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Jonathan Carver

The new universal traveller : containing a full and distinct account of all the empires, kingdoms, and states, in the known world. Delineating not only their situation, climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral, but comprising also an interesting detail of the manners, customs, constitutions, religions, learning, arts, manufactures, commerce, and military force, of all the countries that have been visited by travellers or navigators, from the beginning of the world to the present time. Accompanied with a description of all the celebrated antiquities, and an accurate history of every nation, from the earliest periods. The whole being intended to convey a clear idea of the present state of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, in every particular that can either add to useful knowledge, or prove interesting to curiosity / by J. Carver, Esq. author of Travels through the interior parts of North America.