The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-29
wv pucishingin London, in ga. rly numbers.
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THIS Atlas has received m Cr.., Rr;to;,
patronage far beyond what has yer bren h.s.
towed on work of the like nature. and ,;. A
inel'cah publishers trust that The mann. nf W.
FiiAerlon now we'll sno IN this country W. hi,
excehent Geography and the rnaynifi 6 n;.s,,I l..
IN "hich.they intend the work shall be- executed
viii render their edition worthy The sttent;o, "a.
the American public
In MS proSpe cius, prehxed to the ENGLISH Cd.
uon, Mr. Pinkerton lhus clearly details his plan
IL Is proposed that this Rtss shall cons a. NJ
az ieast an equal number Of Maps with those in
tce ne" ed'''on OF MIR Pinkerton's geography. nut
OF the size called Colomhicr. so as ia corr.s,,rs
Win the celebrated works of D'Anviue ,Tbesr
maps will he deGneated Wi h all the s,,ner;or 80
FahtageS afforded by the latest improvements in
Re"g'"Pticsi precision and engraved with ele
9aice ana care 81 as 10 exceed il is to he ho
ped, any work OF similar nature, published i,
any country So many improvements have bee,,
"'ade N geography, within these ten or twelve
years, IN the trgoron,etricsl SURVEYS of many
European countries and from more accurate d..
cripuohS o. distant realms, that the publications
OF new general Atlas seems Indispensable CO.
pec'aiy as late works ofths kind are often foun.
ded on ancient materials, and drawn from mac.
cuTa'e surveys, made half century apo E,cb
map Wi! be drawn under ,r P,nL:.r,on, il.
ton, revised with the utmost care: and viii g.
like the works of D'Anville comnJe,e r.cn.J
o' the state 81 the Science ut he tune of nubl;
cauoh. iSole lands, chains OF mountains aod
other features winch belupg to the natural ..,o,-
raphy OF each country, will e Indicate, IN ~
manner ahc with an exActness not tp b. .xnect
Gu from sSographers who are unacqua,nted with
that branch OF the science which "a. nowever
50 essential, that, without it, no countrv can no
uuiy represented, nor works IN natural ,,o c;y;y
history, perfectly understood In the other ntrts
"'"ch Illustrate CIVIL history, equal care sl,al: he
eAertce not 10 insert obscure bowels and VILLAGES
~ilie PAGES remarkable In historc4l record are
t"ts.y HH''St-i: iTi7t-ati of careless posui,os
arising rom the blind imitation of sntiouated
luHts' the greatest atteni ION shall he bestowed
uat every position be c0niormatle to the l.tesr
asoronomica' observations & in default ot'th.se
10 the result OF the best itineraries an, o,b.r 49,,
thentc documents 80
Ihe superiority in the manner of d-e,,;,o.
and engraving this Atlas must necessarily o',s,
sion uncommon eEpence but amid the fr.,,,,,,.
publication OF the most high priced and s;i.,,.,,
collections of prints, it m ~ re ,sonablv he ynce
. .Tu ,hat 'he science Of geography. so useful to
All Glasses OF men, should. in this opulcnt coun-
'ry. aspire to some degree of that maenifcence
"'i'," distinguishes tue progress of the arts -
hhh' while even those arts which are ,nere,v
ornamental, meet with The most liberal en-.
ceouragement IT may be hoped that work uni.
ting wide and lasting utility, with beauty and
ihagn'hcence, wall not be neglected by discern.
In he last number it is proposed to rive c.,
oeraphIcsl Mcmoir recitng thu character and
merits OF the chief authorities upon which eacl,
map 10 constructed, With directions for a penersi
arrangement. 'N