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	Gentleman's Magazine 1831 part 2 p.537
Samuel Tymms   Family Topographer
	Samuel Tymms, Family Topographer Book review The Family Topographer; a Compendious Account of the ancient and present state of the Counties of England. By Samuel Tymms. Vol.I. Home Circuit. 12mo, pp.224. HE who knows how to make the most of time; to form his own unprejudiced opinions of objects; to revive the memory of things forgotten; to possess memoranda of interesting matters; to disburden the mind of treasuring mere dates; to anticipate what he is likely to find, and to acquire numerous incidental aids to his knowledge, will easily understand the value of a Compendia; and it is with science, as with money, the next thing to having it, is to know how to get it. This Compendium comes under such a character. It is a guide for the benefit of all persons who take an interest in topography, statistical and archaeological; or in history, national and biographical. In fact, it is a work that will be found useful and interesting to every individual, of whatever rank or pursuit, in the country. This recommendation will be found just, from an enumeration alone of the heads of the divisions under which each county is treated; viz. 1. Situation and Extent. 2. Ancient State and Remains. 3. Present State and Appearance. 4. Historical Events. 5. Eminent Natives. 6. Miscellaneous Observations. As to the execution of the work, we can only say that he who used needles, and would be obliged to seek for them in bottles of hay, must receive an important service by having them collected, and brought to him in a case; and where things are necessary or useful, every on ought to praise the
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