Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-03-17

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artificial curiosities.
IL. The longitude, latitude, bearings, and
distances OF principal places from Lon
don.
TO WHICH ARE ADDED,
A Geographical Index, with the names
OF places alphabetically arranged. 9 A
cable of the coins of all nations. 8. A chro.
nological table of remarkable events, from
the creation to the present time.
BY WILLIAM GUTHRIE, ESQ.
The astronomical fart by JAMES FERGUs
SON, F. r. S.
TO WHICH HAVE BEEN ADDED,
The late discoveries of DR.. Herschel, and
other eminent astronomers.
ILLUSTRATED WITH TWENTY FIVE
CORRECT MAPS,
Engraved from the most recent observati-
ons and draughts of geographical travel
lers.
THE distinguished appreciation which the
public have shown to this work, as is eviden
from the many editions through which it has
passed, from the rapidity of the sale of very
large impressions. and from the increasing de
mand which continues to be made for it, af-
fords, it may be presumed, proof sufficiently
satisfactory Oi us utllitN ana eSCellenCe.
In this edition, however, very considerable
improvements and variety of alterations and
additions, have been made, of which it will be
necessary To give some account.
In the first place a Regular and uniform ar
rangemcnt has been given to the several arti
Giles or heads which compose the descriptions
of each country, with the addition of such as
were found necessary To complete this unifor-
nifty. Some alterations have likewise been
mate III the arrangement of the several coum-
tries and kingdoms, which, except in one or
two instances, where somewhat abrupt tram
sition was unavoidable, are treated of accord :.
Jug To their contlggiiy of situation; an order
winch appears at once more material and more
adaptesl To geographical work, than AN ar
rangement derived, from their supposed poiiti-
cal Importance, by viii CHI the reader is sudden
ly transported from Prussia to- Spain from
Spain to Turkey in Eurore; and from Turkey
i'll Europe 20 Holland.
New tables hsve been given of the divisions
OF several countries, as ofthe provinces OF Swe
den and the governments of Russia. 70 the
enumeration of the counties of England and
Scotland are ad,led the number of inh abitants
IN each, according to the returns under the Late
population act. A table is also given of the
departments of France, including those INTO
which the coun res she has violently annexed
to her terrific y have been divided, with the ex-
tent IN square miles and population of each, as
published by the French government. Tie
new divisions of Holland of the Italian Re-
public, or 1t is now styled Kingdom of Italy,
and OF Switzerland under It's --latest coustituti.
on, are likewise given ; also new and corr
Piete account OF the states, principallties, &c.
OF the German Empire, with their respective
extent and Population after the numerous and
great changes they have undergone by the plan
OF lndemnliie' Lately carried into execution uu.
der the influence o. France a2d Russia &c
neral views are added of the domlnions, reyc.
nues and forces OF the Austrian aud Prussian
monsrchies in their present state, with addiii-
onal separate descriptions of several countries
appertaining to them; as Cailacia, or Austr-
az Po'and- oilesia, and Moravia.
Mo- have ourimprovcmentso fthis kind been
confined TO Europe the account OF Hindostan,
ITS DIVISIONS. &c hds received new arrange-
nent aud been carefully revised, with varle-
~ o. alterations and additions. New and scpa-
rate descriptions have likewise been given of
the countries OF Chinese Tartary, Tibet. indie
pendent Tartary, and Asiatic Russia as also
of the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope
principally from the judiclous Travels Of var.
Barrjw) and of Louisiana lately annexed to the
territory of the Uuted States,
In the two last editions OF this work many
important corrections and additions were made
from the latest voyages and travels among
which may be enume ated SIR George Staun.
tons account ofthe voyage and embassy oflord
Mccartney OF China; the embassies 20 Tibet
and Ava, of captain Turner aud major Symes
the travels of Mr.. Park in Africa, with the ge.
og,aphical illustrations Of his journey by that
judlcious gcographer major Rennell those of
Mr.. Brown in Egypt aud Dar Fur and the
voyages Of the unfortunate French navigator
M dc ia Perouse, and captain Vancouver. In
the present edition we have avaied ourselves
Of the travels Of Mr.. Barrow in Southern Afri-
Ca, and thosG OF Mar. Hornemann, into the int.
rior Of the same continent Of those of Mr..
Aeerbi IN Sweden and to the North Cape of
Laplaiid and Of those of Mackenzie, kiiicot,
and Mchaud. in North America In fine, no
publications on the subject of geography, and
the present state OF different countries of the
world, have been published since the last ed.
ton, which have not been carefully consulted Z
AS this work is historical as well as geogra-
phical, the perpetual changes Of states and hi
man affairs, especially those produced hythe
late revolutions which have convulsed Europe
have rendered some considerable additions and
Alterations nece ssarv In the hiSforical paft