Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-30
MTrCHELL,s UNIVERSAL ATLAS.

EONTAINING Maps OF the various Em-
~ pires, Kingdoms, States and Republics Of the
World with special Map Of each of the United
States, comprehended in seyenty-fve sheets, and
forming a series OF one hundred aud TIVE nty nine
Maps, Plans, and Sections.
On presenting to the public new edition of Nit
ehells Universal Atlas the publishers beg leave to
call the attention TO few Of the many commendatory
notices OF this important work sent 20 them from
various sources. In the edition just published
important additions will be found 10 have been made
making the work much more complete and worthy
Of the liberal patronage and haerng notices already
bestowed upon it,
Mitchelps Universal Atlas is composed of seventy
iiye Imperial quarto sheets, on which are engraved
IN the very first style OF the graphic art one hundred
and twenty-nlne Maps, Plans, and Sections, repre-
senting ali The known countries the globe and the
results Of the latest geographical discoveries, incu
ding those OF the most recent date by Wilkes, Nico
let Fremont, and De Haven.
The geography of the different divisions of the
Western Hemisphere (the portion of u work of this
KIND most interesting TO American readers) is exhb
tied with fulness and completeness of detail not TO
be found in any other work of the kind hitherto pub
lshed and besides, authentic delneations of all the
States and Territories of the Union in counties 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
OF the Empires, Kingdoms, Republics, and smaller
divisions OF Europe, and of the principal countries OF
Asia, Africa, and Oceanica, the latter including Ma
laysia, Australasia, and POLYNESIA; the whole pre-
coded by handsomel y-engraved and beautifully
colored representation of the height of the principal
Mountains and length Of the principal Rivers in the
world.
Each Map is coored in the highest style Of art and
distinctly exhibits the different Governments Prov
inces, Departments, Countess other divisions in.
tended TO be represented by it and together, cons-
tute an authentic work of reference valuable alike
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. 1t can be furnished, however,
in any style of binding, from the simplest TO the rich
est and most ornamental, 10 render it equally
suitable to schools, acadt mics, private and public
Libraries, ar an establishment for the centre liable
The plates upon which this work is printed were
engraved with much care, and at great expense, and
now brought up to the present time, enabling the
publishers TO present new edition, which, for
rectness, style of execution and real utility, surasses
any work of the kind heretofore published in this or
any other country
In order to bring this valuable and comprehensive
Atlas more generally within the reach of the public
the price has been reduced from SlS to $2 at which
price il will be furnished to subscribers in substan-
tial binding, or in more ornamental binding at the
difference of cost in addition.
COWPERTHWAIT, DESlLVER, 4 BUTLER,
No 253 Market street, Philadelphia
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