Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-03
A Valuable Forth Coming Woyk

We perceive that Mitchell, the Philadelphia
map publisher, is about to issue a new edi-
ton Of his UNIVERSAL ATLAS. We are sure
that the public will reward him handsomely
for lis expense and trouble in so doing be-
cause the work i., beyond comparison, the
most valuable publication of the kind that
has 50 far seen the light on this side of the
Atlantic. In family the heads of which
propose to give their children all easily oh
tanned advantages Of thorough education, its
presence is Indispensable; teaching geogra-
ply at glance, in a way that the smallest
child can at once comprehend, and so extern
sively and critically in its details as to serve
the purpose of complete geographical ency.
clopedia To the man Of general inform alton
from books, or the student, it is equally indis.
pensable- Indeed, no American library Of
reference can possibly be complete without it,
as We well know from experience. We under.
stand that the new edition will embrace the
routes, discoveries, verifcations and correc.
lions IN the Arctic regions resulting from DR.
kane's expedition, as we'll as those resulting
from the other expeditions tn at went in search
OF Sir John Franklin's Inflated party. We
hear, toe, that it will contain capital maps Of
Kansas and Nebraska, which will prove very
acceptable to the public Just now. The De-
troit DAILY Democrat says Of it
1--WE have before US a new edition of that
most valuable publication, "Mitchell's Uni
verssl Atlas" This extensive work contain,
. series of one hundred and thirty m aps plan,
and sections. There is a special map yer,
full and correct Of each one of the United
States. The present. contains many improve
ments upon the last edition. One very marked
one IS the location of the railroad routes in oul
country, which are constructed, in process Of
construction, or even projected In order to
accomplish this, and some other equally desi-
raole improvements, it has been found neces.
sary TO engrave new plates for several of the
countries Of the world, and specially a number
OF our own States, consequently we have new
and greatly improved maps of New York, ILL
nols, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri. Texas, Min.
nesota, California, and a separate man OF
Mexico, and the Isthmus of Nicaragua and
Tehuantepec There is also an uncommonly
hne general map Of Europe, containing OF
course all the places Of interest concerned in
the present war There is also a new man
Of Palestine, with the river Jordan laid down
In accordance with Lieutenant Lynch's ex.
plorations and surveys.
lin the compilation of these maps, the re
suits OF the most recent and important geo.
graphical discoveries have been made ayaiIa-
ole: The maps are not only authentic in
TIER details. but they are comprehensive and
complete The plates upon which the m ps
were printed have been engraved with much
care, and each map being beautifully colored.
the different States, countries, governments.
and provinces are the more distinctly exhib-
tied There is also a colored frontispiece
showing the height Of the principal noun.
tains ana the length OF the principal rivers 90
the globe. In tables throughout the work Is
also comprehended large amount of statisti.
cal information. This Atlas is unequaIled by
any other e1tant, and is invaluable TO the
student and the general reader"
Information can be obtained in this city con.
corning its cost, the details of it's magnificent
plan, its style, &C., from the agent, at Morri.
sons book store.