MAY the 10th 1669. A PROPOSAL CONCERNING An English Atlas.  
WHereas Mr. OGILBY Erected a Standing Lottery of Books of his own Composure, which were lately Drawn to the general Satisfaction of all, by which Low-rated Vendition, or New Whole-sale of High-pric'd volumes, he hath not onely Recruited his Loss by Fire, and his Purse with a competency of Gain, but also by his fair and ingenious Dealing, got a handsome Stock of Reputation; Whereby enabled, encouraged, and still covetous of famed, and having likewise by a long habit contracted a Necessity of retired endeavours, he is forced for his Divertisement as well as Profit, to prosecute whilst he hath vigour and abilities, the Business of the Pen.  
And as at first stooping at no small Game, he fell upon Virgil, Prince of latin, and on Homer, Prince of all Poets, then, thought Bold Undertakings, and almost impossible to be rendered in our Modern Dress, and Mode of English Language; He now in like manner resolves to overcome, breaking through all Difficulties, a far greater and higher Design looking down on Pernassus, Greek and latin Paper-Kingdoms, girding himself courageously for no less than the Conquest of the whole World, making the Terrestrial Globe his Quarry, by a New and Accurate Description of its four Quarters, viz. EUROPE, ASIA, afric, and AMERICA, and teaching them English, bring home in triumph illustrated with large Maps, and embellished with various Sculptures of their several Concerns, adorning with their most Famous Cities, and other Rarities and New Remarks, the product of our later Discoveries.  
Which how to carry on, that there may be no halt in the procedure of so long and difficult an Expedition, and that those his Friends and Subscribers may reap also to their ample Satisfaction a fair Benefit in return from the Author, Thus as a proper and easy Expedient, he Proposeth  
AFRICA, though not remotest, yet furthest from our Acquaintance, the Author intends to be the First volume.  
AMERICA, being the next least known, the Second.  
ASIA, according to the same order, the Third.  
EUROPE, that hath been most Surveyed, of which much is to be said that hath not yet been Collected by any English Author, he designs to be his Fourth and Fifth volume; the last, but not the least in our Concerns, will onely contain the Business of Great Britain, or our English Monarchy.  
Which to purchase at no great Adventure, nor heavy Disbursements, whosoever will be pleased to deposit Twenty Shillings, being his first Payment, shall be registered and entitled to the whole Work, viz the fore-mentioned Five volumes, and have Security under the Hand and Seal of the Author.  
His next, or Second Payment being Twenty Shillings more, at the Reception of his first Book, Africa complete.  
And so in like manner depositing Twenty Shillings for the Second volume, paying Twenty Shillings more at the Reception thereof, being America complete.  
The like order to be observed in the other Three ensuing volumes, which in all amounts to Ten Pounds: The Author designing the whole Work to be really worth Twenty Pounds; The like volumes being now sold in Holland for Thirty Pounds.  
Secondly, and lastly, whosoever for his Friends or himself Depositeth Five pound and Subscribeth for Five Perfect Sets of the said volumes, shall additionally receive for his Kindness in acce●erating the ●●siness, one perfect Set more, that is, Six for Five.  
The Author doubts not, if Subscriptions come in cheerfully, to have the first volume, Africa completed, by Easter Term 1670. and the rest in a fair preparation.  
Those that please to Subscribe, and pay in their Money, may repair to Mr. John Cade Stationer, at the Globe in Broad-street, near the South-gate of Gresham-Colledge, now the Exchange; or to Mr. Ogilby's Offic● at the Black Boy 〈…〉 against St. Dunstans Church, where they shall receive their signed 〈…〉