Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-14
BRADFORD AND INSKEEP,
AND
MOSES THOMAS, Phiaadett'h'a,
Iaskeep and Bradford, New.York !; ana
.Riiham k.fhenny, Boston:
pRofrsE TO PUBLISH
THE CELEBRATED ATLAS or
MR PISKERToN,
Now publishing in London in quarterly num-
bers.
PROSPECTUS.

THIS Atlas has received IN Great bh'Sin
patronage far beyond what has ever
been bestowed on work of the like nature
and the American publishers trust that the
name of Mr.. Pinkerton tnow we'll KNOWN II,
this country by his excellent Geography ana
the magnificent style in which they lntena
the wsrk shall he executed, will render taelr
edition worthy the attention OF the American
public. :,
In hi. prospectus, predxed to the English
edition, MIR pinkcrton thus clearly details
his plan:
mI. is proposed that this Atlas shall consist
of at leas, an equal number of Maps with
those in the new edition of MIR. Pinkcrton's
Geography, but of the size called Coamh,
er. SO as to correspond with the celebrated
works of D'Anvilc. These Maps VIII DC
dclincsted with ali the superior advantages
Afforded by the latest Improvements IN geo.
graphical precision; and engraved with eie-
gance aud Gaze; SD as to exceed, 1t IS 10 be
hoped, any work of a similar nature, pu5-
liahcc in any country. SO many improve
lnents have been made in Geography, within
these ten or twelve years, III the tr;gonoms-
trical surveys Of many European countrles'
and from more accurate descriptions ct dis
taat realms, that the publication OF new se-
neral Atlas seems indispensable, especially
as iats works Of this kind are often tosnded
on ancient materials, and drawn from lnaccu-
rate surveys made half a century ago Each
Mas will be drawn under Mr.. Plnk9rton's
direction. revised with the utmost care; ana
viii form, like the works OF D'Anyille,
co,,nlete record of the state Of the science at
the ti,ne of publication. Table lands, CHAINS
of mountains. and other features which be
long 10 the natural geography OF each coun-
try, will be indicated in new manner and
with an esactness not to % expected from
seopraphers who are unacGuainted with that
bry nch oftnc science which Is, hews'er, >"
essenti,l, that, without It, no country Cal.
be truly represented, nor works on'na'ural
ana ciyi! .iisrory perfectly underF'ooa. III
the other parts which illustrate CIVIL history
equal care shall be exerted noI tn insert Cd
scure hoyeis AID villages, whise places re-
n,arka able in historical record are totally omit
ted. Instead OF careless POSITIONS, arising
from the bin! imitation Of infatuated MAPS
the greatest attention shall be bestowed, that
every position &c contoHmatac to the !ates,
ss,roa Imica! oh>ervatipps ; ard in default OF
these, to the result OF the bestitinerares, aud
other authentic documen;s.
" The superiority in the msnner CT draw
ING and engraving this Atlas must necessan-
I, OCCASION unco y mon expense but am'd
the fresueni publication OF the most h'Se'
priced and superb collections OF prints 1t
NAV reasonably be expected shat the science
Of geography, SO useful tn ali classes OF men,
should. in this opulent country, aspire TO
some dsgrce Of that rnagnihcence which dis
t;agni she's the progress OF the arts And.
while even those arts which are merely Orna
msntI, NEE; with the mos, liberal encou
raeenncni, It nay be hoped that work amt.
iug wide and lasting utility with beauty and
trse,.;hceace, will not be Neglected by dis
s-s-sise rahiic."
TERMS:
I. This work will b. completed IN about
twenty numbers, esc. containing three maps,
aud will be executed in style similar and in
every respect equal to .ae Ghgiish edition.
II. Ii will be published On wfre- ~osen
-. - ,ns sins called f,cfopskicF. 4 inch