Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-15
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PROSPECTUS.

GSr. PRtJSFEC " cs
THIS Atlas nas received in Grea1
Britain patronage more extended .eaa
has ever been bestowed on WORK OF
the like Ba,use, and the American pao'
fishers trust rssat .he name OF Mr. rih'
ket.-n (now we'll known II, THIS country
by his excellent Geography and IN
m.rni6cent style Ia which they ihteno
the work shalt be executed viii rsndef
their edition worthy the attention Oh ''s
Amcrican public.
In his prospectus, prshxea 10 'he
Eoglisl, cfiEioa. Sir. PiaSerton thus
clearly details his piso ;
(. )" Il is proposed, taat this Atlas snail
consist OF at least an oqaai namNes OF
Hiaps with those m she new EDITION o.
M. pIsxERToS's GEOGRAPHY, but Of
The size called ColumasF, 90 Is toscos-
resuona ,sisa the celebrated works oil
D'Asy,LI.E. These Maps viii be de-
linnated With sn the superior advantages
afforded by the latest improvements IN
= geographical precision and engraved
wj,1 elegance aud care; 50 IS 10 cIccel,
it Is 10 be hopsd, any w1rk o. sim''af
nature published in any country. 80
nany Improvement. Aave been made m
GEOGRAPHY, within these ten or twelve
years, In the trigononnstricai surveys MT
many European countries, and irom
more accurate descriptions OF distant
realm, thss the publication OF new ge-
nesa, ArLas seems Indispensable, espe-
ciahy as late works Of this kind are Of
ten founded on ancient materials, ADD
drawn from inaccurate surveys made
half century ago Each aap will be-
drawn under Mr. PIxKERToN's difec-
ton, revised witt, the utmost care; ana
will form; ike the works Of D'AYvILLE,
a coMpiete record Of the state or the sii-
ence at tie time et publication. Ta6ec-
lands, chain, of mountains, and other
features which eeloug to the natural &c
oeraphy of each country, will be indicai-
I ed In a new manue-, and with an ex.
actness not 10. be expected from geo
eraphers who are uDacquain;ed with
thSt branch of the science; which Is,
However, SO essential, that, without 1t,
ne 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 exer,cd not TO insert OBJ
scure hove.s aud villages, while places
re narkanle in historical record are total
" omitted. Instead oicarslesa position,
Arising from the elmo imitation oil anti
ous,ed Maps, the greatest attention wit
be bestowed, that every position shall De
contorIpsble to tho latest Astronomical
observations and in defaoit ofthese, TO
the result Of be best Itineraries, and o.
ther authentic ancuments."
~ The sIberiGrity IN thc manner OF draw
ing and engraving this Atlas must ne.
$ cessarily occastou uncoGauon expense;
|, bat, amid the frequent publication OF the
most high-ps:ced aud super5 collections
os prin,s, it may reasonably be expected
,hatihe science Of Geography, SO USE
ful TO aIi classes of men, should, In this
opulent couatry, aspire TO some degree
OF that nagpl6ceace which distinguish
s es the progress Of the arts. And, while
even those arts which are merely orna
{ mental, NEE, with the most liberal en-
coura.emeat, it may be hoped that a
work uaiting wide and lasting utility
with beauty and mangnihcence will not
be neglected by adiscerning public.
TERMS.
]. This work. will be completed IN a
bout twenty sumbers, each containing
three Maps, aud will be executed In
a style similar. and In every respect
equal to the English edition.
TT. It viii he published on wirewosen
raner OF the size called Colomsier
fs2 inches BY So SC as to correspond
vi 4 the celebrated works Of DAN
vile. =,
III. The nricc of each number will &c
main, and five dollars cciourea.
The price will be considerably in-
creased so @non-suhscribers. p
" Copies of each nanher will be neat
" nut together, with the maps care-
fulty folded upon guards (as they viii
be bound when the wof K IS completed
for more, safe conveyance TO the conn-
! Try. willis, other copies will be dell
yered without any fold To those who.
NAV prefer then, In that state.
v. In the last number il is proposed to
give Geographical Memoir, recitise
the character and merits of the cinel
authorities upon which each nap is
constructed, with directions for a ge-
neral arrangement.
= Subses jations are received by
James Kennedy g Son.