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The wonders of nature throughout the world display'd : both for diversion and instruction. Collected from geographers, historians, and other learned writers; with some proper refle...

by Nelson, Gilbert
Published 1740

printed by J. Watts, for the author

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Physico-Geology : or, a new system of philosophical geography. Containing a new and general description of the terraqueous globe. Of the various Empires, Kingdoms and States into w...

by Martin, Benjamin
Published 1769

printed for W. Owen, in Fleet-Street

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A dictionary of the world : or, a geographical description of the Earth; with an historical and biographical account of its principal inhabitants, From the Earliest Ages to the Pre...

by Brookes, Richard
Published 1772

printed for T. Carnan and F. Newbery junior, at Number 65, in St. Paul's Church-Yard

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A view of the earth : as far as it was known to the ancients. Being a short but comprehensive system of classical geography. Exhibiting 1. A Description of the several Empires, Kin...

by Turner, Richard
Published 1779

printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall

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The habitable world described, or the present state of the people in all parts of the globe, from north to south; shewing the situation, extent, climate, productions, animals, &c. of the different Kingdoms and States; including all the new discoveries: Together with the genius, manners, customs, trade, religion, forms of government, &c. of the inhabitants, and every thing respecting them, that can be either entertaining or informing to the reader, collected from the earliest and latest accounts of historians...

by Trusler, John
Published 1788

printed for the author, at the Literary-Press, No. 14, Red-Lion-Street, Clerkenwell; and sold by all booksellers

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The grand gazetteer, or topographic dictionary, both general and special, and antient as well as modern, &c. Being A succinct but comprehensive Geographical Description of the various Countries of the habitable known World, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; more especially of Great-Britain and Ireland, and all the British Settlements abroad, or where we have Trade, Commerce, or Correspondence. Shewing The situation, Extent, and Boundaries, of all the Empires, Kingdoms, Republicks, Provinces, Cities, Chief Towns, &c. with their several Climates, Soils, Produces, Animals, Plants, Minerals, &c. the Government, Traffick, Arts, Manufactures, Customs, Manners, and Religion, of the divers Nations; and the vast many admirable (some of them stupendous) Curiosities both Natural and Artificial; the most remarkable Events, Accidents, and Revolutions, in all past Ages; &c. &c. Aptly and requisitely interspers'd with many Thousands of uncommon Passages, strange Occurrences, critical Observations (as well sacred as prophane), and proper Relations; which most agreeably surprize, and delightfully inform. Diligently extracted, and as accurately as possible compiled, from the most esteemed Voyagers, Travellers, Geographers, Historians, Criticks, &c...

by Brice, Andrew
Published 1759

printed by and for the Author, at his Printing-House, in North-Gate-Street, Exon

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Britannia depicta or Ogilby improv'd : being a correct coppy of Mr. Ogilby's actual survey of all [th]e direct & principal cross roads in England and Wales: Wherein are exactly del...

by Bowen, Emanuel
Published 1759

Printed & sold by Tho: Bowles print & map seller in St. Pauls Ch. yard

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History and GIS : Epistemologies, Considerations and Reflections

Published 2013

Springer Netherlands

“... swing in the humanities, and many historians dealing with spatial and geographical questions, one would...”

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Mapping Spatial Relations, Their Perceptions and Dynamics : The City Today and in the Past

Published 2014

Springer International Publishing

“... such as demographic urban growth and decline. Historians, cartographers and geographers are brought together...”

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Oceanic histories

Published 2018

Cambridge University Press

“... but viewed through the 70% of the Earth's surface covered by water. Leading historians trace the history...”

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Geoinformation from the Past : Computational Retrieval and Retrospective Monitoring of Historical Land Use

by Herold, Hendrik
Published 2018

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

“..., map librarians, historians The Author Hendrik Herold holds a doctoral degree from Dresden University...”

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Beneath the Lines : Borders and Boundary-Making from the 18th to the 20th Century

Published 2022

Springer International Publishing

“... is addressed to a wide range of researchers, including geographers, historians, political scientists...”

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Geographies of Science

Published 2010

Springer Netherlands

“... and practice as pursued by geographers, sociologists, anthropologists, and historians of science. The authors...”

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Fields of Battle : Terrain in Military History

Published 2002

Springer Netherlands

“... together historians, geologists, military enthusiasts and terrain analysts from military, academic...”

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Environment as a Weapon : Geographies, Histories and Literature

by Travis, Charles
Published 2024

Springer International Publishing

“...This book will be of interest to geographers, historians, and scholars in environmental studies...”

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Landscapes and Societies : Selected Cases

Published 2011

Springer Netherlands

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Military Geoscience: A Multifaceted Approach to the Study of Warfare

Published 2022

Springer International Publishing

“... to academics (e.g., military historians, military archaeologists, military geographers and geologists), applied...”

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Border Urbanism : Transdisciplinary Perspectives

Published 2023

Springer International Publishing

“..., sociologists, historians, lawyers, politicians, and civic and government leaders. The authors’ global...”

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