Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-29

eyery .nbiect. Printed from new type,
and Illustrated with Several thousand
Engravings and Maps.
TIVE work originally published under the title
of he NEW AMERICAS CYcLoPAEDfA was
completed In 1858, since which time the vide
circulation which il has attained In all paro OF
the Uni. ed Stxtes, and the signal developments
which have taken place in every branch OF
ecience. literature, and art, have induced the
editors and publishers to submit IL to An exact
and thorough revision, and to issue . new
dition emitted, The AMERICAN CYcLoPAk-
DIk-
Within the last ten years tbs progress Of dis
coyery in every department Of knowledge has
made q new work of reference an imPerative
want.
Tbe movement of political Affairs has kept
mace With the discoveries OF science, ana their
fruitful application to the industrial ana useful
arts and the convenience ana rennement OF
social life. Great warn and consequent revoiu-
lions have occurred, involving national changes
of peculiar moment The civil var Of our own
country, which was at It's height when the last
volume Of the old work appeared, has happily
been ended, and q new conrse OF commerciAi
and industrial activity has been commenced
Large accessions TO oLr geographical know
edge have been male byt the indefauSsbls ex-
TSe great political revolutions Of the last
decade, with the natural result OF the Lapse OF
time, have brought into public view . muititude
of new men, whose names are In every ones
mouth, and Of whose lives every one Is curious
beeu fought and important sieges main,Ained,
of which the details are IS YET preser'ed on!
in the new spapers or in the transient PuoiacA-
tions of the day, bu which ought nov 70 take
their pisee in permanect and authentic history
In prepariLs the present edition for the press,
thas accordingly been the aim OF the editoIs 70
bring down the information 10 the LAaest pos
ible dates. and to furnish an accurate account
of the mos recent discoveries In science, OF
every fresh production in literature, and OF
the newest in -entiop in the practical arts, As
well Is to give a s1ccinct and orsina reso.o Oh
The work has been begun after long and care
Gl preliminary labor, and with the most ample
resources for carrying 1t on 70 . successful
None Of the original stereotype plates have
been used, bat every page has been printed on
new type, form .ng in tact q new CycioPeoit'
with the same plan AMI compass As its predeces-
sor, but with q lar greater PecuniAry eAPehoI-
ture. and with such improvements IN Its COM
~oositiou as have been suggested by longer ex.
perience and enlarged kuowiedge.
The illustrations winch are intfooucea Iof
the first time in the present ,diuon have oeen
added NOT for the sake Of pictorial eject, but 70
give greater lucidity and force to the exPlana.
lions in the text. Tney embrace all branches oil
science and ma urai history, anu oepIc. .ns
most famous and remarkable features Of scenery
architecture, and art, As well Is the various pro-
cesses of mechanics and manuisctnres. al
though intended for instruction rather IMAM
establishment, uo pains !"
insure their artistic excellence: the cost OF
their execution is normous and 1t Is believed
thew will fnda welcome reception as an I'D
,uirsble feature of the CycloPedia, and worthy
O its high character.
ON a livery Of each volume. Ii will he com
= pletei in sixteen large octave volumes, each
Continuing about 500 pages fully illastra-ed with
several thousand Wood Engrsvtnss. and Win
numerous colored Lithographic Maps.
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Three volums now ready. Succeeding vo-
Iums. until completion, vii be issued once In
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80 Specimen pages of the CrcLo,
rAEpIA showing type. illustrations. etc., VIII
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