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their   ideas    to  practice�察  �and   drawing     imaginary      pictures   of   nations   or 

republics�察  �whose   manners   or   government   came   up   to   their   standard   of 

excellence�察  �were�察  �all   of   whom   I   had   ever   heard�察  �and   some   I   had   never 

heard of before�察�to be found in this collection。             A translation of Aristotle's 

republic�察  �the   political   romances   of   sir   Thomas   Moore�察  �Harrington�察  �and 

Hume�察     �appeared     to  have    been   much     read�察  �and   Ludlow     had   not   been 

sparing of his marginal comments。               In these writers he appeared to find 

nothing but error and absurdity�察�and his notes were introduced for no other 

end   than   to   point   out   groundless   principles   and   false   conclusions。   。   。   。   。 

The   style   of   these   remarks   was   already   familiar   to   me。    I   saw   nothing 

new in them�察�or different from the strain of those speculations with which 

Ludlow was accustomed to indulge himself in conversation with me。 

     After having turned over the leaves of the printed volumes�察�I at length 

lighted     on   a  small    book    of   maps�察   �from    which�察   �of   course�察   �I  could 

reasonably expect no information�察�on that point about which I was most 

curious。     It was an atlas�察�in which the maps had been drawn by the pen。 

None of them contained any thing remarkable�察�so far as I�察�who was indeed 

a smatterer in geography�察�was able to perceive�察�till I came to the end�察�when 

I   noticed   a   map�察  �whose   prototype   I   was   wholly   unacquainted   with。        It 

was   drawn   on   a pretty  large  scale�察  �representing   two   islands�察  �which   bore 

some   faint   resemblance�察  �in   their   relative   proportions�察  �at   least�察  �to   Great 

Britain and Ireland。        In shape they were widely different�察�but as to size 

there was no scale by which to measure them。                 From the great number of 

subdivisions�察  �and   from   signs�察  �which   apparently   represented   towns   and 

cities�察�I was allowed to infer�察�that the country was at least as extensive as 



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the   British   isles。   This    map    was   apparently   unfinished�察     �for  it  had  no 

names inscribed upon it。 

     I have just said�察�my geographical knowledge was imperfect。 Though I 

had not enough to draw the outlines of any country by memory�察�I had still 

sufficient to recognize what I had before seen�察�and to discover that none of 

the larger islands in our globe resembled the one before me。                 Having such 

and so strong motives to curiosity�察�you may easily imagine my sensations 

on   surveying     this   map。    Suspecting�察    �as   I   did�察 �that   many   of  Ludlow's 

intimations alluded to a country well known to him�察�though unknown to 

others�察  �I   was�察  �of   course�察  �inclined   to   suppose   that   this   country   was   now 

before me。 

     In search of some clue to this mystery�察�I carefully inspected the other 

maps     in  this  collection。    In   a  map    of  the   eastern   hemisphere      I  soon 

observed      the   outlines    of  islands�察   �which�察   �though    on   a   scale   greatly 

diminished�察�were plainly similar to that of the land above described。 

     It is well known that the people of Europe are strangers to very nearly 

one half of the surface of the globe。* From the south pole up to the equator�察�

it   is   only   the  small   space   occupied   by   southern   Africa   and    by   South 

America with which we are acquainted。 There is a vast extent�察�sufficient to 

receive   a   continent   as   large   as   North America�察  �which   our   ignorance   has 

filled only with water。 In Ludlow's maps nothing was still to be seen�察�in 

these regions�察�but water�察�except in that spot where the transverse parallels 

of the southern tropic and the 150th degree east longitude intersect each 

other。    On   this   spot   were   Ludlow's   islands   placed�察  �though   without   any 

name or inscription whatever。 

     I needed not to be told that this spot had never been explored by any 

European   voyager�察  �who   had   published   his   adventures。          What   authority 

had Ludlow for fixing a habitable land in this spot�拭              �and why did he give 

us nothing but the courses of shores and rivers�察�and the scite of towns and 

villages�察�without a name�拭�

     As    soon   as   Ludlow     had   set  out   upon   his   proposed     journey    of  a 

fortnight�察  �I   unlocked   his   closet�察  �and   continued   rummaging   among   these 

books and maps till night。         By that time I had turned over every book and 



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almost every leaf in this small collection�察�and did not open the closet again 

till near  the   end   of   that   period。   Meanwhile   I   had   many  reflections   upon 

this remarkable circumstance。 Could Ludlow have intended that I should 

see this atlas�拭     �It was the only book that could be styled a manuscript on 

these shelves�察�and it was placed beneath several others�察�in a situation far 

from   being      obvious     and   forward     to  the  eye   or   the  hand。    Was      it  an 

oversight in him to leave it in my way�察�or could he have intended to lead 

my   curiosity   and   knowledge   a   little   farther   onward   by   this   accidental 

disclosure�拭      �In   either   case how   was   I   to   regulate   my  future   deportment 

toward   him�拭      �Was   I   to   speak   and   act   as   if   this   atlas   had   escaped   my 

attention or not�拭       �I  had already�察 �after  my  first examination   of it�察 �placed 

the volume exactly where I found it。              On every supposition I thought this 

was the safest way�察�and unlocked the closet a second time�察�to see that all 

was   precisely   in   the   original   order。   。   。   。   。 How   was   I   dismayed   and 

confounded on inspecting the shelves to perceive that the atlas was gone。 

This was a theft�察�which�察�from the closet being under lock and key�察�and the 

key   always   in   my   own   pocket�察  �and   which�察  �from   the   very   nature   of   the 

thing   stolen�察  �could   not   be   imputed   to   any  of   the   domestics。 After   a   few 

moments a suspicion occurred�察�which was soon changed intO certainty by 

applying      to  the   housekeeper�察     �who    told   me   that   Ludlow     had   returned�察�

apparently in much haste�察�the evening of the day on which he had set out 

upon his journey�察�and just after I had left the house�察�that he had gone into 

the room where this closet of books was�察�and�察�after a few minutes' stay�察�

came   out   again   and   went   away。        She   told   me   also�察  �that   he   had   made 

general enquiries   after me�察 �to which   she   had answered�察 �that she   had   not 

seen   me   during   the   day�察  �and   supposed   that   I   had   spent   the   whole   of   it 

abroad。      From this account it was plain�察�that Ludlow had returned for no 

other purpose but to remove this book out of my reach。                      But if he had a 

double key to this door�察�what should hinder his having access�察�by the same 

means�察�to every other locked up place in the house�拭�

     This suggestion made me start with terror。               Of so obvious a means for 

possessing a knowledge of every thing under his roof�察�I had never been till 

this moment   aware。         Such is   the infatuation   which lays   our most secret 



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thoughts open   to the   world's   scrutiny。 We   are   frequently  in   most   danger 

when we deem ourselves most safe�察�and our fortress is taken sometimes 

through a point�察�whose weakness nothing�察�it should seem�察�but the blindest 

stupidity could overlook。 

     My   terrors�察  �indeed�察  �quickly   subsided   when   I   came   to   recollect   that 

there was nothing in any closet or cabinet of mine which could possibly 

throw light upon subjects which I desired to keep in the dark。                    The more 

carefully   I   inspected   my   own   drawers�察  �and   the   more   I   reflected   on   the 

character of Ludlow�察�as I had known it�察�the less reason did there appear in 

my   suspicions�察  �but   I   drew   a   lesson   of   caution   from   this   circumstance�察�

which contributed to my future safety。 

     From this incident I could not but infer Ludlow's unwillingness to let 

me   so   far   into   his   geographical   secret�察  �as   well   as   the   certainty   of   that 

suspicion�察    �which     had   very   early   been   suggested     to  my    thoughts�察   �that 

Ludlow's      plans   of   civilization   had   been    carried   into   practice   in  some 

unvisited   corner   of   the   world。   It   was   strange�察  �however�察  �that   he   should 

betray himself by such an inadvertency。               One who talked so confidently 

of his own powers�察�to unveil any secret of mine�察�and�察�at the same time�察�to 

conceal his own transactions�察�had surely committed an unpardonable error 

in   leaving   this   important   document   in   my   way。      My   reverence�察  �indeed�察�

for   Ludlow   was   such�察  �that   I   sometimes   entertained   the   notion   that   this 

seeming oversight was�察�in truth�察�a regular contrivance to supply me with a 

knowledge�察�of which�察�when I came maturely to reflect�察�it was impossible 

for me to make any ill use。          There is no use in relating what would not be 

believed�察�and should I publish to the world the existence of islands in the 

space   allotted   by   Ludlow's   maps   to   these   ~incognitae~�察  �what   would   the 
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