Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-28

every .nb;ecf. Printed from new type,
.ns illustrated with Several Thousand
Engrsvings and Maps
- o~,;gnaIly pubIished under the titi'
~ rur NEW AMERIcAS CY~CLoPAEDiA -
completed in 1868, since which ume 'ne Nv =
Circulation which it has aftuned - pa,s,s
the United States, and the sasnai S-epch 81
which have taken place in every pIanen y
sninnn. iitar.ture. ana ut, have induced ths
editors and publishers TO SUBMIT II = -
and thoroush revision, and 70 issue . neN
dition entitled, The
Within the last ten years the progress OF dis-
axary department Of knowledge mas
- new work Of reference an imperative
want. -uuu, .@.ir bs. hon,
n1;.h he discoveries Of science, and theii
HS;,t,i annIieation to the industrial and useful
arts and the convenience ana renneinsht "
social life. Great wars ana conse9ueu' Les o
60 have occurred, involving national changes
~ nscnI.sr moment. The civil war OF our own
oonntry which was at its height when the last
SoInme Of the old work appeared, has happily
been ended, and q new conrse OF commeIelA'
and industrial activity mas 80 know.
edge have been made by the indehstigabie e1-
plorers Of Africa. .,a las,
decade, with the natural rssui, ., 'n1 mu1iituds
~ re- men. whose names are In every ones
mouth. and Of whose lives every one cuiIo ous
10 Know the particulars. Great oAtues nAse
80 fought ard important sieges maintAaneo,
- wb;ch the details are rs yet preserved only
% .,,o . snspers or in the transient pubIca-
tons of the day, bn which ought nov 70 axe
tbair Mace in permanent and authentic niseofy-
In preparing the present edition Tor the press,
as accordingiy been the aim OF the editors TO
hriog down the information 10 the htest pos
ihe dates. and to furnish an accurate account
of the mos recent discoveries In science, OF
IND nj
every fresh prodnctasn IN nerstuIs' ~ y.
the newest invention in the practical arts, ss
veil A. 10 give q ~succinct and original record Oh
The progress OF poIi,ica' and historical event
The work has been begun aiter long
sui preliminary labor, and Win Inc mos. .iAt.I
resources for carrying II on 70 . succ1'siui
None Of the original stereotype plates nave
been used, but every page has been printed on
new type, forming in tact a new oyciopeuS
witb the same plan and compass as us pfooecS-
,or- but with a far greater PecuniAry expehol-
ture, and with such improvements W w oom
n~osition As have been suggested by longer Ok.
perience and enlarged knowiedse.
The Illustrations which are inuoduc01 tor
tha 6rst time 10 the present edition nave poen
added not for the sake OF pictorial eject got 70
Give greater iucidity and force to the exPaAnsr
lions in the text. Taey embrace AZ plancnes oi
science and ma ural history, and depict the
most famous and remarkable features Of scensry
.rchitecture, and art, as well As the VARIOUS P.3-
ces0r of mechanics and manuIActnIes. a.
thonSh intended Tor INSTRUCTION fAtnof
embellishment, no pains have been spared 70
insure their artistic excellenoe; The cSss q
their execution Is enormous and II Is oeneved
- iii and a welcome reception As an ad-
mirahle feature Of the Cyclopediz, and worthy
The work is sold TO Subscribers only, payable
on delivery Of each volume 1t viii be com
nlated- in sixteen large octave volumes eacn
containing about 800 pages fully illustrated Win
several thousand Wood Engravings, ana WIN
numerous colored Lithographic Maps.
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Three volums nov ready. Spcceedins vo-
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