PREFACE.
ELEMENTAL GEOGRAPHY.
EXPLANATION OF MAPS.
GRAND DIVISIONS OF THE EARTH.
CIVIL AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY.
STATE OF SOCIETY.
NORTH AMERICA.
UNITED STATES.
MAINE.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.... and ... VERMONT.
MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, AND RHODE ISLAND.
NEW YORK.
PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY, AND DELAWARE.
WESTERN STATES.
UNITED STATES. (2)
SOUTH AMERICA.
EUROPE.
BRITISH ISLES.
ASIA.
AFRICA.
GENERAL QUESTIONS.
WEST INDIA ISLANDS.
OCEANICA.
ELEMENTAL ASTRONOMY,
TIDES.
QUESTIONS IN REVIEW OF THE COMPENDIUM.
EMBRACING
A COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY.
BY B. FRANKLIN EDMANDS.
Table of Contents.
PREFACE. | |
ELEMENTAL GEOGRAPHY. | 3 |
EXPLANATION OF MAPS. | 5 |
GRAND DIVISIONS OF THE EARTH. | 17 |
CIVIL AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY. | 17 |
STATE OF SOCIETY. | 18 |
NORTH AMERICA. | 21 |
UNITED STATES. | 25 |
MAINE. | 26 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE.... and ... VERMONT. | 31 |
MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, AND RHODE ISLAND. | 32 |
NEW YORK. | 37 |
PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY, AND DELAWARE. | 38 |
WESTERN STATES. | 43 |
UNITED STATES. | 44 |
SOUTH AMERICA. | 57 |
EUROPE. | 61 |
BRITISH ISLES. | 65 |
ASIA. | 69 |
AFRICA. | 73 |
GENERAL QUESTIONS. | 74 |
WEST INDIA ISLANDS. | 75 |
OCEANICA. | 75 |
ELEMENTAL ASTRONOMY. | 76 |
TIDES. | 77 |
QUESTIONS IN REVIEW OF THE COMPENDIUM. | 78 |
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