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[Geography anatomiz'd; or, The geographical grammar. Inscribed by William Ellery].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04229 Author/Creator: Place Written: London, England Type: Book Date: 1740 Pagination: 432 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy

Signed by William Ellery and dated as his property "1744/5." Also signed by George Wanton Ellery. The sixteenth edition, corrected and somewhat enlarged; and a set of new maps, by Mr. Senex. William Ellery graduated from Harvard College in 1747. A Member of the Continental Congress from 1776 until 1785, William Ellery was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. George Wanton Ellery was the son of William Ellery.

Ellery, William, 1727-1820

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