Containing an Accurate and Entertaining Account and Description of the Several Continents, Islands, Peninsulas, Isthmuses, Capes, Promontories, Lakes, Rivers, Seas, Oceans, Gulphs, and Bays, of Asia, Africa, Europe, and America; Divided Into Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Colonies. With the Climate, Situation, Extent and Boundaries of Each ... : Also, the Various Forms of Government, Laws, Religions, Revenues, and Naval and Military Powers, of the Different Countries; ... Their Literature, Arts, Sciences, Trade, Manufactures, and Commerce. ... : With a Concise History of Each Country, from the Earliest Periods; Comprehending an Interesting and Entertaining Compendium of Ancient and Modern Universal History. : To which are Prefixed, an Introductory Treatise on the Sciences of Geography and Astronomy; and Their Relation to Each Other: with the Figures, Motions, and Distances of the Planets, Agreeable to the Newtonian System, and the Observations, Discoveries, and Improvements, of Dr. Halley, Mr. Ferguson, and Others. And a New and Familiar Guide to the Use of the Celestial and Terrestrial Globes