CXXIV. Political Economy. Statistics CXXV. Appendix to Politics. State Papers, &c. CATALOGUE. I. HISTORY. CHAPTER I. HISTORY. Introduction. The Art of Writing or Studying History. Bigland: Letters on the Study and Use of History. London, 1805. 12mo. Bolingbroke, St. John, Lord: Letters on the Study and Use of History. Works, vol. X., among Polygraphs. : Letters on English History. Same, vol. VII. Guide de l'Histoire, à l'usage de la jeunesse, et des Personnes qui veulent la lire avec fruit, ou l'écrire avec succès. Paris. 8vo. Priestley Lectures on History and General Policy, &c. See Systems and Collections of HISTORY. Schlegel, F.: Philosophy of History: from the German. London, 1835. 2 vols. 8vo. The following are the chief further treatises. Lucian on the Manner of Writing History; in Francklin's translation of his works. Voss's Ars Historica, which embraces a critical catalogue of the Greek and Roman historians. Du Fresnoy, Méthode pour étudier l'Histoire; which has a very copious catalogue of the writers, ancient and modern. Voltaire, Pyrrhonisme de l'Histoire. Mably, Dialogues on the Manner of Writing History. Ferrand, Esprit de l'Histoire. Taylor's Process of Historical Proof. Idem, Transmission of Ancient Books to Modern Times. Vico, Principii d'una Scienza Nuova. Beaufort, Uncertainty of the first four Centuries of the Roman History. Treatises in the Memoirs de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, by Anselme (vol. IV. and VI.) De Pouilly and Freret (vol. VI.), Freret (vol. XVIII.), De Burigny (vol. XIX. and XL.) In Rees's Encyclopædia a good succinct course of historical study will be found at the title History. As examples of the application of historical criticism, Bentley's Phalaris, Wolfe's Prolegomena to Homer, and Niebuhr's Rome are most celebrated. The controversies as to Babrius and Æsop; on the Homeric question; on the authenticity of the Ossianic poems and those of Rowley, have also elicited much subtlety and learning as to the methods of historical evidence. Herder has also written a good book on the Philosophy of History, of which there is a translation. A CHAPTER II. GEOGRAPHY, OR DESCRIPTIVE HISTORY. Introduction. Johnson, Dr. James: Change of Air; or, the Philosophy of Travelling being Autumnal Excursions through France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Belgium, with Observations on the Moral, Physical, and Medicinal Influences of Travelling, Exercise, Change of Scene, Foreign Skies, and Voluntary Expatriation. New-York, 1834. 8vo. Kitchener has written "the Traveller's Oracle," London, 1827, 2 vols. 12mo; and Gilbert West a poem "on the Use and Abuse of Travelling;" which is found in Anderson's Poets, vol. IX., p. 481. Pinkerton: See his Collection of Voyages and Travels for a History of Geography and Discovery. Another, more compendious, is found in Locke's Works (among Polygraphs), drawn up for Churchill's Collection of Voyages and Travels. Clarke also gave the first part of a History of Discovery; but it was ill received, and abandoned. Du Fresnoy has left a Méthode pour étudier la Géographie; and Vaugondi, an Essai sur l'Historie de la Géographie. A short one is prefixed to Blair's Chronology. Maps, or Figured Geography. American Atlas; being a Guide to the History of North and South America and the West Indies, on the Plan of Lavoisne's Atlas, and intended as a Companion to it. Philadelphia, 1827. Folio. *General Atlas; consisting of a Series of Geographical Designs, and a Collection of Maps and Charts. Edinburgh, 1817. Folio. "Historical Map of Palestine. *Historical, Geographical, and Statistical View of the United States; (a chart.) *Lavoisne's Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological, and Geographical Atlas; being a General Guide to Ancient and Modern History. Philadelphia, 1821. Folio. Map of Liverpool; with a View of the Principal Public Buildings. *Melish, John: Military and Topographical Atlas of the United States, including the British Possessions and Florida: to which are added, a List of the Military Districts, a Register of the Army, and a List of the Navy of the United States. Philadel phia, 1813. 8vo. *Oddy's General Atlas. 1811. *Select Plans of Counties, Cities, Harbours, Forts, &c., in the World. |
