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Lenglet du Fresnoy, Nicolas. Geography for Children: or, A Short and Easy Method of Teaching and Learning Geography. Designed principally for the use of schools. Whereby even Children may in short time know the use of the terriestrial globe and geographical maps, and all the considerable countries in the world; their situation, boundaries, extent, divisions, islands, rivers, lakes, chief cities, government and religion. Divided into lessons, in the form of question and answer: with a new general map of the World, the Spheres, and also a list of maps necessary for children. Translated from the French of Abbot Lenglet du Fresnoy, and now greatly augmented and improved throughout the whole. The sixteenth edition. To which is prefixed, a method of learning geography without a master, for the use of such grown persons as have neglected this useful study in their youth. And a table of the latitude and longitude of the most remarkable places mentioned in this work.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 12727, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/12727. Accessed 2024-11-17.

@book{ wphp_12727
  author={Lenglet du Fresnoy,Nicolas},
  year={1791},
  title={Geography for Children: or, A Short and Easy Method of Teaching and Learning Geography. Designed principally for the use of schools. Whereby even Children may in short time know the use of the terriestrial globe and geographical maps, and all the considerable countries in the world; their situation, boundaries, extent, divisions, islands, rivers, lakes, chief cities, government and religion. Divided into lessons, in the form of question and answer: with a new general map of the World, the Spheres, and also a list of maps necessary for children. Translated from the French of Abbot Lenglet du Fresnoy, and now greatly augmented and improved throughout the whole. The sixteenth edition. To which is prefixed, a method of learning geography without a master, for the use of such grown persons as have neglected this useful study in their youth. And a table of the latitude and longitude of the most remarkable places mentioned in this work.},
  publisher={Joseph Johnson \& Elizabeth Newbery},
  address={London},    }

Suggestions and Comments for Geography for Children: or, A Short and Easy Method of Teaching and Learning Geography. Designed principally for the use of schools. Whereby even Children may in short time know the use of the terriestrial globe and geographical maps, and all the considerable countries in the world; their situation, boundaries, extent, divisions, islands, rivers, lakes, chief cities, government and religion. Divided into lessons, in the form of question and answer: with a new general map of the World, the Spheres, and also a list of maps necessary for children. Translated from the French of Abbot Lenglet du Fresnoy, and now greatly augmented and improved throughout the whole. The sixteenth edition. To which is prefixed, a method of learning geography without a master, for the use of such grown persons as have neglected this useful study in their youth. And a table of the latitude and longitude of the most remarkable places mentioned in this work.
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