The general gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary, in miniature : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states ... &c. in the known world ... / originally written by R. Brookes ; now much improved and brought down to the present time, under the direction and inspection of Jedidiah Morse.

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Uniform Title:	Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 37092.
Main Author:	Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763
Other Authors:	Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Melvin Lord, 1816
Series:	Early American imprints. no. 37092.
Subjects:	Geography > Dictionaries.
Genre:	Dictionaries.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (NewsBank)
Physical Description:	408 pages, 2 folded leaves of plates : maps Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Format:	Electronic eBook

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