The Encyclopędia 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, Volume 3 |
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| Title | The Encyclopędia 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 ..., Volume 3 The Encyclopędia 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, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford |
| Author | Hugh Murray |
| Editor | Thomas Gamaliel Bradford |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1837 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 1 May 2007 |
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