Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-07
Proposals for Publishing
A UNIVERSAL. tGtZEf fEER,
AND at
DieIioaary ef Geography,
tn,,en, and Mo,lsfn /;

Inc ~'HSupmcs
dies, towns, forts. islands mountains
eapes, seas, bays, lakes, rivers, India .
Tribes, etc in the known world "i'a
\ cSuious account VI all the imprrtan'
articles. BY II. Worcester. A. NJ.
PROSPECTUS.
yEyHE work. for which the patronage
ofthe public is now solicited. shsula
Il be executed with sufficient accuracy
,,;Il. il i believed, be Que OF much con-
ysn;enee and utility. The saat OF a
,,ors complete Dictionary Of Geography,
can has vet been published in America.
has been extensively felt BY gsntlemen OF
Learning and intelligence. Crutwe''
G,,et,ssr. the most complete work OF
N, Kind ever published in English. Is too
volum;uous and expensive to cone INTO
General use; and with respect to m,s
soun.ru, it is teo incomplete aud lnaesu
r.,e to satisfy an Ams,iSan The va :
xe,,eers which have been published IN
Am.r;cs. how well soeves they may be
.da,,ed 10 answer the design for which
they were intended, yet. considered as
Universal Dictionaries Of Geography are
exceedingly imperfect. They are com:
nilsd upon the principle OF noticing those
srt;cI,. fiat are Of considerable import
.nce. 10 the exclusion OF vast majority
n, snh as aye thought 81 less eonse
ouseec. But the articles tor winch one
has very frequent occasion to eousuit a
Ga,.t,ssr are those bat Of little notor'
s,x.s work, therefore. formed upon
ss.S n,;aeip,es, viii, at one time or o
H.. ',e fnund altogether detective. IL
: ;rg.ad ;muos ,ibie to determine those
article. in geography which will Se nost
;,,s-ss,iny. Uiinout knowing the future
history Of the world Places, not I'm
nortrit 10 themselves, ase often reader
I'd b;rily so, by events connec'cd WIN
th.r. Every intelligent man. upan READ
;ps the his,ary Of any memorable trans
a,f;o feels DESTROYS OF knowing the at
tu,t;on Of the place where it happene /.
I,ut in the Gazetteers, in general use
ibs own, IF Aibahera, Austerl'tz, 30.
rod;,s Uohinlindsn. Waga am, Water.
loo and various others, rendered famous
du-;ay ~ late wars in Europe, are not
70 be foand. ~
The Gazetteer now proposed will, so
far as Il respects the modern geography
os t,s .,s.srn continent. he founded upon
IN. ba,i, Of that If Cruttweil, with ads':
i;sns and corrections. On the SUBJECT OF
arcian, geography. the work ct the csie.
hsatea VAuyiile will be made the pr'n
r;n.l sssi.. With respect to America,
mt ,;,ls have been collected f'om a
great variety Of sorcss. Ana ire work
Will he found Ear more complete, with
regard 70 this continent. thaa any that
has vet been published. 1t will comprise
in two large volumes, and in one al
phabeticaI seriss, more than tour times
As many articles Of Geography, as are
CO. i,ained in tue Gazrttssrs VII ch nave
been published in America.
The compiler originally formed the de-.
sign Of publishing IN ia volume a he
tionary Of Geography. under every art''
ale Of which those particulars only, Tor
which a Gazetteer is usually consulted
would se .recyfed. With IN view he
n-ocseded TO make his preparations, Ba,
noon calculation, he found that IT wouis
be inpas,rble TO reduce MS materials 70
The compass OF a single volume, without
s~ellins il to an announcement SIZE ns
has tue ef,re been induced TO alter ms
design, and 20 adopt the plan OF s.vla.
A more extended scceuat 0s all the IN
pcrtsnt matters, and Of publishing the
work in two volumes ard he hopes
that b; emitting history, and every tains
moi important TO be retained 10 such
work, aud cendensing what IS valuable
into the Earrowest compass, by tae use
Of abbreviations, which sill be made
perfectly ineligible BY key, be shall
BE- able to furnish in the space OF two vo
lanes. a more complete book OF reference
or The subject Of Geography, than has YET
in fhe form of Gazetteer been present
ed 10 the public. Ii will readily be seer
thai IN. design must require much iaoo'
and expense. The compiler respectfully
submits tito the adelic under the impres
sion that such work IS much needed
and that, if ge!l executed, it viii D,
highly useful 70 gentleEoes OF every Pra
fessio.. aud employment and with th'
hone that he shall receive such encou
rasemsnt as to enable has to render I,
not altogether unworthy Of patronage.
CONDITIONS.
The work shalt be handsomely print
ed ~ TWO volumes, Oh fine paper with
new ana hesutifui type.
Each yc.qme viii coatain from SOD u
scc ps-a, s'gs octave, q De aeh'e,e,
n boards a. t'ur dol