Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-04-30

Fhe work originally published under me title OF
Inc NEW AMERICAN tiCLoPfDiA, was completed
IN 1853, since which time the wide circulation " hch
II 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 10
issue new e"itlon enutled TIE AMERICAN CIV
CLpIIDIh.
Within the last len years the progress Of discoy.
cry in every department of knowledge has made
new work OF reference an imperative want.
The movement Of political affairs has KEEP: 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
CURED. involving national changes of peculiar mo.
mont. 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 new
course OF commercial and lHddstrial activity has
been commenced.
Large acccssions u our geographical knowledge
nave been made by the interchangeable explorers Of
Africa.
The great political reYolutions.of the last AIDE
with the natural result of the lapse OF time, have
brough, into public view a multitude of new men,
whose names are in every ones mouth, and OF
whose life every one j. curious TO know the partic
uars Great battle, hHt" been fought and nnpor-
tant siegcs maintained. ei which The details
yet preserved only IN the newspapers or in the
transient publications Of ;he day, but which ought
now to take their lS, n re iulncnI and authentic
history.
In preparing the present edition for the press, il,
has accordingly hora the ain, OF the editors 10
BRING down The 'ui"lA1ti"a 10 The latest possible
dates, and to furnish an ucvura'e account OF the
most recent discoveries in science, OF every
iiesh Fiodpfti'n ~ literature and OF the newest
inventions IN the practical art, well To give
suecinct and original record ii the lrosres- Ut
political and N .turir; events
The work ma been began after long auat carr!d
preliminary labor tui with The most ample Tcsour
cos for carving il on to successful termination
None OF the original stereotype plates have been
used but every page has been printed on new tYpe.
forming in fact 4 new Cyclopedla, with the
plan and compass As its predecessor, but with u
tar greater pecnhlaiy expenditure, ard with such
improvements in It's compo ition as have been sug
gestod by longer experience and enlarged know
edge.
first time IN the present edition have been added
not for The sake OF pictorial eject but to give great
er lucidit, and force to The explanations IN The text
They embrace all branches ui science and OF natu-
raj history, and depict The most famous and re-
uarkablr features OF scenery, architecture, and art
a. Wen a Tue various lroceoeco OF mechanics and
manufactures Although Intended for instruction
rather than establishment, no pains have been
pared to insure iber artistic excellence the cost
ct their eAerntion IS enormous, and 1t il believed
they viii ind wcicoIdc reception as an admirable
itatuic oi the tyc'opie1a, aud worthy OF IL hl6h
character.
Thu, work i sod to Subscribers only, payable
on delivery OF each veinme. Ii viii he completed
IN sixteen large octave volumes, each containing
about 500 pages tally Illustrated with several thou
cred ii!hographic Maps.
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Three volumes now ready. Succeeding volumes
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