A GENERAL VIEW OF THE WORLD, Comprising a Physical, Political and Statistical Account of Its Grand Divisions, America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceanica, With Their Empires, Kingdoms, Republics, Principalities, &c. Exhibiting the History of Geographical Science and the Progress of Discovery to the Present Time. A Description of the Chief Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Plains &c. of Every Section. The Principal Beasts, Birds, Fishes and Reptiles; Agricultural and Mineral Productions; Commerce, Manufactures, Education, Government, Arts, Science, and Literature. An Account of the Manners, Customs and Condition of the Inhabitants of Each Country; Together with a Description of the Chief Cities and Towns. By S. Augustus Mitchell. Published in 1845 by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. for James A. Bill. 9” x 6” full leather binding, patterned endpapers. “Illustrated by Upwards of Nine Hundred Engravings of the Principal Vegetable Productions, Animals, Noted Edifices, Curiosities and Races of Men, in Every Region of the Globe.” 828 pages.

Condition: FAIR ANTIQUE CONDITION. Exterior as shown in photos. Firm binding. Front inner hinge appears to have cracked and been reglued at some point, holding well. Moisture blemish in fore-edge margin of first 30 pages or so. Otherwise text has toning and foxing as one might expect after 176 years. Overall, pretty good for its age.

Description:

This is a 176-year-old illustrated survey of the known world as of the year 1848, with detailed information about the world's countries, geography, resources, inhabitants, flora and fauna, etc. The information ragnes from history to geography, zoology, biology, botany and other Victorian sciences. The book features more than 900 illustrations. Full embossed leather binding.

Contents Are:

Part One – The Americas, North and South:

North America * Russian America (Alaska) * Greenland * British America * New Britain * Canada West * Canada East * New Brunswick * Nova Scotia * Prince Edward’s Island * Newfoundland * United States * New England * Maine * New Hampshire * Vermont * Massachusetts * Rhode Island * Connecticut * Middle States * New York * New Jersey * Pennsylvania * Delaware * Southern States * Maryland * District of Columbia * Virginia * North Carolina * South Carolina * Georgia * Florida * Alabama * Mississippi * Louisiana * Western States and Territories * Ohio * Kentucky * Tennessee * Michigan * Indiana * Illinois * Missouri * Arkansas * Wisconsin Territory * Iowa Territory * Indian Territory * Missouri Territory * Oregon Territory * Texas * Mexico * Belize Settlement * Guatemala * West Indies * Spanish Islands * British Islands * French Islands * Dutch, Swedish and Danish Islands * Haiti * South America * Colombia * New Grenada * Venezuela * Ecuador * Guiana * Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice * Surinam * Cayenne * Peru * Bolivia * Chile * Brazil * Buenos Ares * Paraguay * Uruguay * Patagonia * South American Islands

Part Two – Europe:

Sweden and Norway * Norway * Sweden * Lapland * Russian Empire * Russia in Europe * Poland * The Republic of Cracow * Denmark * Iceland * The Netherlands * Holland * Belgium * Great Britain and Ireland * England * Wales * Scotland * Ireland * France * Spain * Republic of Andorra * Portugal * Germany * Austria * Prussia * Bavaria * Saxony * Hanover * Wurtemberg * Baden * Hessian States * Hesse Cassel * Hesse Darmstadt * Hesse Homburg * Saxon States * Saxe Weimar * Saxe Coburg Gotha * Saxe Meiningen Hildburghau * Saxe Altenburg * Mecklenburg * Mecklenburg Schwerin * Mecklenburg Strelitz * Brunswick * Oldenburg * Nassau * Anhalt * The German Principalities * Schwartzburg * Reuss * Lippe * Hohenzollern * Waldeck * Lichtenstein * Kniphausen * The Free Cities of Germany * Hamburg * Lubec * Bremen * Frankfort * The German Territories of Denmark, Belgium Prussia, and Austria * Switzerland * Italy * Sardinia * Monaco * Austrian Italy * Tuscany * Parma * Modena * Lucca * States of the Church * San Marino * Naples * Ionian Republic * Malta * Greece * Turkish Empire * Turkey in Europe

Part Three – Asia:

Asiatic Russia * Siberia * Caspian and Caucasian Russia * Caspian Russia * Caucasian Russia * Circassia * Dahgestan * Georgia * Imeritia * Turkey in Asia * Syria * Palestine * Arabia * Mecca * Yemen or Sana * Muscat * Territory of the Wahabees * Hadramaut * Lahsa * Idumea * Persia * Afghanistan * Cabul * Herat * Beloochistan * Kafferistan * Tartary * Independent Tartary * Great Bucharia * Khokan * Khiva * Koondoz * Kirguis Country * Turcomania * Chinese Tartary * Little Bucharia * Soongaria * Mongolia * Manchuria * India * Hindustan * British India * Bengal * Madras * Bombay * Tributary or Vassal States * Hydrabad * Oude * Nagpore * Mysore * Satara * Indore * Travancore and Cochin * Allied or Protected States * Baroda * Rajpootana * Cutch * Independent States * Lahore * Nepal * Bootan * Dominions of Scindiah * Sinde * European Colonies * The Portuguese * The French * The Danish * Ceylon * Coralline Islands * The Laccadives * The Maldives * Chin India * Burma * Anam * Siam or Thailand * British Territories * British Burma * British Malacca * Pulo Pinang * Malacca * Nicobar and Andaman Isles * Chinese Empire * China * Korea * Tibet * Little Tibet * Japan

Part Four – Africa:

Barbary * Morocco * Algiers or Algeria * Tunis * Tripoli * Barca * Beled el Jerid * Great Desert * Fezzan * Tibesty * Tibboos and Tuaricks * Region of the Nile * Egypt * Nubia * Darfur * Bergoo or Waday * Kordofan * Fertit Donga * Abyssinia * Western Africa * Senegambia * The Foulahs * Foota Jallon * Foota Toro * The Jaloffs * The Mandingo * Bambouk * Soolimana * Senegal * Gambia * Sierra Leone * Guinea * Upper Guinea * Liberia * The Grain Coast * The Ivory, Gold and Slave Coasts * Ashantee * Dahomey * Benin * Waree * Lower Guinea * Loango * Portuguese Guinea * Congo * Angola and Benguela * Matemba * Mooloa * Cimbebas Country * Southern Africa * Cape Colony * Caffraria * Hottentots * Boshuanas * Eastern Africa * The Country of the Somalis * Adel * Berbora * Gingiro * Ajan * Zanguebar * Magadoxa * Melinda * Mombas * Quiloa * Portuguese Possessions * Sofala, Sabia, &c * Monomotapa * Cazembe * Central Africa * Kaarta, Manding, &c * Bambarra * Timbuctoo * Houssa * Youri * Boussa * Borgoo * Begharmi * Mandara * African Islands * Azores or Western Islands * Madeira * Canary Islands * Cape Verde Islands * Fernando Po * Ascension * St. Helena * The Ethiopian Archipelago * Madagascar * Imerina * Mascarenha Islands * Bourbon * Mauritius or the Isle of France * The Seychelles * Comoro Islands * Pemba, Zanzibar and Monfia * Socotra

Part Five – Oceanica:

Malaysia * Sumatra * Java * Bally, Lombock, Sumbawa &c * Borneo * The Sulu Archipelago * Celebes or Macassar * The Moluccas or Spice Islands * Australasia * Australia * Botany Bay Colony * The Colony of West Australia * The Colony of South Australia * Van Diemen’s Land or Tasmania * New Zealand * Papua or New Guinea * Louisiade * Norfolk Island * Polynesia * The Ladrone or Marianne Islands * The Caroline Islands * Central Archipelago * The Society and Georgian Islands * King George’s Islands * The Pearl or Paumoto Islands * The Palliser, Hervey and Austral Islands * The Friendly Islands * The Navigator’s Islands * The Fiji Islands * Tonga Islands * Pitcairn’s Island * Easter Island * The Archipelagoes of Manson and Magellan

Part Six – Statistical Tables

Remember folks, this is an 1848 original. This book is 176 years old.

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