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Printed and Edited by C. HULBERT, Shrewsbury; SOLD by G. & W. B. WHITTAKER, W. BAYNES & SON, and J. KERSHAW, London; CLARKE, ROBERTS, and THOMSON, Manchester; BROSTER, Chester; WILMER and Co. Liverpool; WRIGHTSON, Birmingham; KNIBB and LANGRIDGE, Worcester; HoULSTON, Wellington; SMITH, Iron Bridge; ROBERTS, Oswestry; PROCTER, Ludlow; and all respectable Booksellers.

NOW PUBLISHING,

IN FOUR VOLUMES, 12mo.

Very neatly Printed, and Illustrated by several beautiful Copper-Plate Engravings from Original Drawings, executed expressly for this Publication; among which are a Frontispiece, Illustrative of the Design of the Work; Napoleon's Grave, Natural Rock Temple, American Antiquities, Portrait of the Venerable Archdeacon Corbet, View of Eaton Abbey, &c.

THE SELECT

MUSEUM OF THE WORLD:

OR, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF

THE CURIOSITIES OF NATURE & ART: Comprising upwards of ONE THOUSAND DESCRIPTIONS of the most Rare and Magnificent Objects of the, Works of God and Man, peculiar to each Quarter of the Globe; diligently compiled from the most eminent Published Authorities, and ORIGINAL Sources; prefaced by elucidatory Observations, and interspersed with Narratives, Anecdotes, Hints,' and Reflections.

BY CHARLES HULBERT, Author of the African Traveller, Literary Beauties, &c. The subjects being numerous, for the convenience of reference, in each Volume they are methodically arranged, under the following heads:

Ancient Cities, Temples and Ruins; Celebrated Mountains; Volcanoes; Caverns and Grottoes; Rivers, Lakes and Springs; Fossil Remains, and Indications of a Former World; Rare Animals and Vegetables; Sublime Views and Prospects; Palaces; Temples; Monu

ments and Bridges; Prevailing Religions and Singular Customs; Rare Phenomena of Nature; Earthquakes, Plagues, and Storms; Mechanical Inventions, and Dis. coveries; Men of Genius; Instances of Extraordinary Personal Beauty; Individuals of Gigantic Stature and Dwarfs; Instances of Human Longevity; Including also, Descriptions of several Modern Cities of Eminence, &c.

The EXTRAORDINARIES of each quarter of the Globe, have a separate Volume devoted to their description. The charge to Subscribers for the whole set will be Sixteen Shillings and Sixpence, to Non-subscribers Twenty Three Shillings,

The FIRST VOLUME of the work entitled MUSEUM ASIANUM, Price Four Shillings to Subscribers, and Five Shillings and Sixpence to Nonsubscribers, contains upwards of 200 Articles, descriptive of the Antiquities, Curiosities, Beauties and Varieties of Asia.

The Secosp VOLUME, or MUSEUM AFRICA. NUM, Price Two Shillings and Threepence to Subscribers, and Three Shillings and Sixpence to Nonsubscribers, includes in Addition to its general contents, interesting ORIGINAL communications from Mr. Lee, of Shrewsbury, who accompanied Major Peddie, Captain Campbell, and Major Grey, in their unfortunate expeditions into the Interior of Africa, &c.

VOLUME the THIRD, or MUSEUM AMERICANUM, Price Three Shillings and Sixpence to Subseribers, and Five Shillings to Nonsubscribers, contains not only a general description of the Extraordinaries of America, but a particular account of North Western, and Southern American Antiquities, from American Publications, and other sources of correct information; a Description of the principal Cities, Modern Works of Art and Ingenuity in the New World- embracing Original Communications and Correspondence with the Editor, &c.

VOLUME the FOURTH, on EUROPE, is now in the Press and will comprehend the Principal Wonders and Extraordinaries of this Wonderful Portion of the Globe; in addition to which, will be given Original Descriptions of Curiosities and Places visited by the Editor and his Literary Friends, particularly Thomas Stringer, Esq. M. D. of Shrewsbury, and Mr. J, P,

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Hulbert, Surgeon. of Melksham, Wiltshire. Price about Five Shillings to Subscribers.

A SUPPLEMENT will contain an Original Narrative of Mr. Lee's Travels in Africa; an Original Poem, on the Wonders and Glories of the Starry Heavens, and the Pleasures to be derived from the Study of Astronomy, &c. by C. A. H. the Editor's Son; also a List of Subscribers to the Work. Price not exceeding Two Shillings and Sixpence.

N. B. May be bound up with the Volume on Africa, at Subscribers' discretion.

Arrangements have been made for the delivery of the work in almost every part of the Kingdom.

Those Ladies and Gentlemen who design to honour the SELECT MUSEUM with their Patronage as Subscribers, are requested to transmit their Names, Titles, and Places of Abode, to the Author and Publisher, C. HULBERT, Shrewsbury,

The following character of the MUSEUM ASIANUM, or Volume First, is expressed by the Editor of the LITERARY CHRONICLE, of September 14th, 1822.

"Mr. Hulbert is an enthusiastic admirer of nature, and an adorer of nature's God; and this feeling pervades every page of his work. He does not confine himself to merely detailing the wonders of nature and art, but accompanies every part of his narrative and descriptions with such moral reflections as they may suggest, thus making them 'point a moral' as well as adorn a tale.' His volume contains two hundred different articles of descriptions and interesting facts, in Asiatic History, Geography, Biography, Religion, Natural History, Mechanical Science, &c. including also, many pleasing Narratives, interesting and amusing Anecdotes, illustrative of the principal Rarities, Beauties, and Peculiarities of the Eastern World. These, are not, however, mere transcripts from former works; but the general information, collected from the best authorities, is condensed into one more perfect and complete narrative. In all cases, when there is a full and complete description, without newly compiling it, the authorities quoted are acknowledged."

The same editor in his No. 194, speaking of the Second Volume, or MUSEUM AFRICANUM. remarks: "This modest but highly interesting volume is the second part of Mr. Hulbert's Select Museum of Nature and Art. Of the merits of the general plan, and execution of the first portion of the work,the Museum Asianum,' we have already expressed ourselves in terins decidedly favourable; and we are happy to find our good opinion

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