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~ of aiterauons and additions. New and sepa-
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 Mr.
Barro w and of Louisiana lately annexed to the
territory of the United 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 enumerated sir George Staun-
tons account ofthe voyage and embassy of;ord
Mccartney of China; the embassies to Tibet
and Ava, OF captain Turner and major Symes |;
the travels of Mr.. Park in Africa, with the pe-
ographicai illustrations of his journey by that
ludicious geographer major Rennell those of
Mr. brown in Egypt and Oar Fur; and the
voyages OF the unfortunate French navigator
NJ de la Perouse. and captain Vancouver. In
the present edition we have awaited ourselves
OF the travels of Mr.. Barrow i'm Southern Afri
ca, and those of MIR. Hornemann, INFO the iate
r'or OF the same continent; of those of Mr.
Acerbi in Sweden and to the North Cape of
LaPiand; and of those of Mackenzie, Ellicot
and Michaud, in North america. In fine. no
publications on the subject of geography, and
the present state Of different countries of the
world' nave been published since the last edi-
ton, which have not been carefully consulted
AS this work is historical as well as geogra-
Phcai, the perpetual changes ofstates and hu
man affairs, especially those produced by the
late revolutions which have convulsed Europe.
have rendered some considerable additions and
siherations necessary in the historical part.
Such have been made in this edition. aud the
history of each country is brought down 10 the
present tlmei and the stupendous exertons
and rapid conquests of the French republic
have been faithfully detailed while the caam.
nous events which, in that distracted country
nave been the consequence of contending fac
lions, an unsettled government, q u despotic
usurPatlon, have been portrayed in their tru,
;olors.
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