328 Boundaries hettvecn "Europe and AJla. 



natural boundary between Europe and Afia." And in Vd, 

 VII. p. 39, when enumerating the boundaries of Europe, it 

 is faid to be *' feparated from Afia in part by the Archipe- 

 lago, as a1fo by the Black Sea, then by the river Don till it 

 comes near the river Volga or Wolga, and then it is parted 

 from Afia by this Jaft, and afterwards by the river Oby." 



The greateft inftance of inaccuracy, however, is when, 

 enumerating the boundaries of Afia, Vol. II. p. 393, it is 

 faid to be '' feparated from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea, 

 the Archipelago, the Black Sea, the Palus Meotis, the Don, 

 and the Dwina, which fall into the White Sea." Such are 

 the contradicilions to be met with in that heterogeneous, 

 though in many infiances juftly celebrated work. The ga- 

 zetteers of Watfon, Salmon, and Brookes, uniformly contra- 

 dift themfelvcs, defcribing the river Oby as being the boun- 

 dary between thefe two quarters of the world, and their 

 maps reprefenting the chain of Oural mountains as the 

 boundary. It is not fo much to be wondered at in ga- 

 zetteers, which are, generally fpeaking, catchpenny publica- 

 tions, fervilely copying from each other, even their very 

 faults, except Crutwcll's lately publifticd, and an excellent 

 little pocket one, Peacock's : it is, however, to be regretted, 

 that the editor of that moll ufeful and excellent geographical 

 grammar, Guthrie's I mean, has alfo fallen into this error. 



If any of your correfpondents v^ill inform me how thi? 

 matter is, it will be coufidered as a favour by one who has 

 already received much entertainment and information from 

 the Philoiophical Magazine. 



Augujl 12,, 1799. ^- ^^• 



P. S. There is a fimilar mifiake to be found in mofl: geo- 

 graphical defcriptions of Ireland ; the county of Clare being 

 enumerated amongil the counties of Munfter, and the map 

 reprefenting it as part of the province of Connaught, whi^h 

 certainly appears its rnoft natural appropriation, 



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