Excerpt from Atlas Minimus, or a New Set of Pocket Maps, of Various Empires, Kingdoms, and States: With Geographical Extracts Relative to Each Hough this work, which contains a comprehenfive View of the feveral parts pf the globe, with hifiorical extracts refpef'ring each map, was intended to give youngo gentlemen and ladies a general idea of geography it may likewife be of fe1v1ce to thofe of more years and experience fince it is impofiible fo the 3111nd, however capacious, to 1emember pre eifely all the divifions, and fubdivifions, of the feveralfiates and kingdoms 111 the wo1ld and it will be more acceptable, we prefume, as no Other epitome of this kind has been offered to the public that 13 fo convenient for the pocket, or which contains the many modern difcoveries with which the fcience has been em iched. Nothing need be faid in favour of this fiudy almofi every one: is acquainted with its ufeful nefs and excellency, and fees how efl'ential it is, towards forming the character of the fine gentleman. Andw agreeable companion. The Editor having publifhed an Atlas of the United States, intended to accompany this Work, has not introduced here any Rate maps, and therefore refers the reader to the above publication, m which thofe maps are given on a larger fcale than any in this collection. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.