...maps you learn the situation of those parts in the world as a whole ; you see what Paris, or the isle of France, is in the kingdom, what the kingdom is in Europe, and what Europe is in the World. Just so particular histories represent the series of events, that have happened to a people in all...

...teaches you to place these parts of the world in their context; you see what Paris or the Ile-de-France is in the kingdom, what the kingdom is in Europe, and what Europe is in the world. In the same manner, particular histories show the sequence of events that have occurred in a nation...