Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-22
mo. 5so7.

the primitive postdiluyihn nations. which
were formed in Asia, the cradle of the
world. Their variou. manifestations, re-
yolutions, and Of the general course Of
Empire.
AFRICA.
The African part, contains concise
history OF Egypt Carthage, Nunidia,
Mauriania, Abyssinia, Of the Piraiical
States, and the iiottentots, with group.
ed view of its unciviized settlements.
EUROPE.
The European part, contains the his
tory OF Greece and Rome, from their
origin to their dissolution-of the various
nations which were conquered By Them
and Of the nations by which the. Romans
themselves wete hn,llv conquered, ard
of the nations which were formed from
the fragments of the Roman Empire, and
the yar,nss revelations, Of the latter, to-
gether with view OF the nations wi en-
never were subjected 20 the Romans.
AMERICA.
The American pare. contains a general
history of the Western continent, under
the heads of Frer, European, and A6u-
riginal or uncouquered AMERICA. The
first contains history of the United
States, from their Est settlement as
English Colonies, till the present time
The second, OF all parts dependant ON
Europe And the third, of all that ats
still owned by the Aborigines.
1t is expected that the whole will be
comprised in 10 or IL octave volumes,
Of between four and five hundred pages
each-to be printed in Philadelphia,
on good paper and fair types, for 80
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81 is Calf Gilt, to be paid for on deli1
very. ,.........
AUTHORITIES.
This work has been in contemrlatiCn
upwards of 40 years, The prniect 1t
it was conceived ia 1886. Or reading tia
Universal History, then recently edited
IN 60 volumes, by society Of gentlemen
m England. The original idea Of ct-
tracing the quintessence Of that vc-
luminous work, which contained the
must complete system Of history tie
orld had then seen, has ever since
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