Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Geographical Dictionary, or Universal Gazetteer, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 1 of 2 A work of this kind must necessarily be defective, even if the best possible use were made of all the materials extant. But in a design embracing such a variety and multiplicity of detail, there will be many errors and defects, that must be attributed to inadvertance. The author is aware that this Gazetteer admits of great improvement. Imperfect, however, as it is, it has cost him no small labour; and it has been'his endeavour to render it useful and acceptable to the public. He has abundant reason to be satisfied with the manner in which it has heretofore been received, and he cherishes the hope, that in its present state, it will be found to carry with it such marks of his industry and fidelity. 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.