of distinction, &c. of the different inhabitants: and a genuine history of all sorts of birds, beasts, fishes, reptiles, insects, vegetable productions, flowers, herbs, fruits, plants, gums, &c. found in the various regions. Including all the valuable discoveries made in the most remarkable voyages and travels to different parts of the world from the earliest period to the present time. Particularly all the modern discoveries in the southern and northern hemispheres. Comprising every interesting circumstance, and entertaining narrative, contained in Captain Cook's voyages round the world. Together with all other modern discoveries of other circumnavigators, viz. Lord Mulgrave, Wallis, Carteret, Byron, Anson, Forrest, Clerke, Bougainville, Wilson, King, Gore, Solander, &c. Including those of the Pelew Islands. Also the last accounts of New Holland, and the English Colony of Botany Bay; and a particular description of Port Jackson, Norfolk Island, &c. where the convicts are now settled, &c. &c. &c. Likewise the substance (systematically arranged) of Bruce's travels into Abyssinia to discover the source of the river Nile in Egypt. The whole being brought down to the present time, and forming the most extensive and original production on the subject ever published, wherein a great variety of improvements are included, not to be found in any other work of the kind. To which will be added a new, complete, and easy introduction to geography and astronomy; giving an useful and entertaining explanation of the principles and terms of both sciences, the figure, motion, &c. of the earth, planets, &c. latitude, longitude, use of the globes, maps, the compass, the nature of winds, of earthquakes, comets, thunder, lightning, air, and other important and authentic particulars, &c. By George Henry Millar, Esq. author of a New system of natural history, now publishing with universal applause. Assisted by several gentlemen, celebrated for their knowledge in the science of geography, particularly William Langford, Esq. who accompanied Captain Cook in making the new discoveries. Calculated to convey useful and entertaining knowledge to all ranks and degrees of people, for as a celebrated author justly observes, "There is not a son or a daughter of Adam but has some concern in geography." The whole embellished with near two hundred capital engravings, being the most elegant set of copper-plates ever published in a work of this kind, and consisting of beautiful views, land and water prospects, dresses of the various inhabitants of different countries, their singular ceremonies, amusements, customs, &c. Also necessary maps, charts, draughts and plans, &c. finely engraved by the most eminent artists
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A Full and true account of Benjamin Child, a Quaker; a notorious cheat and impostor [electronic resource] : Shewing, I. How he lodg'd at an eminent Quakers, one Mr. Harman in Abingdon, where he feign'd himself sick, and made his will, leaving Mr. Harman, his wife, and daughter; three hundred pounds each, and one hundred pound between the two servants of the house; ...o his recovery, and marrying Mr. Harman's daughter, with whom he had three hundred pounds portion. II. How he cheated the Queen's receivers general of excise, by forging bills upon good men in London. III. How in the same manner he serv'd all that he dealt with in that country. IV. His coming to London, and buying himself divers sorts of habits, viz. an officer's, a minister's, and a ...ake's of the town; with his keeping company with broken scrivener, and their counterfeiting bills upon several occasions. V. His going to the mint, and there living three quarters of a year without paying any rent; as also ...ow he gave his landlord a forg'd bill upon a goldsmith in the Strand, who went to see if it were good, and was seiz'd till he could produce the person he had ...of. VI. The manner of his being apprehended, and ...rried before Justice Rich, and his being there charg'd by Mr. Warner a goldsmith in Fleetstreet, for counterfeitng his hand in several bills; with his confession, and commitment to the Marshalsea
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Oxford studies in Medieval philosophy / edited by Robert Pasnau
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Possible knowledge : the literary forms of early modern science / Debapriya Sarkar
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