Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-27
MARK TwAIN's WAR MAP.
Marks First Attempt I'm the Art
Lfne-OniciaI ICOmmendat tiOns, Etc

Marks First Attempt I'm the Art
Line-OnieiaI Communications Etc
The Buffalo Express of Saturday, has
a wonderful war map, drawn and en-
graved by Mark Twain, with explana-
tions by the artist Appended are
some recommendations which the work
has received.
TO THE READER.
The idea of this map is not original
with me, but is borrowed from the Tri-
bune and the other great metropolitan
journals.
] claim no other merit for this produc-
ton (if may so call it) than that it is
accurate. The main blemish of the city
paper maps, of which it is an imitation,
is that in them more attention seems
paid to artistic picturesqueness than
geographical reliability.
Inasmneh as this is the first time
ever tried to draft and engrave map
or attempt anything in the line of art at
all, the commendation the work has re-
ceiyed and the admiration it has excited
among the people, have been very CRATE
ful to my feelings. And it is touching
70 reflect that by far the most enthusias-
tic of these praises have come from the
people who know nothing at all about
art.
BY an unimportant oversight have
engraved the map so that it reads wrong
end first, except TO left handed people.
| forgot that in order to make it right in
print it should be drawn and engraved
upside down. However, let the student
| II. l.. Hot ms N.
stand on his head or hold it before her
looking-glass. That will bring it right.
The reader will comprehend at a
glance that the piece of river with the
High Bridge over it got left out to
one side by reas0p of slip of the grav-
ing tool, which rendered il necessary to
change the entire course OF the river
Rhine or else spoil the map. After
having spent two days in digging and
gouging at the map, | would have
changed the course Of the Atlantic
ocean before | would have lost SO much
work.
never had 20 much trouble with any
thing in my life as did with this map.
had heaps of little Notifications scat
tered all around Paris, at first, but eyery
now and then my instrument would slip
and fetch away whole miles Of batteries
and leave the vicinity as clean as if the
Prussians had been there.
The reader will find it well TO frame
this map for further reference, SO that it
may aid in extending popular intelli-
gence. and dispelling the widespread
ignorance Of the day.
MARX TWAIN"
OPTICAL COMBINATIONS.
at is the only map of the kind ever
saw. L. s. GRANT"
1T places the situation in an entirely
new light BlsNARcK;
II cannot look upon it without she'd
ding tears. BRIGHAM fouNG.
ut is very nice, large print.
NAPOLEON"
"My wife was for years afflicted with
freckles, and though everything was
done for her relief that could be done,
all was in vain. But, sir, since her first
glance at your map they have entirely
left her. She has nothing but conyul-
sions now. J. SMITH.
"If / had had this map could have
got out Of Metz without any trouble.
BAzAINR."
81 have seen a great many maps IN
my time, but none that this one reminds
me Of IRocHu.
at is but fair to say that in some re-
spects it is a truly remarkable map.
w. 7. SHEBNAy."
II said TO my son, Frederick William,
fyou could only make a map like that
would be perfectly willing to see you
die-even anxious. WILLIAM III.