Telliamed, or, The world explain'd : containing discourses between an Indian philospher and a missionary, on the diminution of the sea, the formation of the earth, the origin of men & animals : and other singular subjects, relating to natural history & philosphy ; a very curious work.

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Main Author: Maillet, Benoît de, 1656-1738.
Contributors: Guer, Jean-Antoine, 1713-1764, (Editor), Pechin, William, 1773-1849, (Printer)
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: Baltimore : Printed by W. Pechin, no. 15, Market-Street ; for D. Porter, at the observatory, Federal-Hill, 1797.
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Online Access:http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/2562019R
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Item Description: The title is an anagram of de Maillet.
Previously published in London in 1750. The French original first appeared in Amsterdam in 1748 under title: Telliamed, ou Entretiens d'un philosophe indien avec un missionaire françois ... mis en ordre sur les mémoires de feu M. de Maillet, par J.A. G---- [i.e. J.A. Guer].
Physical Description: xxix, [2], 32-268 p. ; 21 cm. (8vo)
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