Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-12
PROSPECTUS.

TTNHIS Atlas has fecciVeu III Si .S' !.
a patronage farsbeyond- What mas eSs'
hern bestowed on work of the like nature
and the. American publishers trust That 'i.e
name of Mn. pinkerton tnow well Known -,
th;, country BY his excellent Geography ana
th,. n,ayni6ccns style In which they ihtena
the WORK stzli be eAeceetl, will render tacif
edition worthy the attention OF the American NJ
public, ia rpo,,sh
edition. MIR piakerton shus clearly de'aiis
his plan: .u .ons;s+
&c ar ,.ast an soa.l number OF Maps with
sbos,. =. the new edition OF Mr.. PmSerton.s
Geography, bat of the size called Sola,i .,.,
en-, so as 50 correspond With the ceieo 81
works of n'Anvilio. These Maps VIII oe
fla,;ne.tefl with all the superior advantages
afforded by the latest improvements IN geo
xranhical precision; and engraved WITH elc-
Uancc and care 50 as TO exceed, 1t rs 70 Dc
Ioped any work of a similar nature, Puo-
iished in any country. SO many improve
ments have been made in Gcogfaphy' "il''ii'
these ten or twelve years IN the triHoho'is-
tricsl surveys Of many Earopean countries, '
and from more accurate descriptions ca GUS
tant realms, thstthe. publication OF new &C.
nera, Atlas seems indispensable, especially
as late works of this kind are often bounced
on ancient materials, and drawn from ihaecu-
rate surveys made half a century ago. Each
Map will be drawn under Mr fihKerton
direction, revised with the utmost care ana
will form, like the works OF " AhVli'e' d
conp,ete. record OF the state OF the science at
the lime Of publication. Iabie-lantis, Grams
of rnountsins, AID other features which be
long 10 the natural geography OF each conn-
trv. will be indicated in new manner ahd
with an cxaclress not TO be expected from
geographers WHO arc unacSNalntea win Z
brunch OF tae science; which is, however,, 80
essential, that. without II. no country can
be truly REPRESENTED, nor works On natural
and civil history pettectly understood. III
the othec parts watch illustrate civil history,
equal care shall be exerted not to insert oD-
scure hovcis and villages, while places re
: raarkas.e.in Historical record are totally emit
ted. Instead of careless positions, arising
from the Sind Imitation of antiquated maps,
the greatest attention shall be bestowed, that
every position DC comfortable to the iatess
astronomical observations and In default OF
these, 10 the result fthe best Itineraries, and
other autheatic documents.
g 'fhe superiority in the manner OF draw
ing aud engraving this Atlas must necessan-
l, OCCASION uncommon expense; but annie
the fe3qasnt eubiicaion OF the most h'ss'
priced and snpeib collections OF prints, it
may reasonably be expccted tsat the science
af geography, SO useful tn all classes OF men,
should, in tiis opuient country, aspire to
sosae degree OF that magni6cence which dis
tingUishes tie progress OF tho arts. and
wh!ie even those arts w,uch are merely orha' ,
mental, meet with the most liberal cncou.
ragement, i, may be hoped that work unit
ing wide and lasting utility with beauty and
magni6cence, will not be Neglected by dis
serning public"
TERMS:
g. 1. This work will be completed III about
twenty numbers, each containing three maps,
and will be executed in style similar and IN
every respect equd to the EnglisR edition.
III. II will be published on wire woven
paper OF toe sizs called G. lombier. Us inch
es by 35) SOFAS 70 correspond With the cele~
brated works eff 'Anvils.
ILL., The price OF each number will he'tour
dollars plain, and i've dollars colored. The
mice will be considerably encreassd to non
subseriScrs. The English copies cannot be
sold in this country under twelve dollars a.
number.
Nv. A number WILDE published every two
months until the work is Completed.
II. Copies OF each number wiil be neatly
put tog.sher, with the maps carefully io'dsd
upon guards ias they viii De bound when tie
work Is comp!stedi FOG more safe conveyance
to the country. whilst oiber copies viii be
delivered Without any fold 30 thosc,w hc may
prefer their il THAT state
WI. gp tbs last number it is proposed 80