Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-01-01
GUYor,s aEooRAPHIcAL WORKS.

The name Of Prof Guyot has long been
6no~a % both sides of tic Atlantic. ~ that
" one eminent noi oaly lor Archaeological
Physical Geography, oae branch Of the pro-
fesssrship afioh he a.ls gita 50 mach dis
tiDc.i1g III Princeton Caliesa. His work %
Earth ann i4a' eesgaf p set forth the
relation. % iaaa - TIC i..y steal world ae sa,
habits vhich VAS delivered previously 10 the
form of lectures before assga4biies of cdnca-
ted minls, mag 81 said ~ 4ass Introduced .
new ega i'll this branch III rsatgrl.l science.
Uasiag ttt.s a. -.keaed a measure oi esitha
sias n eg the saiject 10 other minds, he was
tne more readily iadace1 - continue his
siudies ii Tie same fiald win the vi4w Of
preparing, On an original fian, a series .ci
zeog p..lcs.l worss Which seem destined .
reyolat.onize the methods OF Instruction IN
this department oi learning, and to impart
to the study an interest X has never Ind. IN
regard - the qaai!iea;icss Of the d.siia-
suished aaihor for tais particular -egicc,
PrCG Aeasaiz has given the tcl.osing testi-
m2oy: " No o.keE gcograYleE living nm
drstaads the rel2 ions oi th gAs sicai features
Of our Garth 50 Web, ar knows how % present
them to students With such implicitly rs
Prof Gayo..
Tic most important part Of the uaderla-
king, and one @Aich ior.as . visible key 10
the whole system. consists Of a series of maps
or a very extended scale couce;ge,, aud tx
ecu,ea on the principle Of exhibiting to the
eye tile surface ot the globe jnas as ii Il. not
merely ii its division, Of land aud water,
Nilh the political divisions as presented in
Il 1 e. -. .
face. it. mountains and valleys and pains.
and their ado aptasoa to the occupation and
uses Of man. The coiors of the maps ii.9i-
cate the compar .tise eiegailaas Of the conn
tries. and OF Giiesenl portions Of the same.
The study Of Geography is thas iiiled above
the common routine ot mere Memorlter leara-
ing. and becomes a philosophical exercise.
having new interest lsParte.i 10 il. stima-
ladag though; aad leading to iuvs iga.ian.
and connecting iiaell wiih G;heF branches 0.
learning and With practical lie. There are
three separate series Of maps. VARYING IN size.
the principal series consisting Of large ea.i
maps, e.abosat, II executed, and designed
for those more advanced ia the stray Or for
reference. but each series comprises separate
maps oi the continents. and tie natural d.
visLsns of the earth and sea. They are de-
signed 10 meet the wants allke OF the higher
ins'ta'igns OF learning, and Of primary
schools. There i q separate cries Of Gias-
sicsl Mans. showing the divisions Of the aa~
cient world in the DAYS o.' Greece aud 4 ,ine.
Accompanying tie maps IS a series Of
School Biographies, On Text Books, the FIRST
primary IL charaetes, ard designed as an in-
PRODUCTION 70 IL study Of the phsaical ard
political stare Of the world. which is marked
by great simplicity, and at the same time by
an attrac:iveness Of style and method aaich
cannot fail 10 engage the attention Of the
voang. After this comes the Common
School Geography. Of which there are t~o
editions one designed espevis lily for teachers.
III which the Authors method of instruction
is fully explained.
A large expenditure was required for the
meehanical production Of these several aBd
extended works. so as . make them ayaila
Biz to teachers and scholars. but Prof Gnv-
Of has found Publishers in MessrS. Scribner
& c.. who ave entered ielly into his plans
and who have produced them on scale
commensurate with biz conceptions. They
are nov cofaplefe and after whai we have
said We need uot cal the attention of teach
ers and students 70 them. for they ms: Sc
cure attention IRON all classes.