Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-04-14

Guthrie's' Geography,
IMPROVED.
PROPOSALS. by Jacob Johnson, Rich.
mond, for publishing by subscription, a
new geographical, historical, and CONNER
cial grammar; and present state of the sc
veral Kingdoms of the world.
CONTAINING,
], The figures, motions, and distances of
the Planets, according to the Newtonian
System, and the latest observations.
2. A general view of the earth, considered
as Planet; with several geographical
definitions and problems.
3. The grand divisions of the globe into land
and water, continents and islands.
4. The situation and extent of empires,
kingdoms, states, provinces, and colonies
S. Their climate, air, soil, vegetable pro-
auctions, metals, minerals, natural curl
osities, seas, rivers, bays, capes, promon-
tories, and lakes.
9. The birds and beasts peculiar to each
country.
2. Observations on the changes that have
been any where observed upon the face
OF nature, since the most early periods of
history.
8. The history and origin of nations, their
forms of government, religion, laws, reve-
nues, taxes, naval and military strength,
orders of knighthood, SC.
3. The genius, manners, customs, and ha-
bits of the people.
10. Their language, learning, arts, scien-
ces, manufactures, and commerce.
IL. The chief cities, structures, ruins, and
artificial curiosities
~. 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. g. A
table of the coins of all nations 8. A chro-
nological table of remarkable events, from
the creation to the present time.
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BY WILLIAM GUTHRIE, ESQ.
The astronomical hart by JAMES FRRGu.
SON, r.. 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 mos. recent observati-
& ons and draughts of geographical travel
lers.
THE distinguished appreciation which the
public have shown to tins work, as is evident
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 of its utility and excellence
LIN 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 regular and uniform ar
rangement has been given to the several stti
Giles or heads which compose the descri,,tions
of each Country, with the addition of such o..
were found necessary to complete this unifor-
NIFTY. Som alterations have iikewis. been
made IN the arrangement of the several coma
tries and kingdoms, which, except i'm one mr.
two instances, where a somewhat abrupt tran
sition was unavoidable, are treated of accord
ingto their sstiguiy of situation AN order
winch appears at once more natural and more
adapted To geographical work, than an ar.
rangement derived IRON their supposed noj;,;.
cal Importance, by which the reader is sudden.
~ transported from Prussia to Spain from
Spain to Turkey IN Europe and fran Turk.,,
m Europe to Holland.
New tables have been given of the d;v;sio,,
ofsevcrsl countries, as ofthe PROVINCES of sv,,s
den and the governments of Russia. To IN.
SHohierdeiOh Oh IN. counties of ENGLAND aud
Scotland are added the number of inhgbuan,s
IN eaen, according to the returns under.tI,e late
population act. A table is also given of ,he
departments Of France, including those into
wnich the coun ries she has viole1tlv anuexed
to her terrific y have been divided, with the ex
te : IN square miles and population Of each =,
published by the French government. TIE
new divisions Of Holland Of the italian ".
pugnI, OF as II IS now styled kingdom of Italy,
and OF switzerland under its latest constitn2
or are likew wise given as also new and com.
piste account Of the states, prihcipaIities. sc
OF the German Empire, with their resnec,;ve
extent and population after the numerons "a
great changes they have undergone bv the nI,n
OF IndemDties lately carried into exeen, on ,,''
der The influence OF France aad Russia. C.
heral views are added Of the dom,nions. reys
nues' and forces of the Austrian and Pruss;sn
monarchies IN their present state, with add;,;'
oi'S' separate descriptions of several eoun,r;s.
aPpsrta'ning to them; as GaIlacia. or Au.,r;.
al fo'and oilesia, and Morayia
NOR nave our improvements this Kind bs.,
sonhned to Europe the account of Hindos,sn
." DIVISIONS &C. mas Geiysd 4 new srrsu,c