1771 Wm Guthrie, Geographical Historical Commercial Grammar. Gazetteer 21 MAPS

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A New
Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar
and
Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World
... With a table of the coins of all nations, and their value in English money
by
William Guthrie, esq.
Illustrated with a new and correct set of maps
The Second Edition
Printed for J. Exshaw, B. Grierson, and J. Williams, Dublin, 1771. 2nd edition.
(The first edition was published in London in 1770.)
Contemporary full leather covers, ribbed spine, thick octavo (22 cm.), viii, xlvi, 656 pages : engraved plate of the artificial sphere, 22 folded maps (see below), 1 large folded table.
Very scarce copy of the 2nd edition of Guthrie?s geographical encyclopedia with an almost full complement of the maps (21 of 22 complete, 1 with missing section.)
Subject Matter:
I. The figures, motions, and distances of the planets, according to the Newtonian system and the latest observations --
II. A general view of the earth considered as a planet, with several useful geographical definitions and problems --
III. The grand divisions of the globe into land and water, continents and islands --
IV. The situation and extent of empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, and colonies --
V. Their climate, air, soil, vegetable productions, metals, minerals, natural curiosities, seas, rivers, bays, capes, promontories, and lakes --
VI. The birds and beasts peculiar to each country --
VII. Observations on the changes that have been any where observed upon the face of nature since the most early periods of history --
VIII. The history and origin of nations, their forms of government, religion, laws, revenues, taxes, naval and military strength --
IX. The genius, manners, customs, and habits of the people --
X. Their language, learning, arts, sciences, manufactures, and commerce --
XI. The chief cities, structures, ruins and artificial curiosities --
XII. The longitude, latitude, bearings, and distances of principal places from London --
XIII. A general index.
Most of the maps or perhaps all, were done by Thos. Bowen and George Rollos.
LIST OF MAPS
NOTE: ?All maps in the copies seen are from same plates as 1754 edition of Patrick Gordon's Geography Anatomiz'd, not closely copied plates. Bowen's name has been erased, but not that of G. Rollos. Were plates obtained from England, or is this a pirated edition printed in England??
Note taken from A Carto-Bibliography Of The Maps In Eighteenth-Century British And American Geography Books by Barbara Backus Mccorkle ?
[1] f t-p
An accurate map of the World according to the best authorities including some late discoveries. /G. Rollos sculp.
17 x 30 cm. (plate size)
Condition: Complete but has misfold and wrinkles, faint stain.
[2] fp xlvi
An accurate map of Europe laid down from the best authorities.
18 x 23
Condition: very light foxing.
[3] fp 1
An accurate map of Scandinavia containing Sweden, Denmark and Norway Inset: [Spitsbergen]
18 x 22 cm.
Condition: Light foxing
[4] fp 38
An accurate map of Moscovy or Russia in Europe. drawn from the best authorities
18 x 22 cm.
Condition: Moderate foxing
[5] fp 58
An accurate map of Scotland or Nth. Britain drawn from the best authorities
18 x 23 cm.
Condition: Misfold and wrinkle, some wear and wrinkle at edge, light foxing
[6] fp 101
An accurate map of Sth. Britain or England & Wales laid down from the best authorities /Thos. Bowen sculp
18 x 22 cm.
Condition: Moderate foxing
[7] fp 274
An accurate map of Ireland drawn from the best authorities /G. Rollos sculp
18 x 23 cm.
Condition: Light foxing
[8] fp 297
An accurate map of France drawn from the best authorities /G. Rollos sculp
18 x 23 cm.
Condition: Moderate foxing
[9] fp 328
The VII United Provinces, with the Dutch, Austrian & French Netherlands; from the best authorities.
18 x 23 cm.
Condition: Slight misfold, small corner torn off outside map borders
[10] fp 338
An accurate map of Germany, divided into its circles from the best authorities.
18 x 22 cm.
Condition: Moderate foxing
[11] fp 377
An accurate map of Poland Prussia & Lithuania from the best authorities.
18 x 23 cm.
Condition: Moderate foxing
[12] fp 396
An accurate map of Spain and Portugal laid down from the best authorities.
18 x 22 cm.
Condition: Light foxing
[13] fp 414
An accurate map of Italy laid down from the best authorities /G. Rollos sculp
18 x 22 cm.
Condition: Moderate foxing
[14] fp 442
An accurate map of Turky in Asia Arabia &c. drawn from the best authorities /G. Rollos sculp
18 x 22 cm.
Condition: Light foxing, light stain at upper margin outside map border
[15] fp 433
An accurate map of Turkey in Europe with Hungary, Transilvania and Little Tartary. /G. Rollos sculp
Condition: Moderate foxing, light stain at upper margin outside map border
18 x 23 cm.
[16] fp 444
An accurate map of Asia, according to the best authorities
18 x 23 cm.
Condition: Very light foxing
[17] fp 463
An accurate map of China laid down from late surveys
18 x 22 cm.
Condition: Moderate foxing
[18] fp 472
An accurate map of the East Indies laid down from the best authorities /G. Rollos sculp
18 x 29 cm.
Condition: Moderate foxing
[19] fp 518
An accurate map of Africa drawn from the best authorities /G. Rollos sculp
18 x 22 cm.
Condition: Light foxing
[20] fp 564
An accurate map of North America drawn from the best authorities /G. Rollos sculp
18 x 23 cm.
Condition: Light foxing
[21] fp 607
An accurate map of the West Indies drawn from the latest and most approved maps & charts
18 x 29 cm.
Condition: Damaged map with about 40% missing
[22] fp 633
An accurate map of South America drawn from the best authorities
18 x 23 cm.
Condition: Light foxing, light stain on left portion of map
William Guthrie (1708?1770) was a Scottish writer and journalist, now remembered as a historian. Probably his most noted book was his ?Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar? (1770), which reached numerous editions, and was translated into French in 1801.
CONDITION:
Good. (Leather covers have edgewear, small chip at fore-edge, chipping and wear at spine ends. Splits at joints of boards with spine, spine label is mostly gone. The endpapers have some foxing and soil, original owner?s signature.
Contents are complete and with all text intact. The title page and about 10 of the following leaves have stained margins. The text pages have occasional light foxing, and 21 of 22 maps are complete. (See detailed map conditions above.) One map is missing a large section and two maps have misfold and creases. The large monetary folding table is complete but has marginal wear.
Tight binding.)
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