Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-20
PROSPECTUS.

THIS Atias has rSccfNSa in
Br,,ain !. patronage more extended iaaa
{ ha. ever been bestowed on work %
,tbs ike nature, and the American poo'
hshers trust that the name OF ar rh'-
kerton (dcw veil knaeve in this coaao'
by his excellent Geography ana TAG
magnificent sts.s in yaica iheV l''S"o
tina work shsli be executed viii render
their { litioa worthy the attention oil INC
American public.
In his prospectus, pre6xad to the
English edition, Mr. PinScrtsn 1nu'
clearly details his pi4n:
/" lis proposed, that this Atsae shsiI
consist of at least "a e4aai nempef o.
Mans WITH those IN tho new sditi0n OF
MI. p1SxERToN's GEOGRAPHY, but o'
the size called Cucumber, 50 a. totco'-
respond with me celebrated works OF
l,,ASvILLR. These Maps will be de-
lineatei with all the superior advantages
afforded by the1atest improvements 10
geographical pracision; and engraved
; viii eIegance ana care; SO asse exeeed,
il is h be haps:, any wsrk OF slmlia'
pa,sre, p0h!ishcd in any csuntrp. Se3
many improve menis have been mads In
Geography, within these icn or twelve
years, in the trigonomeirical surveys oil
many European countries, end ifom
more accurate descriptions at distant
realm, that the publication Of new ge-
neral ATLAS seems Indispensable, espe-
cialw rs late works of this kind are Of
ten founded on ancient materials, aud
drawn from Inaccurate surveys made
half century ago Each Map will De
drawn under Mr. PISxsRToN's dlrec-
tion, revised with the ntmost care; ana
will forn,, like the works II DANvILLE,
a eonplete record ct tie state o. the sal
enco 1.-THE tine of publication. laoec'
isnds. chains of mnuntains, and other
features Which belong To the natural ge'
agrapby of each cnunry, viii De indicat-
ed in new Kramer, and gith an eS'
&C tness not to be expected Irom geo.
prapbcrs wha are unacqnsinted with
that branch OF the scisncs which Is,
however, 50 essential. that, without 1t,
M country can b. truly representeS,
nor works en- natural or civil history
perfectly understood In the other
parts, which iliustrats civil history, equai
care shall be exerted not to insert on-
xc,,re hoyeiS and villages, While places
remarkable in historical record are total
" s,aitted. Instead oicarsscsa POSITIONS,
arising fram the 6ifnd ,nhitatior OF anti
ou.ed Maps, the creates 81 a'tsnf1en VIII
be bestowed, tiaat eqeFg position shalt De
conformable to the latest astronomlca'
observations and IN 4c!2n!t al these, to
the result of the BEST Itineraries, and o.
ther authentic documents"
The su2erlnrilY in tbs manner OF draw
ing and engraving this Atlas must ne.
cessarily occasi0n uncosmon expense;
bar, amid the frequent publication OF the
most h;gh-priced and superb collections
of prints, it may reasonably be expected
that the science ef Geography, so use
FIJI 10 al c!assla 5s maa, should, In this
opuleat country, aspIcS 10 sono degree
OF ma, -nas.niHeence Hhich distinguish
estbe progress OF The arts. And, wiule
ever those arts which are merely orna
mentai, nee, with the most liberal co.
ceurare9,-at, il NAV be hoDed that
work uniting vile aad lasting ut'hty
with beauty AID naegniiceoce viii nol
bs neglec,et By DISCERNING pdhiic.
TERMS
I. This work vii! be completed IN a.
boot twehsY anGAeFs, each containing
three Maps, and will be executed in
a style ,iinilar and in every respect
equal to the English edition.
II. Il viii he Published on wireworen
paper ot toe size caIlsd Co'omsIer
fs2 inches by So sd as TO correspond
wi.h the celebrated works OF Dan.
vile.
Ill. The nrice ef each number Will be
"a plain, and 1--WE dollars coloured'
The price will ne considerably M
creased 10 non-snhscrIbers.
IN. Cooi,s OF each number sill be neat
" put together, sith the maps care.
f,lEy folded upon guards (as they VIII
T bchoand whea the work Is completely
for more safe conveyance 10 the coun-
try, whilst other copies will be DELI
- yered without any fold to those who.
NAV prefer t6on in that state.
" In the last nasnber it is proposed to
give Geographical Memoir, recitlng
the character and merits of the chief
authorities upon which each map IS
constructed, With directions for ge-
neral arrangement.
S.,bscfIations ore received 9y
7auses Kennedy = Son.