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HISTORICAL DIVISION. 



A good work on General History has long been a great desideratum in our 

 literature. The summaries of Tytler and Russell are too brief, and the Uni- 

 versal History, independently of the heavy manner in which it is written, is 

 too long. It is presumed that the Historical Department of the ENCYCLO- 

 PAEDIA MKTROPOLITANA will be found to meet this want in an efficient man- 

 ner. The articles are written by men of the highest attainments in different 

 classes of historical knowledge. They exhibit the history of the world, at 

 first in a series of Biographical 'sketches, and then in a continuous History of 

 each remarkable country, combined with an Ecclesiastical History remark- 

 ably full and rich in the most interesting epochs of the Christian Church. 

 Dissertations of great importance in a philosophical point of view, such as 

 those' on Ancient Philosophy and Literature, on the Crusades, the Feudal 

 System, and the Scholastic System, are introduced, at the most convenient 

 periods, for the illustration of the respective subjects. 



In preparing this department of the Encyclopaedia for publication in the 

 CABINET EDITION, the greatest care will be" taken to render every section of 

 it as complete as the present state of historical knowledge will permit. Every 

 Treatise will be compared with the recent works of eminent Historians, Geo- 

 graphers, and Archaeologists ; additions will be made where necessary, and 

 new Histories, of particular Countries or on special subjects, will be intro- 

 duced when required to complete the plan that is sketched in this Prospectus. 



It is intended also to enrich the Cabinet Edition with AN EXTENSIVE SERIES 

 of ILLUSTRATIONS, consisting of Portraits and Statues of Eminent Persons, 

 Pictures of celebrated Events, Views of Remarkable ' Places and Buildings, 

 Coins, Medals, and other subjects of archaeological interest taken from the 

 most authentic sources, and Drawn and Engraved on Wood by Eminent Artists. 



PLAN OF THE UNIVERSAL HISTORY. 



The Volumes to which a Price is affixed are Published. 

 INTRODUCTORY VOLUMES. 



AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF UNIVERSAL HISTORY. 



Two Dissertations: I. On the Uses of History as a Study. II. On the Separation of the 

 Early Facts of History from Fable. By Sir JOHN STODDART, Kiit., LL.D. Second Edi- 

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CHRONOLOGY AND HIEROGLYPHICS. By the Rev. THOMAS HART- 

 WELL HORNE, B.D., St. John's College, Cambridge, Prebendary of St. Paul's, &c., the 

 Rev. G. C. RENOUABD, B.D., Fel. of Sydney-Sussex Coll. Cam., and other Contributors. 



TABLES OF UNIVERSAL CHRONOLOGY, from the Earliest Period to 

 the Present Time; so arranged as to show the Contemporaneous Events in all Coun- 

 tries at one view, with an extensive Alphabetical and Classified Index, one large 

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ARCHAEOLOGY. ETHNOLOGY. With numerous Illustrations. 



