Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-04-07
Guthrie's Geography,
IMPROVED

1uthTie S geography,
IMPROVED.
PROPOSALS by Jacob Johnson, Rich /.
mond, tor publishing by subscription, a
new geographical, historical, and CONNER
ciai GRAMMAR and present state OF the Sc.
verai kingdoms OF The world.
CONTAINING,
1. The figures, motions, and distances of
the Piapets,- according to the Newtonian
System, aud the latest observations.
9. general view of the earth, considered
as a Planet |; with several geographical
definitions and problems.
8. The grand divisionsof the globe into land
and water, continents and Islands.
a. The situation and cxtept- of empires,
Kingdoms, states, provinces, and colonies
S. Their climate, air, soil, vegetable pro.
ductions, metals, minerals, natural curl
osities, seas, rivers, bays, capcs, promon.
tories, aud lakes.
8. The birds and beasts peculiar to each
country.
beeu any where observed upon the face
of nature, since the most early periods of
history.
8. The history and origin Of nations, their
forns of government, religion, laws, reve-
nueS, taxes navai and mill AIRY strength,
o-dsrs OF knighthood, &c.
y. the genius, manners, customs, and ha-
bits of the people.
10. Their language, learning, arts, seien..
css, manufactures, and commerce..
II. The chief cities, structures, ruins, and
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. 3. A
table of the coins of all nations. 8. A chro-
biological table of remarkable events, from
the creation to the present time.
BY WILLIAM GUTHRIE, ESQ.
The astronomical tart by JAMES FRRoU.
SON, F. n. S.
TO WHICH HAVE BEEN ADDED,
The late discoveries of DIR. 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 evident
from the many editions through which il has
passed, from the rapdity of the sale of very
large impressions, and from the increasing dc.
mand which continues to be made for it, af-
fords, it may be presumed. proof sufficiently
satisfactory of its utility and excellence.
In this edition, however. very considerable
Improvements and a variety of alterations anil
additions, have been made, of which it will be
necessary to give some account.
L. 3D.
rangement has been given 10 the several aIti
c!es 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
made iii the arrangement of the several COIN
tries and Kingdoms, which, except in one or
two instances, where somewhat abrupt tran
sition was unavoidable, are treated of accord !.
ing To their contiguiiy of situation an order
which appears at once more natural aud more
adapted to a geographical work, than an arr
rangement derived from their supposed po.iti.
cal Importance, by which the re adler is sudden.
ly transported from Prussia 10 Spain from
Spain TO Turkey in Europe; and from Turkey
in Europe to Holland.
New tables have been given of the divisions
ofseverai countries, as ofthe provinces of Swe
den and the governments of Gussia. To the
enumeration of the counties Of England and
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 countries she has violently annexed
to her territs'y have been divided. with the ex-
tent in square miles and population of each, as
published by the French government. The
new divisions Of Holland. of the Italian Ii
public, or as 1T is now styled kingdom of Italy,
and OF Switzerland under its latest CONSTITUTE
on, are likewise given also a new and com
Plete account OF the states, primcipalities, sc.
OF the German Empire, with their respective
extent and population after the numerous and
great changes they have undergone by the plan
OF indemnities lately carried into execution uh.
der the influence of France aad Russia. Ce
neral views added of the dominions, rcve
MUGS, and forces OF the Austrian and Pr,issian
monarches in their present state, with additi-
onal separate descriptions of SIEVE raj countries
appertaining TO them as Callacia, or Austr-
all Poland Slesia, and Morasia
Nor have our improvements this kind been
confined to Europe the account of Hindostan.
It's divisions, &c has received a new arrange.
ment' and been carefully revised, with varie.