Alexander Aitchison

The modern gazetteer; being a compendious geographical dictionary of all the nations, kingdoms, empires, states, republics, provinces, departments, duchies, counties, cities, towns, townships, forts, oceans, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, canals, hills, mountains, &c. In the known world describing the situation, extent, boundaries, productions, manufactures, trade, curiosities, antiquities, inhabitants, manners, government, population, laws, religion, revolutions, improvements, ancient and modern names, &c. of the different countries: brought down to the present time; by Alexander Aitchison, member of the Royal Physical and Hibernian Medical Societies of Edinburgh. In two volumes. Illustrated with coloured maps.