Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-23
APPLETON'S
American,
CYClOPAEDlA


vo,k originally published under the title
nj FIR NEW AMERICAN C~YCJoPAxDiA Was
rouunIeted in 1868, since which time The vide
circnIs,ion which il has attained IN all parts OF
the ITni,eI States, and tbs signal Developments
which have taken place in every branch Of
ecienee. literature, and AT, have induced the
editors and publishers to submitu 70 an exact
and Thorough revision, and 70 issue q new
d;tian entit,ed. The AhKKlcAn CYcLoPAE-
Within the last ten years the prosrs4s Of dis
covery in every department OF knecEdse "a
made a new work OF reference ~
want. .0s;,, has Ken,
me movement Of political anairs ~ ~,
oaca With Inc discoveries of seience and tnen
fruitful application TO the housuusosaen ~
arts and the con yenieDce ana 49,
80 IT, Great wars and consequent Levoiu-
,ions ave occurred, involving ns1en.s oA4e
81 nscrl;ar moment The civil war OF oufSwn
country, which was az ls nsasn ha. hsnniIv
- anaad and a new conrse Of cohimelclAi
ma industrial activity has been commenced.
T.rge accessions to our geograPhical know
edge have been made by the mdsAt0ps e1-
.rbe treat political revolutions OF the last
Lido with The natural result of the lapse OF
time. have brought into public view amuitituoe
u new men, whose names ~ 49,
10 know the particular Great m13es haze
f,eeu fought and important sieges maintained,
of which the details are n yet preserved only
In The new sDapers OF IN IA
lions of the day, bu which ought nov 70 axe
their pIace in permanent and authennc history
In preparing the present edition iof y PIoss,
has accordingly been the aim Oh Inc eol.ors 70
hiring 5owu the information te ths lAtest pos
;tJa ds,as and 10 furnish an accurate account
az tn mos recent discoveries IN science o.
eyery fresh production in hterasure' M Oh
the newest Invention IN the prAsueAi ~, y
we'll as To give q ~succinct ana onSH.As iecoro ~
The nrocress Of poiinea and histofial event.
The work has been begnn ei.et tonS anu 80
sal nreIiIninsry labor, and with the most ample
resources for carrying 1t on 70 = succossiui
termination. -
Meme of the original stereotype plates have
been used, but every page has boen printed on
new type, forming in tact g new S~yciof@dia'
with the same plan and compass As It's preoecss-
ture' an with such improvements in its com
position as have been suggested by iossef eAe
perience and enlarged krowledse; =
: The Illustrations which are introaueol ~
fhe rat time in the present edition ave oeen
sdded not for the sake OF pictorial erect put 70
i've ereaper iucidity and foree y n exPlsnA.
lions in thetext. TGey embrace All piAncnes ~
science and ma urai history, anu usPac. .
most amous and remarkable features OF scenery
Architecture re. and art, as well - the varaoas Pro
ces.es of mechanics and nisnufAetnro.
thou1h intended for instructsn rather tnan
embellishment, no pans nave ses1 80 ~ -
their execution is enormous, and IL ID peiieved
thew will linda welcome reception Is an "a
mirable feature Of the CycioP1is, snd wOtny
Ths vow il sold to Subscribers only, payable
on deilyery Of each volume. 1t will be corn
niateJ i'm sixteen large octave volumes, each
Containing about 500 Psge3fully illustrated WIZ
several thousand wood Engravings, ana vita
numerous colored Lthographic Maps. - !
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In fail Morocco, antigua, gig edxss' PT 4
In full russia, per vol -..-------- ~
Tbr,e yolums now ready. Succeeding vo-
Iums, until completion, vii be issued once In
two months c.
e" Specimen pages Of the SicLy
PAEDIA, showing type, ulustrations- o0-' WI"
be sant rats, on applicstion.
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