Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Geographical and Historical View of the World, Vol. 1 of 5: Exhibiting a Complete Delineation of the Natural and Artificial Features of Each Country; And a Succinct Narrative of the Origin of the Different Nations, Their Political Revolutions, and Progress in Arts, Sciences, Literature, Commerce, &C
Geography and History are two great luminaries, Which icciprocate their light, and ought ever to be, in some mode or other, concomitants. The ancient historians were convinced of this truth. Herodotus, Diod; Sieul. Sallust, and Caesar, besides many others, have mixed geographical descriptions with their nar ratives and their examme has been followed by the historian of the Decline of the Roman Empire, with several other modern writers. Supported by such authorities, I presume to offer to the public a com. Pendious history of mankind, illustrated by a View of geography and physical circumstances.
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