Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-30
nRADFORD & TNsKEEP,
NO. Is, South Third Street,
&c.,, AND 80
MOSES THOMAS,
NO. 50, Chesnut- Street, Phiiadelabia,
AND
INSKEEP &BRADFORD,
iWew- York.
Hare commenced the Publication Of
THE CELEBRATED ATLAS OF
.MR. PINKERTOE. M
- NOW PUBLISHING IN LONDON.
pR(lSPECTUS..

p . - 4 ~
Britain Q patronage more extended than
mas ever been bestowed on 2 work oil
the like nature, and the American pub
fishers trust that the name OF Mr.. FIN
ker:6n (now well known in this country
by his excellent Geography and the
magnificent style in which they intend
the work shall be executed will render
their edition worthy the attention OF the
American public.
In his prospectus, prehxed to the
English edition, MIR. Pinkertsn thus
clearly details his plan:
/" Ii is proposed, that this Atlas shall
consist of at least an equal number OF
Maps with those in the new edition OF
Mr.. PINKnR1oN's GEosKAPnY. but Of
the size called Columhier, 50 rs TO cor
respond with the celebrated works OF
D'ANvILLx. These Maps will be de-
lineated with all the superior advantages
afforded by the lates, improvements IN
geog aphicsl precision; and eDgrased
with elegance and care; so as to exceed,
i, Is to be hoped, any wo.k OF similar
nature, published in any country. SO
many improvements have been made in
Geography, within these ten or twelve
years, in the trigonomc.ricsl surveys OF
many European countries, and from
more accurate descriptions OF distant
realm, that the publication OF new ge-
neral Atlas seems Indispensable, esp>-
cially as late works Of this kind are Of
,vp founded on ancient materials, and
drawn from inaccurate surveys made
half century ago Each Map will be
drawn Under Mr.. PIHKERToH's dirsc-
tisn, revised with the utmost care; ana
Will form, like the works OF D'ANyILLE,
q coa,plete record of the State Of the sill
encs at the time Of publication. Tabec-
ands, chains of mountains, and other
features whieh belong to the natural &C.
oggapuy of,each country, will be indlcat'
ed in a new manner, and with an exc
actnes. not to be expected from geo.
ersphers who are unacguaintcd With
thar branch OF the sciencc; which Is,
hsweycr. SO essential, that, without 1t,
ma country can be truly represented,
nor works on natural or civil history
perfectly understood In the other
parts, which illustrate civil history, equal
care shall be exertcd not to insert OBJ
scule novels and villages, while places
remsI kable in historical record are total
ly emitted. Instead OF carelesa positions,
Arising from the blinG imitation OF anti
qusted Maps, the greatest attention VIII
be bestowed, that every position shall be
conformable to the latest astronomical
observations /, aud in default OF these, to
the result OF the best Itineraries, and O.
thor authentic documents"
The superiority IN the manner of draw.
ing and engraving this Atlas must ne
cessafily occasion uncommon expense;
but. amid the frequent publication oil the
most high-priced and superb collections
of prints, it may reasonably be expected
tina, the science Of Geography, SO use.
full to all classes Of men, should, N this
opplent country, aspire to some degree
! Of tina, magnihcence which distinguish
es the progress of the arts. And, while
even those arts which are merely oIna-
mental, meet with the most liberal en-
couragement, it may be hoped that q
cork uniting wide and lasting utility
with beauty and mangni6cence will not
be neglected by sdiscerhIns public.
TERMS.
| /. This work Mill be completed IN q.
bout twenty numbers, each containing
three Maps, anc will DO executed in
style similar and in every respect
equal to The English edition.
II. |, will be published on wirewoven
paper OF the size called Colombler
| (s2 inches by S5) so as to correspond
| with the celebrated works of Dan.
] Vile.
III. The price of each number will be
S4plain, and FIVE dollars coloured.
The price will be considerably in.
creased to non-subscribers.
". Copies of each number will be neat
ly put together, with the maps care.
fully folded upon guards (as they will
he bound when ths work is completely
for more safe conveyance to the coun-
try, whilst other copies will be deli.
vcred without any fold to those who
NAV prefer them in that state.
v. In the last number it is proposed to
give a Geographical Memoir, recitine
the character and merits of the chief
| authorities upon which each nap is
| constructed, with directions for gs-
| neral arrangement.
Subscriptions are TeceiDed by
/ James Kennedy g Son.
1 Alexandra, Nov. 9.
MAPYJ AND