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Author
Brookes, R. (Richard), fl. 1721-1763
Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL
Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
Title
The general gazetteer : or, Compendious geographical dictionary containing a description of all the empires, kingdoms, states, republics, provinces, cities, chief towns, forts, fortresses, castles, citadels, seas, harbours, bays, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes and promontories in the known world : together with the government, policy, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants ...
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Publisher
London : Printed for J. Newbery ..., R. Baldwin ...
Description
Folded frontispiece map
Main body of text printed in two columns
John Adams Library copy has bookplate: John Adams Library, in the Custody of the Boston Public Library
John Adams' signature on title page: "John Adams."
ESTC
Alston
Roscoe
John Adams Library copy transferred from the supervisors of the Temple and School Fund. Quincy, Mass., 1894

Subjects: Geography; Geography
Language English
Publication date 1766
publication_date QS:P577,+1766-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Current location
IA Collections: johnadamsBPL; bostonpubliclibrary; americana
Accession number
generalgazetteer1766broo
Notes cut off text and visible gutter due to tight margins.
Authority file  OCLC: 1045616535
Source
Internet Archive identifier: generalgazetteer1766broo
https://archive.org/download/generalgazetteer1766broo/generalgazetteer1766broo.pdf

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