The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-03-17
PROPOSALS FOR PUBLISHING.
AN
UNIVERSAL GAZETTEERS
AND
DICTIONARY OF GEOGRAPHY,
ANCIENT AND MODERN.
BY ]. E. WORCESTER, AM.
PROSPECTUS

The work for which the patronage OF the
pubic is now folicited, fhould il be execu-
ted with futncient accuracy, will, il is be.
lleved, be one of much convenience and ,,t;.
iity. The want of mere complete Die.
tlonary of Geography than has yet bees
publiiked in America, has been exteniivelv
fe!t by gentlemen of learning and intelE.
gence. Cruttwelis Gazetteer, the moi
complete work of the kind ever publi,heJ
IN Engiifh, is too voluminous and expenfiys
to come into general ufe-and with refpeSt
to tbs country, 1t is too incomplete and in
accurate to iatisfy an american The Ga
7etteerswhich have been publifhed in Ane.
rica, how we'll foever they may be adapte6
to antwer the defign Tor which they wero<s
intended, yet, confidered as Unizrrla{ Die 81
n0Harie5 Of Geography, are exceedingly IN
perfect. They are compiled upon the prin-
'cipie OF Noticing thofe articles that are of
cohn1eraole importance, TO the excluGon OF
van majority OF inch as are thought Of Iefs
consequence. But the articles for yyb;rh
one has very frequent occafon to ,con(,j, ;,
Gazetteet, are thofe of but little notorietv.
work therefore, formed upon fuch princ,.
pies viii, a. one time or other, be fo,ind al
together detective. 1t is indeed impoiIible
to determine what articles in 6 co GRANNY will
De mott interettmg, without knowing TIE IN
lure hitery of the world. Places, not i'm
portaht iii themielveS, are often rendered
hlghiy 10, by events Connected with them.
hVeTylntelilgentnlan reading the his
tory OF any memorable tranfaGtion. feels de
iirous of knowing the iiluation of the Mac
where 1t happened. Bur in the Gazetteers
IN general hie, the towns of Albuhera. Aus.
tefiitz, Borodino, Hohenlinden, Wagra,p-
Waterloo, and various Others, rendered E,
nous during the late wars in Europc are
not to be found.
Inc Gazetteer now Propofed will, 70 far
as II reipeets the modern geography of the
eaitern continent, be founded upon the BATS
or that OF Cruttwell, with additions and COR
feesions. On the iubjeet of aneisB. geogra-
phy, the work Of the cclebr; ted D'Anvine,
WA be made the principal BATS. With re-
ipeee to America; materials have been COL
iected from great varietyof fources-and
the work Will be found far more complete,
WIN regard to TINS continent, than any that
has YET been puhlifhed. II will comprife in
TWO large volumes, andin one alphabetical
leries, more than iour times as many articles
OF geography as are contained in the Gazet-
ieers which have been publiGled in Anne
RIGA.
Fhecompiler originally formed the deGrn
of publiEhing in ore volume, Di6tionarv
o. Geography ;under every article of which
thoie particulars only, for which Gazct-
teer is ufually confulted, would be fpecifed
W4th this view he proceeded to make his
preparations. But upon calculation, he
found that IT would be InrpofIible 10 reduce
ms materials to the con,pals of Jingle vo-
lume, without iwellingi it to an announcement
t2e. He has therefore been induced TO al.
ter his deiign, and to adopt the plan of Civ,
ing more extended account of all the i'm.
portaht matters, and of publifhing the work
in two volumes, and he hopes that by omit
ting hiftory, and every thing not important
to be retained in fIch a work, and condeD.
fling what valuable into the narrowed com.
pals, by the ufe of Authorizations. which will
be made perfectly intelligibte by a kew. he
fhall be ableto furnilI, in the fpace of two
volumes, more complete book of reference
on the fubje& of Geography, than has vet.
IN tile form of a Gazetteer, been prefenfed
to the public. 1t will readily be feen thar
the deiign matt require much labor and ex-
pence. The compiler RESPECTFULLY fubmits
it to the public under tire imprenion that
inch work is much needed, and that, if.
well executed, it will be highly ufefui to
gentlemen OF every protection and employ
ment--and with the hope that he ii,all re-
ceive luch encouragement as to enable him.
to render it not altogether unworthy of pa.
tronage.
Recommendation from fbr Rez,. Dir. Dz,;eb,.
YALE COLLEGE, Sept. 7, 1870.
Mr.. Joicph Emerlon Worcefer has pre-
tented to me, for my INFECTION, propofals.
for FULFILLING new work, entitled, An u.
niverfal Gazetteer and Dictionary of Geo.
graphy-to which is annexed fpecimeu oF
the manner intended to be purified in the
execution of his defgn.
The work proPofed will, in my opinion.
be valuable addition to the exiting means
OF acquiring geographical information. nc
publication, within my knowledge, includes
10 wide circuit of geographical facts in the
ial1e compass, and mott libraries will (1s-
Pctt be iearched in vain for the materials
which il is intended to fupply. Every man
wfo reads hiaory, ancient or modern. a
book oil travels, voyage, or even a news
| paper, feels the importance of knowing the
ieverai places in which the writer fations
/ him, and often finds it imponible TO derive
the neceGary information from any feurces
within his reach. This difadvanta1e. expe.
fienced every where, MIR. WorceNcr pro.
! pofes to remove and has adopted what (eem
: Me haPpief plan for this pur2ofe.
! ] am well pleaied with the ipeciuen piver
OF the execution and from nv kn,,wfedg,
OF tse character OF Mr.WorceGer. feef ~
iclf warranted to allure the public, ths,Kl
S Confidence may be placed inhis Kill 6dE&