Geography Made Easy: Being an Abridgement of the American Universal Geography. To Which are Prefixed Elements of Geography. For the Use of Schools and Academies in the United States of America., Illustrated by a Map of the World and a New Map of the United States.
Utica [New York]: William Williams, 1819, July. [GEOGRAPHY] [MAPS] [NON-FICTION]. Twentieth Edition.
Frontispiece fold-out map: The Western Hemisphere or the New World, along with the Eastern Hemisphere or the Old World.
Fold-out map after p. 62: A Map of North America from the latest Discoveries, 1817, Published by Thomas & Andrews, 1817.
16mo (6 ¾” x 4 ¼”); viii, [9]-364pp; brown calf over board, black leather label with gilt lettering onlaid to spine; speckled top and fore edge; hand wear to boards with slight bowing out, age toned paper, repairs to map folds with archival tape, corners rounded, light staining; very good minus. Item #2354
The chapters begin with “Elements of Geography” covering basic topics including the solar system, the earth’s surface, natural disasters, tides, the atmosphere and weather, the political divisions of the earth, government, the peoples, religions, and time. There are chapters on America including North, South, Russian and Aboriginal, South America and the West-Indies. The countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa are listed and discussed.
The divided sections and clear print make for easy reading. An interesting look at the world at the beginning of the 19th century.
Price: $225.00