Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-07-04

SOnNa0n1a nhue1roteo FIRMLY ADAHs
Decidedly the handsumeat, rhost coniprehen- !
sive, and most useful Atlas that we have seen
has been laid on-our table for examination. IL
Is entitled Johnsons Illustrated Family Atlas
and is published by johnson Ward, success
ors to J. II. Cotton a Co. At the time when
Colton's Atlas was published it was superior TO
anything ia eKislence, but Time, and especially
the lasttwS OF three years hiss rcpaered Col
TOM Atlas detective In rnnny Essential points
The present work, whilst Il is based on Coltons,
is in every respect much superior TO that work,
being on larger scale, much fuller, and in ev-
cry particular brought down to the present times
There is probably no better place for testing
the accuracy and value Of an Atlas than,an Ed
itors Office especially at the present time when
every telegraphic dispatch renders necessary an
examination of the map tounderstand the move
ments of the several armies. Small places sud
denly rise to importance, roads that no one
dreamed of require to be traced out and new
! Notifications must be located on the map. For
these purposes the maps ofa few years ago are
insufficient, aud their deficiencies are painfully
felt every day in the editorial room. The new
Atlas under notice stands this severe test we'll.
The maps of the several States are large and
minute, the roads being distinctly traced, each
township marked, and every place that has been
Of any note during the present war carefully To-
Gated The forts-those erected during the
present war as well as those previously existing
are all marked and named, and in addition
there is large military map for this especial
purpose. careful search has proved that in
all these matters the information has been bro't
down-not to last year or the year before, but
to the present time, to the "to-day" Of the daily
newspaper
There are over one hundred finely executed
steel plute maps and plans of this Atlas, among
them being enlarged plans of Southern harbors
and cities. Besides these, and the large amount
of descriptive letter press, there is acomprehen-
sive and clearly written treatise on Physical
Geography, copiously illustrated with engrav-
ings, maps and charts. The treatise covers the
whole ground of land and its phenomena, water
and its phenomena, atmosphere and its pheno-
mena, electricity and its phenomena, plants, an
imals, aud man. This treatise is not the least
valuable part of the work.
The superiority of such an Atlas as this over
even the best wall map can be seen at a glance
as it admits of larger scale, greater convenience
of reference, and occupies less space. By pc.
culiar arrangement the information in this Atlai
can always be brought down to the latest mo-
ment whenever any important changes are eff
fected. Extra guards have been inserted be
tween the maps, so that any person with littl
5 paste or mucilage can add new maps withou
2 2 the least detriment to the appearance of tn
> work. The prOprietors intend to publish from
time to time such new maps as the progress o
civilization and the changes in the politca
J world shall give occasion for, and when so pub
lished will furnish them to the patrons of tn,
, Atlas, colored and trimmed to fit the work.
Thus, at trifing expense, it can be prevented
from becoming obsolete, and it will be, there.
fore, unnecessary to purchase new one fol
many years.
! Mr. Geo. c. Gillett, the agent for the work
will call on the citizens to solicit subscriptions
and we can cordially recommend the Atlas t,
, our readers as the best publication of the kinc
we have VET seen