The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-03-14
PROPOSALS FOR PUBLISHING
UNIVERSAL GAZETTEER
AND
DICTIONARY OF GEOGRAPHY,
ANCIENT AND MODERN.
BY J. E. WORCESTER, a. M,
PROSpECTJJS

Iieved, be one OF much convenience and mn.
iity. The want of a moro complete Die
tionary of Geography than has vet been
pnbiiihed in America, has been extenGvely
ielt by gentlemen of learning and intelli.
Sence. Cruttwell's Gazetteer, the mott
complete work of the kind ever publfbed
IN Ensiifh, is too voluminous and expenfive.
to Come into general uie-and with refpe6t
to fbi' eonnfyy, IT is too incomplete and in
accurate TO ia,isty an American. The Ga
zetteerS winch have been publiihed in Ame 4
tica' now wen ioever they may be adapteeU
to anfwer the defgn tor which thew werss
intended, yet, confidered as Uniq,srLay b.
ho"arie5 OF Geography, are exceedingly I'm.
perfect. They are compiled upon the mir
ciple of noticing thofe articles that are ~
conilderable Importance, TO the exclufion of
wait majority OF iuch as are thought of le(,t
coniequence. But the articles for which
one has very frequent location to confnlt ,
Gazetteer, are thofe of but little notoriety:
work therefore, formed upon fllch princi-
PIES VIII, a. one time or other, be found al
together detective. 1t is indeed ;mpo(Iiblc
10 determine what articles photography will
De mott interettlng, without knowing the fu-
ture hlliery of the world. Places. not i'm
portant in themlelves, are often rendered
highly 20, by events connected with Them.
Every intelligent man, upon readins the his
tory OF any memorable tranfa6tion' feels de-
iirouS of knowing the iituation of the Mace
where ii happened. Bur in the Gazettecrs
IN genera, uie, the towns of Albulera. Ans.
teritl, Borodino,, Hohenlinden, WaGram-
Waterloo, and various others, rendered fl.
NOUS during the late wars in Europe. are
not to be found.
he Gazetteer now propoied will, 70 far
as 1t reipects the modern geography of the
eaitern continent, be founded upon the BATS
OF that OF 'Iruttweil with additions and COR
fectionS' On the iubject of aneienf geogra-
phY, the work of the Celebrs ted D'Anvine.
wiii be made the principal BATS. With re-
,pect TO America, materials have been COL
lee'eo from great variety of fources-and
the work will lie found Ear more complete.
with regard TO this continent, than any thar
has yet been publiihed. twill compriic in
two large volumes, and in one alphabetical
ferries, more than four times as many articles
OF geography as are contained in he,Gazet-
teers' which have been publil1ed in Ame-
RIGA.
The compiler originally formed the deiign
of FULFILLING in one volume, a Dictionary
OF Geography ;uhder every article of which
thoie particulars only, for which Gazet.-
teer is uiuaily coniulted, would be fpecifed-
with this view he proceeded 20 make his
preparations. But upon calculation, he
found that it would be impofiible to reduce
MS materials TO the compass of Jingle vo-
lume, without !wclling it TO an inconveniens
tize. He has therefore been induced to all
ter his deGgn, and 20 adopt the plan of civ
ing more extended account of all the i'm
portrait matters, and of FULFILLING the work
in two volumes, and he hopes that by omit
ting hiftory, and every Shing not important
to be retained in fuch a work, and conden-
ling what is valuable INTO the narrowed COM,
pats. by the ufe of authorizations, which will
be made perfeetlr ineligible By KEY, he
ihall be able to iurnilh, in the fpsce of two
volumes, more complete book of reference
on the fubje6t of Geography, than has vet.
IN tine form of d Gazetteer, been preIented
to the public. IL will readily be ieen that
the deGgn muit require much labor and cx-
pence. The compiler respectfully fnbmits
1t to the public under the imprclIion that
iuch work is mach needed, and that, if
well executed, it Will be highly ufefui to
gentlemen of every protection and employ
ment--a with the hope that he fhsll re-
ceive iuch encouragement as to enable him
to render 1t not altogether unworthy of pa-
tronage
! "e''"fMenHafi0n fr0U RE Req. Dr.. DIUiebI.
YALE CoLLESR, Sept. !, 1876.
Mr.. JofePh Emerion Worcefer has nre.
tented to me, for my Inspection. propoisls
'or Pubiiihing new work, entitled, An u.
mVeTidl Gazetteer and Dictionary of Geo
SraPhy--to which is annexed fpecimen of
/ me manner intended to be purified in the
execution Of his defgn.
he work propofed will, in my opinion,
, De valuable addition TO the exiting means
/ OF acquiring geographical information. No
pub cation, within my knowledge, includes
! 10 wide circuit of geographical facts in the
lame compass, and mott Libraries will / flis-
! pett be fearched in vain for the materials
I which it IS intended to fupply Every man
! who reads a heory, ancient or iaodern. a
/ book OF travels, voyage, or even news
paper, feels The importance of knowino the
ieyeral plac5S IN which the wrirrr cations
! him, and often finds II impo'Iible to derive
the neceildry information from any ionrces
within his reach. This diadvaliaae, exne-
rlenced every where, Ir Worcefter pro-
poles 10 aud ha6 adoDiel ghat Ieems
: the happieit plan for this parUofs.
am well ylealed with che ipeetnen eives
OF the execution and from NV kinNyledo~
of the charaCtcr OF Mr.Worcefrr feel nv
felt warranted 10 allure the pubic. that fun
confidence may be placed inh Kill, fidelity
and accuracy. T. DWIGHT.
C0NbITIoNs.
The work lhdil be hand lomoly printed in
vols. on fine paper, with new and beau