Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-07-09
To Parents, School Committees, an!
Instructors of Youth.
est publilhed. and for fale by
w. Il Ii. lily DE,
ADAMS GEOGRAPHY,
In three parts. On an original and much
improved plan, for the uie
of SchooIs
the Second Ediiou Of
HI IL FNnH n Dill ~

improved plan, tor the uie
OF Schools.
l--Confift, of Geographical Onhography
divided and accented la this part. the pupil
ouires the fpeling and pronunciation of the names
Of thoie kingdom', countries, mountains, rivers,
takes, idauds. &c which in she two iacceecing
paris are n,are psrtcuIariy to engage Ms auenton
PARr II --pshgnsd be committed memory,
coolits OF G amman of Geography, and contains
the prinapes Of Geography in the mot plane CON
CHE aud natural lAegaage, much on The plan OF
Goldlmi,h aud Guy. The part. peculiarly m
posiant. briefly contsins all places luud on the
Maps, which lie pupil ss CURED to trace. until
every part of the world becomes familiar 10 his
view. aud iudsby imore1ed on bis memory
PARr--III- Is defcrip,ion of the earth man
mere and eulloms ofthe inhabitants, maoufacsures
commerce government, 70 ural aud art6clAl curl
oaties, &c. to lie read 10 cafes
This Distinction between what is 10 be learnt By
Ls1yf and what ia deGgned TO r sssdi,g on'y, mad>
by the Second and Third Parts, will meet the ap-
probation Every teacher, a. the perpiex'y is re-
moved, Of freezing for their pup,s. the portions
10 be committei 10 memory
This WORK is accompanied with valuable
ATLsS. Perhaps ID no department of icienee
has 70 grea, Improvement been introduced 10 the
mode of snitruc'ion, as 10 that of Geography, for
the conviction ha, now happily become gansr al,
THAI Geography can be tucceisful'y Audied only
| by the ule of Maps There is an intimate con.
nelion between the Geography and Atlas here
preiented. From the Atlas, the boundaries Of
eouatries, 6ua ION of place, the courte Of moua-
ssins, rivers, &c are 10 be iearpt; aud by thus
| anfwering quellIons by coDfiant refereace to
the Maps, more geographical knowledge Wi! be
acquired in f,ort time, than can be gained by
merely reaiins Geography for years. A. the cois
of the volume are Di,e;tions for the Conf uction
ci.e itself is very important every student oi
Geography. DR.. dams, the Author of shis work
is well known 20 the public as having furnifhed
larry the Seboio,'s A.ntmesis
NOTICE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
~ The moa iangu,pe expeetstions have teer
realized, in the favourable reception gwen &c
Adams Geography hy clicerEing pubic
| evinced in fhe tap,d faie Of The ii,ff edition G.
4 COO copies Numerous iet.ers f.m BackieieS
and Teachers, 10 various parts Of the Un, ed
States, ateit the high ema;ion in which 1t l. he q
An Itflruc or IN Philadelphia wires, tina. he j
cor Gdent bis pupils have acquired more Geogrsph-
zeal knowledge ia hres mon hs, ON this fyiism
than they ever did befsse, ffom any o,hera t~es,
mouths. Indeed. Adams Geography uai,es th'
various excel eucies oil other fyitems tic fra and
tecoba Pare containing a cop;cua Grammar Of
/ Geography, CD ihe plan of Goldimi;h and III.
third Par, eop,soiog az ia,e.sft ng defcripsion G
the world, on he gensrxi plan OF Geog aphies de
fseed for reading il c'sTss The aiteAt'on of To-
it'uctofs Is rsfpe, 'iu,y io'ieited &c the work
Price Of the Geography dollar. Alias so cent?
coicured