“Universal Geography, Ancient and Modern: Comparison and Classification”

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School geography books such as this one illustrate how Europeans and Euro-Americans in the 19th century felt it was important to classify and form hierarchies of all phenomena. This book taught geography through a system of “comparison and classification” of both landscapes and cultures. Each country and race of people described is ranked according to its “Degrees of Civilization,” much as the major rivers and mountains are classified in terms of their comparative size.

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Item typeTextbook/Schoolbook
AuthorWoodbridge, William Channing
PublisherOliver D. Cooke and Sons
Date1827
PlaceHartford, Connecticut
TopicEducation, Literacy
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 7.25 in Width: 4.25 in
Catalog #L99.116
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Woodbridge, William Channing. Universal Geography, Ancient and Modern: Comparison and Classification. Oliver D. Cooke and Sons, 1827. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l99-116/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.

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