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The monitor's instructor, or, A system of practical geography, of the United States of America, in particular : also, containing, I. Several useful geographical definitions and problems. II. The ground divisions of the earth into land and water, continents and islands. III. The local situation of empires, kingdoms, &c. IV. The rivers, cities, productions, natural curiosities, &c. of the United States, in verse. V. Geographical catechisms of the United States. For the British and Spanish possessions in North America, and thet West India Islands. VI. A short geographical catechism for the different nations beyond the sea. : The whole rendered familiar for the use of schools.

Author/creator Iddings, James, 1759-1811
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoWilmington [Del.] : Printed by William Black, January, 1804.
Descriptionvi, 1 unnumbered page, 8-323 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 16 cm
Supplemental Content Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. Second series no. 6529. ^A575643
General note"This work has been constructed, in a great measure, to coincide with Carey's general atlas ... a free use has been made of Guthrie's improved geography ..."--Introduction, p. [iii]-vi, signed: James Iddings. Duck-Creek, 12th mo. 7th, 1803.
General note"The rivers, cities, productions, natural curiosities, &c. of the United States, in verse."--p. 41-213. Includes descriptions of individual states.
General noteTable of contents, p. [321]-323.
General noteErrata, p. [324].
References Shaw & Shoemaker 6529
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 6529).
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1804.
Genre/formTextbooks.
Genre/formPoems 1804.

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