SQ Geography/. [Chap. V. 



information respecting it furnished by numerous 

 travellers. 



Different portions of the Southerii and South- 

 Western parts of North America have been visited 

 and explored during the period under review, 

 by Lavvson*, Bossuf, du Pratz, Crozat, Charle- 

 voix, d'Auteroche J, Clavigero§, Adair ||, and Bar- 

 tram^, whose publications abound with instruc- 

 tive and interesting narrativ^es, concerning the ter- 

 ritorial limits, the inhabitants, and the natural his- 

 tory of the districts which they traversed. 



Much information concerning the geography of 

 the Western parts of North America has been given 

 by Boon, Carver *% Hutchins, and others; particu- 



* A New Voyage to CnroUna, containing the exact Description 

 and Natural History of that Country. 4to. 1709. This is a va- 

 luable work. The author was surveyor-general of North Carolina, 

 at the beginning of the century. Brickell is also mentioned, in 

 connexion with Lawson, as having contributed to extend our 

 knowledge of that country. But Brickell's publication is nothing 

 more than a villainous imposition. He put his name to Lawson's 

 work, and not only copied verbatim whole pages, but the entire 

 volume, excepting merely those alterations which became indis- 

 pensably necessary to give some decent colouring to tlie imposture. 

 Brickell's publication appeared in 1737- 



t Travels in Louisiana. Translated by Forster. 2 vols. 8vo. 

 17/1. 



X Jean d'Auteroche Chappe, a French asti'onomer, who was 

 born in 1728, went, in 17^9, to Qilifornia, to observe the Transit 

 of Venus. His Voyage to California contains some interesting in- 

 formation concerning tliat country. He died there, some time 

 aftcy his arrival, of an epidemic disease. 



§ History of Mexico. 2 vols, 4to. 



II Account of the American Indians. 



^ Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, Sec. 



•y-* Travels into the later ior of North America y from 170'(> to 

 1 70s. 



