Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-23
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MITCHELL's UNIVERSAL ATLAS.
CONTAINING. Maps of the yarious Em

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~ pres, Kingdoms, States and Republics Of the
World, with special Map of each Of the United
States, comprehended In seventy-fve sheets. and
forming series Of one hundred and tweniy-nine
Maps, Plans, and Sections.
On presenting TO the public new edition OF Nit.
chelPs 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 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 attering notices already
bestowed upon il.
Mitchelrs Universal Atlas is composed Of seventy.
five imperial quarto sheets on which are engraved
in the very first style Of the graphic art one hundred
and twenty-nine Maps, Plans and Sections, repre-
senng nli The known countries the globe and the
results of the latest geographical discoveries inc.
ding those Of the most recent date by Wilkes Nicul.
LET, Fremont, and De Haven.
The geography Of the different divisions Of the
Western Hemisphere 1.-THE portion Of a work of this
kind most interesting 10 nercan readers) i exhb-
tied with flllness and completeness Of detail not 10
be found In any other work Of the kind hitherto pub
lished and besides, authentic deneahons Of al the
States and Territories Of the Union. In counties the
Atlas contains correct maps Of the British North
American Provinces, well 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 u
Asn, Africa and 0ceanica the latter including Ma.
lay STA, Australasia and Polynesia; the whole pro.
coded by handsomely -cngrayed aud beautifully.
colOred representation Of the height of the principal
Mountains and length Of the principal Rivers in The
world.
Each Map is colored in the highest style Of art and
distinctly exhibits the different Governments PROV.
inces Departments Counties or other divisions in
tended 10 be represented by IT, and together consti-
iu,o authentic work Of reference valuable alike 10
the Of business and the student in department
Of knowledge every year becoming more absolutely
necessary 10 be understood by all classes.
This work, as usually published, is hand somely aud
substantially bound. II can be furnished however,
in any style Of binding from the simplest to the rich
est and most ornamental as 20 render II equally
suitable IN schools, academies, private and pubic
libraries, or embellishments for the ceutre.table
The plates upon which this work Is printed were
engraved with much care and at great expense, and
brought up 20 the present time, enabling tho
publishers 10 present new edition. which, for cor
rec'Dess 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 pubs
the price has been reduced from Sls 10 S12 at which
price IL will be furnished to subscribers in substau
tial binding, OF, in ornamental binding al the
difference Of cost " addition
C0WPERTHwAIT, DESILyER, a Butler,
No 1853, Market street, Philadelphia
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