New Univerfal Geographical

GRAMMAR:

WHEREIN THE

SITUATION AND EXTENT

OF THE SEVERAL

COUNTRIES

Are laid down according to the most Exact
GEOGRAPHICAL OBSERVATIONS,

AND THE

H I STORY

OF ALL THE DIFFERENT

KINGDOMS of the WORLD,

Is interspersed in such a Manner,

As to render the Study of Geography both Useful
and Entertaining,

UNDER THESE THREE HEADS:

I. A Compendious System of Altro-

nomy.

II. The Geographical Definitions, Pro-
blems, and General Divifions of the
Earth, neceffary to be understood as
an Introduction to this Grammar.

III. A particular defcription of the
Countries contained in each quarter
of the World; their Cities, chief
Towns, refpective forms of Govern-
ment, Forces, Revenues, Taxes, and
History.

An Account of the Air, Soil, Produce, Traffic, Curiofities, Arms, Religion,
Language, Universities, Bishoprics, Manners, Cuftoms, Habits, and
Coins, in ufe in the several Kingdoms and States treated of.

And a Chronological Table of remarkable events from the creation to the present time.

'The SECOND EDITION, with large Additions.

ILLUSTRATED WITH A NEW AND CORRECT SET OF
MAPS OF THE COUNTRIES DESCRIBED.

MR

The whole being an Improvement and Continuation of
SALMON's GRAM MARONINKL.

Brought down to the prefent time

BIBLIOTHEEK)

R.

TE'SHAGE.

By J. T. YTLE

EDINBURGH:

PRINTED FOR J. SPOTTISWOOD, BOOKSELLERA
M.DCC.LXXXII.

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As the defign of every Publication of this kind is to give a

complete account of the different countries described, so far at leaft as it is poffible to do from the discoveries of travellers and navigators; it is hoped, that in the perufal of the following fheets, the Reader in this view will not be disappointed.

Every publication of the kind that hath hitherto appeared has been confulted upon this occafion: And as no performance on any fubject is either fo abfolutely perfect as to be entirely with out defect, or fo totally defpicable as that nothing valuable can be extracted from it; by collecting what was of the greateft importance, and rejecting those parts which feemed more trifling, from other publications of the fame nature, it hath been studied to make the present Graminat the most complete, as well for Inftruction as Entertainment, of any hitherto extant; and in every respect to deferve the title of, The UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHICAL GRA M MAR.

It would be impertinent to expatiate in the praife of a performance the true merit of which every Reader must determine for, himself. It is hoped, however, that the candid Reader will excufe the observation of any inaccuracy in Mr Salmon, who, though he in the Preface to his Grammar, declared that he was more particular in his defcription of the British Isles than any other part of the world, yet in his account of Scotland he is unaccountably deficient: His deficiencies in this respect have been fupplied; and it hath also been studied to render the Hiftorical part complete to the present time, especially with regard to America and as the war with the Colonies is, perhaps, an event of greater importance to this country than any recorded in history, it is hoped, that an accurate account of it will render this Work truly valuable to the Public in general.

That nothing might be wanting towards the rendering of this Grammar as complete as poffible, a description is added of the Inlands in the South-Sea difcovered by the late Voyagers, alfo a new Chronological Table of remarkable events, inventions, and difcoveries.

The PUBLISHER.

This GRAMMAR contains One hundred and fixty pages, or Ten Sheets, more than any Geographical Grammar ever printed in this kingdom.