Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Bibliographical Account of the Principal Works Relating to English Topography, Vol. 1 of 3 For his own information, as opportunity offered, he collated every volume of eng lish topography, committing such notices to paper; and at the request of a few friends, Who conceived that such information might be of service to the Bibliographer, he was induced to ex tend his plan, and prepare it for publication. 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.