The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-03
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JoHNsoE's Nrv FAHrIY A7LNs.
The leading object Of "Johns,l's Nev Family
Atlas" is to contain every geographic 81 locality IN
its exact geC graphical position, including The
smalesttowns villages, railroad stations, Streams,
railroads etc II has been prepared with the
utmost regard to accuracy, 10y A. J. johnson and
J. u. Cotton. The size 's imperial quarto, and
the map, ore given or double sheets. Space Ia
thus furnished fDr that precision OF detail which
the restricted scale Of former Aliases rendered II
impossible for them 10 give. The maps o' our
States eivc not only the counties. but the town.
ships also, with every tecbo.caity OF each. The
Territories, with their latest divisions. are given
with propottionutc care and the borders OF con.
tquous States being left uncolorcd, display th,
railroad connection from state to state aud vii.
leRe TO village.
The luxury OF possessing -uch maps as tbc'e
in determining the exact locality Of armies and
IN following up the progress Of "a msTCu, ls TOO
sClf-Cyidcut 20 need more than reference.
The maps Of foreign countries arc given with
as much miuutcrcss ana fidelity as those ut our
own. These maps arc devoted % The Gurm n
States, then TO England, Ireland, a'd scot md
The Biblical student, ana the stuOont OF anci. mt
history, will be putClarlg Piles ed With the
care which marks tic preparation Ct the ancient
aud classical maps The Biblical and classiCa,
names arc retained, and tHo maps Of Palestine
and the old Roman EWIirc, 'u particular, are as
ia'tI ful as they are beautiful
In the is,OHCal ana descriptive geography OF
each country, given upon the usCNs q the map,
j, au abstract OF the last census, and many sttta
tiCa tables Of great value. IL the ply 5ical geo
graphy, an elaborate dissertation on liud water
and meteorological phenomena is contained
One of the greatest luXuric5 Of the work, how
ever is an index, giving in alphabetical order the
/ loCa ity Of every city, town, and village in the
/ country. The usual tediOu, search for them yu
| tho map is thus avoided.
To provide for the geographical changes which
take place in the history Of country, guards are
left b. ttw, en- the maps in the Atlas for the inser
] ton of new maps from time 10 time, These IL,
publishers aRTee to furnish hy mai, from year C.
wear, as the changes occur st fifteen cents each.
IL rtuair now only to speak oi the cNecutior
! OF this Atlas. As tho united work OF art and
scicLCe it is as exquisite os aulblc-thc cngraY
! ing the printing The cnloring, being very fin,
| indeed. II has received the unqualified approot
| ton of many of those men Of educ alton who az
best fitted to judge. Among these VIC notice th
names OF Professor John 5. Hart, DR.. j. Il. Good
/ win, Of tie University Of Pennsylvania, I. )
! Arthur, Caleb Cope, stephen Colwell, &c.
Mr. T. G. Rowe is the ng mt in this city for th
| new Atlas.
| We have likewise received a copy Of the repor
! Of the Commissioner Of Agriculture, for he yea
| 1868. II is an octave Of seven hundrcd pages
/ ard is biimmiug with valuable and highly inre
resting information. It i, moreover Furnished
with a Copious index, glance at which gives
prolific idea Of the CONTENTS. The statistic 81 able
/ are pant cuariy full.