An Abridgment of Universal Geography, together with Sketches of History. Designed for the Use of Schools and Academies in the United States. By Susanna Rowson.

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Title An Abridgment of Universal Geography, together with Sketches of History. Designed for the Use of Schools and Academies in the United States. By Susanna Rowson.
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Signed Author By Susanna Rowson.
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Volumes 1
Pagination iv, 302
Date of Publication 1806
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Edition Number 1
Date of First Publication 1806
Imprint Printed for John West, No. 75, Cornhill. David Carlisle, Printer, Cambridge Street.
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Copyright Statement District of Massachusetts, to wit: Be it remembered, that on the twenty third day of November, in the thirtieth year of the Independence of the Unites States of America, John West of the said district hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor in the words following, to wit: " An Abridgement of Universal Geography, together with Sketches of History. Designed for the use of Schools and Academies in the United States, by Susanna Rowson."-----In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned;" and also to an Act entitled, "An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned; and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical, and other prints." Nathan Goodale, Clerk of the District of Massachusetts. A true copy of Rcord [sic]. Attest, N. Goodale.
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Notes Regular pagination begins at page 14. Publication date and date of first publication tentative. AAS Notes: Copyright Nov. 23, 1805 by John West.
Date of publication suggested in BAL.
Last page blank.
"Historical exercise."--p. [285]-302.
"Advertisement by the author."--errata, p. [303].
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Blanck, J. Bibliography of American literature,
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American Antiquarian Society copy inscribed: Daniel L. Gibbens.
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Rowson, Susanna. An Abridgment of Universal Geography, together with Sketches of History. Designed for the Use of Schools and Academies in the United States. By Susanna Rowson.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 19349, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/19349. Accessed 2024-12-22. 

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