A New Royal Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography Antient and Modern: including All the late important Discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated Navigators of various Nations, in the different Hemispheres; And containing a

This is a rare or used book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

Complete and Genuine History and Description of the Whole World; ...Together with a concise History of every Empire, Kingdom and State. ...London: C. Cooke, (circa 1790). 2 vols. in one. Thick folio. Later full reverse calf. Spine with raised bands and morocco titling label. (iv, 460, ii, 461-990, 6pp.). Complete with 2 frontispieces, 88 full-page engrv. plates, and 21 fold. engrv. maps. Occasional light foxing mostly confined to the blank margins, otherwise a generally fine copy entirely complete with the 6 pp. Index at end. 1st edition of this richly illustrated work recording updates from various voyages including Capt. James Cook's final voyage of 1776-1780. Ferguson 59.