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An abridgment of the American gazetteer exhibiting, in alphabetical order, a compendious account of the states, provinces, counties, cities, towns, villages, rivers, bays, harbours, gulfs, sounds, capes, mountains, forts, Indian ttibes [sic], & new discoveries, on the American continent, and its appendant islands, particularly the West-Indies ... : to which is annexed an accurate table of all the post-offices in the United States / by Jedidiah Morse ; abridged by the author ; published according to Congress.
Morse, Jedidiah 1761-1826.Date: 1798
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The american gazetteer , exhibiting, in alphabetical order, a much more full and accurate account than has been given, of the states, provinces, counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers, Bays, Harbours, Gulfs, Sounds, Capes, Mountains, Forts, Indian Tribes, and New Discoveries, on the American continent, also of the West India islands, And other Islands appendant to the Continent, and those newly discovered in the Pacific Ocean: describing The Extent, Boundaries, Population, Government, Productions, Commerce, Manufactures, Curiosities, &c. of the several Countries, and of their important Civil Divisions-And the Longitude and Latitude, the Bearings and Distances, from noted Places, of the Cities, Towns, and Villages: with a particular description of the Georgia Western Territory. The Whole comprising upwards of seven thousand distinct articles. Collected and compiled from the best Authorities, and arranged with great Care, by, and under the direction of, Jedidiah Morse, D. D. Author of the American Universal Geography-Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences-And Member of the Massachussetts Historical Society. Illustrated with seven new and improved maps. To which are added, Facts and Calculations respecting the Population and Territory of the United States of America. Published according to Act of Congress.
Morse, Jedidiah 1761-1826.Date: 1798