ABSTRACT:
Translation of: Bernhardi Varenii Geographia generalis. Subtitle: It's figure, magnitude, motions, situation, contents, and division into land and water, mountains, woods, desarts, lakes, rivers, &c. With particular accounts of the different appearances of the heavens in different countries; the seasons of the year all over the globe; the tides of the sea; bays, capes, islands, rocks, sand-banks, and shelves. The state of the atmosphere; the nature of exhalations; winds, storms, tornados, &c. The origin of springs, mineral-waters, burning mountains, mines, &c. The uses and making of maps, globes, and sea charts. The foundations of dialling; the art of measuring heights and distances; the art of ship-building, navigation, and ways of finding the longitude at sea. Vol. 1: xxiv, 528 p., [1], VII leaves of plates; v. 2: xvi, [529]-898, [14] p., leaves of plates VIII-XI. Includes bibliographical references and index.
