GENERAL GAZETTEER IMPROVED;

OR, A NEW AND COMPENDIOUS
GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY;

CONTAINING
A DESCRIPTION OF THE

A
EMPIRES, KINGDOMS, STATES, PROVINCES. CITIES,
TOWNS, FORTS SEAS, HARBOURS, RIVERS,

LÄKES, MOUNTAINS, CAPES, &c.

IN THE

KNOWN WORLD;

WITH THE
GOVERNMENT, CUSTOMS, MANNERS, AND RELIGION

OF THE INHABITANTS;
The Estent, Boundaries, and Natural Productions of each Country: the Trade,

Manufactures, and Curiosities of the Cities and Towns; their Longitude, Lati-
tude, Bearings and Distances in English Miles, from remarkable places ; and
the various events by which they have been distinguished :

:

INCLUDING

A DETAIL OF THE COUNTIES, CITIES, BOROUGHS, MARKET-TOWNS, AND

PRINCIPAL VILLAGES, IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND :

TOGETHER WITH
A succinct Account of, at least, one thousand Cities, Towns, and Villages in

the United States, more than has appeared in any foreign Edition of the same
Work; in which the numerous mistakes and desciencies of European Gazec:
teers, respecting this country, are corrected and supplied.

ILLUSTRATED BY EIGHT MAPS, NEATLY EXECUTED.

ORIGINALLY WRITTEN
BY R. BROOKES, M. D.

THE SECOND AMERICAN Edition, FROM THE LATEST EUROPEAN,
WITH GREAT ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN EVERY PART.

PUBLISHED
BY JOHNSON AND WARNER, PHILADELPHIA,

AND RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

1812.

DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, 85.

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twentieth day of L. S. February, in the thirtieth year of the Independence of

the United States of America, A. D. 1806. Jacob John.

son & Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the Title of a Book, the right whereof they claim as Proprietors, in the words following, to wit:

“ Brookes's General Gazetteer Improved; or, a new and compendious “Geographical Dictionary, containing a description of the Empires, King« doms, States, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Forts, Seas, Harbours, Rivers, « Lakes, Mountains, Capes, &c. in the known World. With the Governsó ment, Customs, Manners, and Religion of the Inhabitants ; the Extent,

Boundaries and natural Productions of each Country ; the Trade Ma“nufactures, and Curiosities of the Cities and Towns; their Longitude, “ Latitude, Bearings and Distances in English miles, from remarkable < places; and the various events by which they have been distinguished. “ Including a detail of the Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Market-towns, and

“ principal Villages, in Great Britain and Ireland: together with a succinct | “ Account of, at least, seven hundred Cities, Towns and villages in the Unit

6 ed States, more than has appeared in any preceding Edition of the same • Work; in which the numerous mistakes and deficiencies of European « Gazetteers, respecting this country, are corrected and supplied. Illus“ trated by Eight Maps, neatly executed. Originally written by R. “ BROORES, M. D. The first American Edition from the latest Euro“ pean, with great additions and improvements in every part."

In Conformity to an Act of the Congress of the United States, enuitled, “ An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by securing the Copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such Copies, during the tiines therein mentioned.” And also to the Act, entitled, “ An Act Supplementary to an Act, entitled, An Act for the Encouragement of Icarning, by securing the Copies of Maps, Charts, and Books to the Authors and Proprietors of such Copies during the times therein mentioned;" and extending the Benefits thereof to the Arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other Prints.”

D. CALDWELL, Clerk of the ?

District of Pennsylvania. S

ADVERTISEMENT TO THE TWELFTH EDITION.

THIS edition has been carefully revised and corrected; and besides considerable improvements which have been introduced in former editions of this Gazetteer, the publishers have availed themselves of all the latest and most approved publications, which could be of any utility in the compilation of this work. Park's Travels into Africa have been consulted, and the alterations introduced by that traveller into the geography of Africa have been particularly attended to; the late Embassy to Ava, and Journey to Thibet, have been carefully perused, and several alterations in the Geography of these countries have been introduced, besides the names of several towns and other topographical corrections. No pains have been spared to render this edition as correct as possible, and every publication has been consulted by the publishers, from which new geographical information could be obtained. The very material changes which have been introduced in the state of the different kingdoms of Europe within these few years, by the vicissitudes of war, or the still more uncertain operations of internal tumult, have been particularly noticed, and the historical events have been all brought down to the period when the work went to press; and the distances, longitudes, and latitudes have been given with all possible accuracy.

IN addition to the improvements detailed in the foregoing advertisement, the present edition being the second of this well known Gazetteer, that has issued from the American press, contains a description of at least one thousand principal towns, &c. in the United States ; which, doubtless, will render it the most valuable edition of the work that has yet appeared.

Am. Ed.