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General geography, and rudiments of useful knowledge..., [Title page]

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Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

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General geography, and rudiments of useful knowledge. In nine sections ... Illustrated with an elegant improved plate of the solar system ... a map of the world ... of the United States ... and several engravings on wood. Digested on a new plan, and designed for the use of schools. By H. G. Spafford.

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Title
General geography, and rudiments of useful knowledge..., [Title page]
Names
Spafford, Horatio Gates, 1778-1832 (Cartographer)
Croswell & Frary (Publisher)
Fairman, Gideon, 1774-1827 (Engraver)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

Atlases

General geography, and rudiments of useful knowledge. In nine sections ... Illustrated with an elegant improved plate of the solar system ... a map of the world ... of the United States ... and several engravings on wood. Digested on a new plan, and designed for the use of schools. By H. G. Spafford.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1809
Place: Hudson
Publisher: Printed by Croswell & Frary
Topics
Geography
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Copy in Map Div. 97-6446 in Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 4004.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Wilberforce Eames Collection.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 4651961
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13014516
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cd5f0030-c5d4-012f-88fd-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1778: Creator Born
  • 1809: Issued
  • 1832: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The New York Public Library. "General geography, and rudiments of useful knowledge..." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1809. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-ca07-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. "General geography, and rudiments of useful knowledge..." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-ca07-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1809). General geography, and rudiments of useful knowledge... Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-ca07-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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General geography, and rudiments of useful knowledge...