The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-17

The work originally published under II Q title
of THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA
was completed in 1853, since which time the wide
circulation which 1t has attained in all parts Of
the United States, and the signal developments
which have taken place in every branch OF
science, literature, and art, have induced the
editors and publishers to submit it to an exact
and thorough revision, and to issue new edition
entitled THE AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA.
Within the last ten years the progress of dis
covery in every department of knowledge has
made new work of reference an imperative
want
The movement of political affairs has kept
pace with the discoveries of science, and their
fruitful application to the industrial and useful
arts and the convenience and refinement of social
life. Great wars and consequent revolutions
have occurred, involving national changes of
peculiar moment. The civil war of our own
country, which was at its height when the last
volume Of the old work appeared. has happily,
been ended, and q new course of commercial
and industrial activity has been commenced.
Large accessions to our geographical knowl'
edge have been made by the indefatiRable ex-
plorers of Africa -sn
The great political revolutions of the last de-
cade with the natural result of the lapse Of time,
have brought into public view multitude Of
new men, whose names are in every one 8 mouth,
the particulars. Great battles have been fought
| and important sieges main tanned, Of which the
details are as yet preserved only in the news.
papers or in the transient publications OF the
| day, but which ought now to take their place in
| permanent and authentic history.
In preparing the present edition for the press,
1t has accordingly been the aim of the editors to
bring down the information To the latest posi-
BILE dates, and to furnish an accurate account OF
the most recent discoveries in science. OF every
fresh production in literature and OF the newest
| inventions in the practical arts, as well as to
| give a succinct and original record of the pro-
gress of political and historical events.
The work has been begun after long and care.
| full preliminary labor, and with the most ample
rasnu for r. rrving II n Succpsaful ter
mination.
None of tn, original stereotype plates have
| been used, bat every page has has been printed
| on new type, forming in fact new Cyclopedia
with the same plan ind compass as its prede-
cessor, but with far greater pecuniary expend-
| iture, and with sunh improvements in its com.
position as have been suggested by longer expe-
| rience and enlarged knowledge.
The illustrations which are introduced for the
first time in the present edition have been added
not for the sake OF pictorial effect, but to give
| greater lucidity and force to the explanations
| In the text. They embrace all branches OF
| science and of natural history, and depict the
most famous and remarkable features of scene
ry architecture, and art, as well as the various
| processes of mechanics and manufactures.
Although intended for instruction rather than
| establishment, no pains have been spared TO
insure their artistic excellence; the cost of their
| execution is enormous, and it is believed they
will find a welcome reception as an admirable
feature of the Oyclop@dia, and worthy OF its
high character. a.3i.......
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pleted in sixteen large octave volumes, each con-
tanning about 800 pages, fully illustrated with
several thousand Wood Engrayings, and with
numerous colored photographic Maps.
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