A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar: And Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World, to which are Added, I. A Geographical Index, with the Names and Places Alphabetically Arranged. II. A Table of the Coins of All Nations, and Their Value in English Money. III. A Chronological Table of Remarkable Events, from the Creation to the Present TimeG. G. and J. Robinson and J. Mawman, 1801 - 1056 |
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