The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-02-14

Johnsou's Fumiiy Atias.-h these
Zines new impalse has been given To
the study Of Geograpby Our curiosity is
stimulated by The daily exercises Of tracing
out ;he route ef an army. or finding the place
which was the scene Of the last battle. A
good Atias. however, is necessity. no, mcre-
~ fer these but tor all times. 1t Is as indis.
pthsable to the household rs good lexicon
Every DAYS resjipg aaj eonvessation sug.
gsst questions. to which y siose furnishes a
solution. II our thoughts but ,utn to our ab.
sent friends wsnrcrers abroad upon the
vide world since the love Of migration viii
esll them on and the iaoiiiiies for loconoticn
supply all that is lacking to complete the
tempta,icn--the fret impulse is to turn to the
Atlas and 70 low the tracks Of The wandcrcr
from land to land.
The Atlsss destined to drive the map from
the wall. No ordinary dwelling siloris sur.
face enough on which to display the maps
cmbraecdiu a complete Atlas Wall maps
are cumbersome, not 50 easy to consult. and
leave, house.kcepers toll US, uuseemly
marks where they are suspended. The Al.
las s book for the study--the parlcr--t the
center tablc--a portable and convenient vol.
umc of refcrJrcc, in which the gcog,ophecs
doubts. no matter to what section ofthe globe
they relate, are all solved.
The Atlas for the ImeSin johuson's :. the new
iilu,trated. steel plate, township Atlas, pub.
i.bed by johnson Il Ward successors to John.
son & Browning; compiled, drawn AMI or.
graycl under the auspices Of ] h. Cotton
und A. J. Johnson. 1t contains about 100
elcgau, maps, which are interlcaved with
about 100 pages Of Physical aud Descriptive
Geography. The maps are engraved on fine
steel plates are on larger scale than is usu
ally employed nearly oil bcing on double
sheets, covcrjUg nearly tvopoges Of the work
and presenting several States, not only in
their outline, but in their subdivisions OF
counties aud ownships. They hsplay tho
whole net work Of internal improvement aud
the lines Of public surveys, and give much
other information. not even found in Cotton,
| Imperial Atlas, The size Of the Atlas IS I'm
perinl Folio, and it contains besides the
maps and descriptive matter, 800 pictures, II.
lustratiyo OF scenery, animal and vegetable
life, &c. To secure the greatest accuracy
even in the minuioat particu lars, the greatest
pains have been taken, and tic success Of tho
authors is certified by the most competent au'
thority. For the school, the family, the Of
fee or library, it is alike desirable.
1t is not to be found at the book stores, hui
by means Of specially appointed travelling
agents it has alfeady been introduced int,
many families Of the State, and by the sam,
means the " aolc State is to be canvasscd a,
rapidly A. possible. Those who may he il
need Of something of the kind, will do well t,
examine this before paying higher price lo'
a lcss valuable work.
! Mr. l.. W Fairohild. now at tho Shawhar
House, proposes to thoroughly canvass this
county for this valuable Atlas. We can as
sure our friends that Mr.. Fairehild il a thor
oueh gentleman, and hope that they will Civ
him CORDIAL reception and good list Q
subserihcrs