MIDDLETON, Charles Theodore A new and complete system of geography. London J. Cook 1777 [map: 1778] Folio: [6]-xxviii-546 pp.; 64 pl. (sl. browned and dampstained). Contemp. calf, flat spine (weak joints, used). Rare 1st (of 2) vol. of Middleton's reference book on world geography, renowned for its glorious maps. This volume covers Asia and Africa. Engr.: frontispiece, 6 maps incl. 2 folding world maps by the renowned engraver Thomas Bowen: 1. the world including the late discoveries, by Capt.n Cook and other circumnavigators. - 2. a Mercator chart of the world (1778), and 58 enchanting views, often within decorative frames. Ref. Sabin 48854. - ESTC T125494.
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