Description: From Mitchell's school of geography, here is A SYSTEM OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY, COMPRISING A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT STATE OF THE WORLD, and its five great divisions. Numerous engravings and illustrated by an atlas of 18 maps. By S. Augustus Mitchell, Philadelphia, Thomas, Cowperthwait, & co, 1843. With a three page article at page 332 on Australasia, which includes an unusual woodblock illustration with the caption "Convicts landing at Botany Bay" showing shackled convicts disembarking at the beach under armed guard, a tall masted sailing ship at anchor in the bay. This may be an original illustration; 336pp. Half brown leather and printed paper covered boards. Paper at boards dusty and worn away at lower corners, not affecting text.
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Location: Montreal, Quebec
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Year Printed: 1898
Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
Topic: Encyclopedias
Binding: Hardcover
Origin: Canadian
Subject: Reference
Special Attributes: Illustrated