Second enlarged edition of the Dutch translation of Johann Hubners popular Kurtze Fragen aus der alten und neuen Geographie, first published in Leipzig in 1693, followed by 16 editions during his life. Nicolaas ten Hoorn also published the first edition of the Dutch translation, in 1707. Further editions followed in 1722, 1729 and 1737, the last two published by Van Poolsum in Utrecht. As the earliest schoolbook for geography in Europe, it proved very popular and was also translated into French, Italian, Swedish and Russian
Johannes Hübner (1668-1731) attended the university of Leipzig, where he had received his master's degree in 1691 and then gave lectures in history, geography and poetry. In 1694 he moved to Merseburg, where he became the rector of the gymnasium for 17 years, before taking over the "Johanneum" in Hamburg in 1711.In 1704 Hübner published the first large German encyclopedia, entitled Reales Staats-, Zeitungs- und Conversationslexikon, which was followed by the volumes Curieuse Natur-Kunst-Gewerk und Handlungs-Lexicon in 1712.
Hübner was known as a committed teacher and rendered outstanding services to geographic and religious education. With his Questions and answers to geography (Kurtze Fragen aus der alten und neuen Geographie), European schools began to teach the subject of geography in a modern way for the first time in schools.
With an owner's inscription on the first endleaf: "Dezen Boek hoort toe aen Jo. Deckers 1828". Binding dust-soiled, some occasional stains, but otherwise in good condition. ADB, 13 (1881), pp. 267-269; Walter Sperling, "Kurtze Fragen über Amerika, gestellt von Johann Hübner: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte eines geographischen Schulbuches und seiner Rezeption", in: Internationale Schulbuchforschung, 14 (1992), pp. 415-436.