New System of Modern Geography, Vol. 1

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This edition of William Guthrie’s <i>A New System of Modern Geography</i> was published by Matthew Carey of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1795. This book is the first of two volumes, the second can be seen in object DL*006866.22. This is the first American edition, revised to update errors. The revision also set out to change the British bias as the book was originally “calculated to flatter the grossest prejudices of the English nation at the expense of every other part of the human species.” These early geographical grammars were used to teach children their geography, and included tests in the back to quiz them on their knowledge.