INTRODUCTION

TO UNIVERSAL

GEOGRAPHY

AND THE USE OF THE GLOBES;

In a SERIES of LETTERS to a YOUTH at SCHOOL:

DESCRIBING

The Figure, Motions, and Dimenfions of the Earth; the dif ferent Seasons of the Year; the Situation and Extent of the feveral Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Provinces; their Government, Customs, Religion, Manners, and the Characters of the reigning Sovereigns.

BY THE REV. R. TURNER, JUN. L. L. D. LATE OF MAGDALEN-HALL, OXFORD.

Illuftrated with

COPPER-PLATES, AND A NEW SET OF MAPS,

Drawn and engraved by the beft Artifts, on purpose for this Wark

THE FOURTEENTH EDITION,

IMPROVED AND CONSIDERABLY ENLARGED.

TO WHICH IS ADDED,

A LARGE MAP OF THE WORLD,

In which are delineated the different Tracks of Captain Cook's Ship, in his three Voyages round the World.

Alfa a Plate of the Terreftrial Globe, and a Plate of a new and curious Geographical Clock.

Among those Studies which are ufually recommended to young People, "there are few that might be improved to better Ufes than Geo "graphy." Effays on various Subjes.

LONDON:

Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, G. Wilkie and J. Robinson, J. Walker, Scatcherd and Letterman, Longman, Hurft, Rees, and Orme, C. Law, J. Mawman, and J. Johnfon and Co.

BODLEIA

1 0 APR 1961

LIBRARY

TO THE

YOUNG NOBLEMEN,

AND

GENTLEMEN,

EDUCATED AT

Loughborough-House School,

THESE

ELEMENTS OF GEOGRAPHY

ARE

DEDICATED AND DEVOTED,

BY

THEIR AFFECTIONATE FRIEND,

R. Turner.

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posed to be written, as the greatest part of them really were, to a youth of quality at school, is to fhew, that the path leading to the knowledge of GEOGRAPHY is not fo dull, rugged, and disagreeable, as moft young people are apt to imagine at their first setting out; but, on the contrary, that it is capable of giving as much pleasure and entertainment as thofe filly things that are daily offered to the public under the enchanting names of romances, tales, and novels. How far the Author has fucceeded, he cheerfully fubmits to the decifion of the candid and judicious Reader, and acquiefces in his determination.