The young gentleman and lady's philosophy : in a continued survey of the works of nature and art by way of dialogue . iple 3at^. ^mn. (Afewen^ de^af^an/ier fy ru^ *^ Hatedtu. t and Ladys Philosophy. ,137 JPrefent of it, as I wifli to have nothing new or curious go be-lide you, or come to you at Second-hand. Euphrof. Pray, let me look at it. It feems to be an elegant Defign, and differs manifeftly from the Appearance ofother Maps ; but in fuch Particulars, as I can hardly tell what they are. I fee it is very capacious, and takes in large Trafts of the Continent of Europe, Afia, and Africa., on
The young gentleman and lady's philosophy : in a continued survey of the works of nature and art by way of dialogue . iple 3at^. ^mn. (Afewen^ de^af^an/ier fy ru^ *^ Hatedtu. t and Ladys Philosophy. ,137 JPrefent of it, as I wifli to have nothing new or curious go be-lide you, or come to you at Second-hand. Euphrof. Pray, let me look at it. It feems to be an elegant Defign, and differs manifeftly from the Appearance ofother Maps ; but in fuch Particulars, as I can hardly tell what they are. I fee it is very capacious, and takes in large Trafts of the Continent of Europe, Afia, and Africa., on oneSide, and of North America and the Weji-Indies on the otherSide, with a View of all the Atlantic Ocean between them ; andyet, methinks, the Map is not large for fuch an There is fomewhat very finguhr in the Conftrudion, as well as the Form of this Map. Would you ever have thought of a Reprefentation of the Surface of the Globe, by aPart of the Surface of a Cone ? And yet you will eafily under-ftand that this is the Cafe in regard to the Map under Confidera-tion i f(5r you may plainly fee, that the F
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