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The “ Archiv fiir Geographie und 
Statiftick,” which was begun in July, 
1801, has met with fuch general applaule, 
that the editors are enabled to continue 
it without interruption, notwithiftanding 
the concurrence of ieveral more per iodical 
works. of a like tenden Ks 
The chief object of this publication is, 
to enable the lovers of geography and 
ftatiftics, as well as all thote that devote 
themfelves to the {ciences, and toa pub- 
lic life, to acquire, without great ex- 
pence, a fufficient knowledge of the lateft 
geographical and tlatiitical “invefti igations 
and improvements, as well as of the lite- 
rature of thefe interefting fciences. 
Two volumes of «Letters on Italy, 
written in the years 1798 and 1799,” 
have made fome fenfation in Germany ; 
but they do not contain much new infor- 
mation ; being, however, compoled in a 
pieafing and interetting ftyl:, we cannot 
altogether pafs them over in llmee: 
More important is, efpecially now, 
when an almoft general rage for travelling 
prevails, a French tranflation of © Ret. 
CHaRT’S Guide for Travellers in Eu- 
rope,” which has lately appeared at Wei- 
mar, in Saxony, in two volumes. ‘Tra- 
vellers will feel themfelves greatly in- 
debted to the worthy author, for the 
pains he has taken in revifing this valu- 
able work, before it was tranflaied, un- 
der his iste diate infpe€tion, into a lan- 
guage, by means of which it has been 
rendered generally ufeful to travellers of 
all nabions, who are defirous of traverfing 
Europe for the purpofe, of infiru€tion and 
diverficn. The mtroduction which is 
prefixed, is particularly ufeful, as it con- 
tains) proimimary notices concerning 
every thine requifite for people who wifh 
to travel with eafe, comfort, and fecu- 
rity. 
We take equal pleafure in informing 
our readers, that Dr. Meyer, of Ham- 
burg, the learned author of the ‘* Frag- 
ments from Paris,” has publifned a feries 
of “¢ Letters from the Capital and the In- 
terior of France,” in two volumes. “The 
firit volume defcribes the author’s journey 
from Hamburg to Paris, and contains a 
great variety of fhrewd and interetti: g ob- 
fervations. Thefe volumes afford an ad- 
ditional prook, that every fubject, of 
wich tiis elegant and philoiopaical writer 
treats, acquires additional interelt under 
his pen. 
« The Travels of Marco Paolo, in 
the Eaft, in the Years 1272, 1273, 
1274, and 1275, have been tranflated 
from the French, and accompanied with 
Retrofpect of German Literature.—Geography, Ses 
a very inftructive commentary, by FeLix, 
PEREGRIN. 
Profeflor FISCHER, the celebrated au- 
thor of ** Travels in Spain,” and other 
valuable v works, has favoured the publie 
with the firft volume of, <* Contributions 
towards a better Know: ‘edge of the Span: if, 
Poffeffions in South America, compiled 
from the Spanith, and accompa, ied with, 
explanatory Annnotations.”” 
This interefting volume contains Jet 
ters on the Havanna, on Mexico, Buenos. 
Ayres, Tucuman, Peru, Mo: ‘tanna Re- 
al, and Letters of mitcelianeous Infor- 
mation. Ajl lovers of Sta:jsics, and 
merchants, will perufe this volume with 
great intereft, as it gives a very fatisfac- 
tory account my the “tr ade of, Peru, and, 
befides, contains the lat ft mercaniile lifts 
of Peru. We are impatient to fee this 
interefting and inftructive work continued, 
HISTORY. 
The indefatigable zeal with wh: ri the 
Germans purlue hittorical inquiries, ren- 
ders this department of literature daily 
more interefting, and worthy the atten- 
tion of foreign lierati. Several new 
works, of th.s “elena which have of late 
mide their appearance in Germany, af- 
ford manifelt proofs of the perfeverance 
with which this fcience continues to: be 
cultivated. One of the molt interefting 
works, under this head, lately publifhed, 
is undoubtedly. 
“I. F. Roru’s Hiftory of the Trade 
of Nuremberg, in 2 volumes.” 
Mr. Roth’s work cannot, indeed, be 
faid to contain a complete and fatisfectory 
hiltory of the trade-of this ancient and 
important imperial city; but as he has 
collected, from authentic fources, a co- 
pious ma{s of very interciting materials, 
that will prove eminently ufeful to a fu- 
ture hilicrian, who may be inclined to 
treat of the fame fubje&t, he 1s, at lealt 
in this :efpect, intided to the thanks of 
his countrymen. 
Profefler GaLLettT1, of Gotha, has 
prefented the public with an additional 
volume of his elaborate “ Comipend:ous 
Hiftory of the Worid.”—(Kleine Welt- 
gelch’ cite). 
The {cientifie diligence of this elegant 
and erudite author, feems to increafe with 
every additional velume ; and the critical 
judgment which he ciples throughout 
the whole work, will, when once com- 
pleted, render it deferving of a confpi- 
cuous place in the library of every lover 
of the hiftorical fciences. 
K. F. Becker’s “* Hiftory of the 
World,” for children and their eae 
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