67 deg. 47' 50"; and in longitude 115 deg. 36' 49" west;
that he sailed five hundred and fifty miles along its shores to the
eastward, and then returned to Port Enterprize.
CATALOGUE OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS.
_Preliminary Observations on the Plan and Arrangement pursued
in drawing up this Catalogue_.
It is obvious, that whoever undertakes to draw up a catalogue of books on
any particular subject, must proceed on one or other of these two
plans,--either to give a complete catalogue of all the works published on
that subject, or a select catalogue of what seems to him the best works. It
is scarcely necessary to point out the objection to the first plan, arising
from the impracticability of making any catalogue absolutely complete; but
it may be said, though not absolutely complete, it may, by sufficient
information and diligence, be rendered nearly so. Let us suppose, then,
that by unwearied assiduity and research, aided and guided by the requisite
knowledge, a catalogue is rendered as perfect as it practically can be
made,--is the utility of such a catalogue enhanced in a proportion any
thing approaching to the labour, research, and time expended upon it; or,
rather, would not such a catalogue be much less useful than one within
smaller compass, drawn up on the plan of selection?
On all subjects there are more bad or indifferent works published than good
ones.
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