Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-01
MITCHELL,s UNIVERSAL ATLAS.

NONTAINING Maps of the various Emo
~ pires, Kingdoms, States and Republics Of the
World, with special Map Of each OF the Unit,
states, comprehended in seveny-hve sheets, and
forming series Of one hundred and twenty-nlne
Maps, Plans, and Sections.
On presenting to the public new edition OF Nit
;helps Universal Atlas the publishers beg leave to
call the attention TO few Of the many commendatory
notices OF this important work, sent TO them from
various sources. In the new edition just published
Important additions will be found 10 have been made,
making the work much more complete, and worthy
Of the liberal patronage aud hatterng notices already
bestowed upon IL
Mtcheps Universal Atlas is composed Of seventy
live imperial quarto sheets, on which are engraved,
in the very first style OF the graphic art hundred
and twenty-nine Maps, Plans, and Sections, repre-
sentng ali The known countries on the globe, and the
results OF the latest geographical discoveries nclu-
ding those of the most recent date, by Wilkes, Nicol
let, Fremont, and De Haven.
The geography of the different divisions Of the
Western Hemisphere 0he portion Of work Of this
kind most interesting to American readers is exhib-
ted with iuness and completeness of detail not to
be found IN any other work of the kind hitherto pub
shed and besides, authentic delineaons of all the
states and Territories of the Union in countless the
Atlas contains correct maps of the British North
American Provinces as well as all other North and
south American States and Colonies separate maps
Ut the Empires, Kingdoms, Republics, and smaller
divisions OF Europe, and of the principal countries OF
Asia, Africa, and Oceanica, the latter including Ma
aysia, Australasia, and Polynesia; the whole pre-
ctutu Dy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ana beautifully
coored representation Of the height of the principal
Non.tans and length Of the principal Rivers in the
world.
Zach Map is colored in the highest style of art, and
distinctly exhibits the different Governments, Prov
nces, Departments, Counties other divisions in
tended TO be represented by it and, together consti-
tute authentic work Of reference valuable alike to
the man of business and the student in department
OF knowledge every year becoming more absolutely
necessary to be understood by all classes
This work, as usually published is handsomely and
substantially bound II can be furnished, however,
in any style Of binding from the simplest to the rich
est and most ornamental, to render il equally
suitable to schools, academies, private and public
Libraries, or embellishments for the centre-table
The plates upon which this work is printed were
engraved with much care and at great expense, and
are now brought up to the present time, enabling the
publishers to present new edition, which, for cor
rectness style of execution and real utility surpasses
any work Of the kind heretofore published in this OF
any other country
In order to bring this valuable and comprehensive
Atlas generally within the reach Of the public
the price has been reduced from Sls to $l2 at which
price ii will be furnished to subscribers in substan
tia binding, or, in more ornamental binding, at the
difference Of cost in addition.
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