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Herschel and other eminent astronomers. || Illustrated with twenty-five 

 correct maps. || The first American edition improved. || In two volumes 



Vol. I. || Published by Johnson and Warner, and for sale at their 



book stores in || Philadelphia; Richmond Virginia; and Lexington, 



Kentucky || || 1809. || This quarto edition has 



no scientific value except in its historic connection with that of 1815. 



The title of the third American Edition differs materially from those 

 of its predecessors; it reads, || A || Universal Geography; || or || a view of 

 the present state of || the known world. || containing || [here follows 

 double column table of contents, same as in second edition with item 

 number twelve omitted] to which are added, || i. a geographical index 

 with the names of places alphabetically || arranged. 2. A chronological 

 table of remarkable events, from the creation to the present time. 3. A 

 list || of men of learning and science || originally compiled by William 

 Guthrie, Esq. || The astronomical part by Jaines Ferguson, F. R. S. || to 

 which have been added || the late discoveries of Dr. Herschel and other || 

 eminent astronomers || accompanied with twenty-one correct maps. || 

 third American edition, || with extensive alterations and additions, by 

 several American editors. || In two volumes vol. II. [I] || = || Philadel- 

 phia: || published by Benjamin Warner, No. 171 High Street || also for 

 sale at his store in Richmond, (Va.) and by Wm. P. Bason, || Charleston, 

 (S. C.) || = =|| 1820. i| Pp. 9 to 640. I. Vol. of Maps. 



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Upon whose authority Ord makes the statement that America contains 

 one half of the Quadrupeds of the known world, I do not discover. At 

 the present day the list of strictly North American species of mammals 

 found North of Mexico numbers nearly four hundred. In Ord's list 

 one hundred of these species are enumerated ; of those remaining in the 

 list, fifteen are undeterminable, twenty-four are Mexican and South 

 American species, eighteen are synonyms of other names in the list and 

 ten are old world forms having no close specific affinities with those of 

 America. 



From this it is evident that Ord's acquaintance with the mam- 

 malogy of America was chiefly that of a compiler from the works of 

 foreign authors and that the new matter in his Zoology is almost ex- 

 clusively based on the researches of those intrepid explorers, Lewis and 

 Clark, who had just returned from the new West and the account of 

 whose travels had been made public the previous year.* Viewed from 

 the present standards of research in North American Mammalogy, the 

 list of George Ord forms a striking commentary on past and present 

 methofls in zoological science. 



That Ord did much toward reformation is well proven; in view of 

 which we may charitably forget that he included in his " Zoology of 

 North America," not only forms exclusively South American, but 

 several species which neither the "ingenious Mr. Pennant," nor the 



February 20th, 1814, was absolute date of publication. 



