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The last half century has seen the governments of Europe, 
almost with one accord, embarking their resources of mind 
and wealth in topographical surveys of their respective ter- 
ritories. 
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Corsica, on a scale of —..'_._ makes an additional French con- 
“rom each of these, hundreds of sheets have been issued, cover- 
ing Turkey, Russia, Algeria, and furnishing charts of ports in all 
la These are mainly of a high style, though deficient in 
accuracy from the imperfection of surveys. 
teat Britain has, with deep sagacity, applied lavish means to 
forming a correct geography of her wide-s inl he 
hance surveys of England, Ireland, and Scotland, now sever- 
ally in progress, are of the most elaborate nature and afford re- 
sults’ unsurpassed in fidelity and minuteness. The Trigonomet- 
real survey of East India occupies a high rank among geodetic 
of the Government Survey and map of Canada with the best 
ra map extant, we shall see cause for wonder, if not 
accomplish. ‘These noble geographical labors of Great Britain, 
th internal and external, are intimately allied with that pro- 
found commercial policy which has made her so preéminent. 
Akeen scent for mercantile opportunity has guided her explo- 
of local knowledge to every pithy undertaking, has led to sys- 
lime liberality dn aneins ‘aad publishing the results of ex- 
