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MITCHELL's UNIVERSAL ATLAS.
lAONTAININ(. MINIS of. the unrinrIs Em

n NoNfAlNlNss maps oil inc various En-
~ pires, 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 hundred and twenty mine
Maps, Plans, and Sections.
On presenting to the public new edition of Nit.
chels Universal Atlas, the publishers beg leave Ia
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 he found to have been made
making the work much more complete, and worthy
Of the liberal patronage and attcrng notices already
bestowed upon it,
Mitchelrs Universal Atlas is composed Of seventy
five imperial quarto sheets, which are engraved,
in the very first style of the graphic art hundred
and twenty-nine Maps, Plans, and Sections, repre-.
scnting ali The known countries the globe, and the
results Of the latest geographical discoveries incu
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 1.-THE portion of work Of this
kind most interesting to American readers is exhb
tied with fullness and completeness Of detail 10
be found in any other work Of the kind hitherto pub
fished and besides, authentic deinea0ns Of all the
States and Territories Of the Union, in counties, the
Atlas contains correct maps of the British North
American Provinces, MS well as oil 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.
laysa, Australasia, and Polynesia; the whole pre-
coded by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and beautifully
coored 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
nces Departments, Counties, or other divisions in
tended 10 be represented by it, and together, cons
tute an authentic work Of reference, valuable alike 10
the man Of business and the student in department
of knowledge every year becoming more absolutely
necessary 10 be understood by all classes.
This work. Ms usually published, is handsomely and
substantially bound. II can be furnished, however.
in any style Of binding from the simplest TO the rich
est aud most ornamental as TO render u equally
suitable to schools academies, private and public
libraries ,r as an embellishuent for the comfortable
The plates upon which this work is printed were
engraved with much care and al great expense, and
brought up 10 the present time enabling the
publishers 10 present new edition, which, for cor
rectness style Of execution and real utility surrasses
any work Of the kind heretofore published in this
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 ais to $l2 which
price II will be furnished 10 subscribers in substan-
tial binding or in more ornamental binding, nj the
difference Of cost in addition.
C0wPERTHwATT, DESILvER, a BUTLER,
No. 258, Market street Philadelphia
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