Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-04-11
APPLETON'S
American CyClOD@dia.
New Revised Edition.

Entirely rewritten by the able-t writers on every
subject. Printed from new type. and Illustrated
with Several thousand EngrRyings and Maps.
The work originally published under tho title OF
THE NEW AMERICAN q CLOPEDtA WIS completed
In lslsiucc which time the wi,l" circulation which
Ii has attained IN all psri- ~ 1r United states. and
.he signal Development which have taken place IN
every branch of science, literature rr' Irt. have
induced the editor sni pull Oh .uhm't'tOa an
eNHCt and thorough revision, tnl .p ISSUE new
edition emitted The AMERICAN tNrtcr.EDIA.
Within the last ten years the progress of dscoy
ey In every depgrtmrn, IT krpwri o. ht, made :
erw work of reference nu imperative want.
The movement OF political aNNir' has kept pace
with the dlscoverie- OF icnce, AMI their iruitn
application 20 the ndu-t and useful art-andtP
convenience Of and rcincmc.t OF social life. Gre
wars and consequent revolutions have pccurft
IN volving national chang'- al prcml. - momeh..
The civil war of our own country which was "a ita
height when the lat volume of the old work appear
81, has happily ended amt new 'our-e 81 c1umer.
cial and Industrial artirity h' been commenced.
Large acce--iOu~ "a our Rcn graphic a kuoWledge
have been made by the indrlI.igabic explorers or
Africa.
with the natural result uf the np~r uf time, have
brUugh, into public view multitude Of nrW men
whose nane- are IN every one mouth and "f ~ hose
lives eyrry one - curious Co know thr particulars
Great battles have been lorrhi -ui important
siegrs maintained. of which rhr details are AZ yer
preserved only in the new papers or ln me frnn-
lent publications of the dav, but which ought now
20 take their place 10 permanent and authenu
history
In preparing the pre- cnt edition to. tie Pre- Il
has accordingly been the anoi the editors ." prong
down the information 90 the latest possible dates,
and TO furnish ~ accurate account 81 tie most re-
cent discoveries 10 science. Of every rr7h produe'
ton In literature and oi the newest Inventions III
the practical arts, well Co give ~ucctnct anc
original record OF the progress OF political and his
torical events.
The work has been begun amer long and careful
preliminary labor, and with the most ample resouT-
ces for CARRYING IL IN % successful termu1llou
None of the original stereotype plates have been
used but every page ha- been printed IN new type
forming In fact new CycluNI'iit, win lhe same
plan and compass it pre- ecss sOr, but win LAT
greater pecuniary expenditure. AMI with such I'M
provement. in its composition as have been sug
gested by longer experience and enlarged kno"I
edge.
! lrst time in the present edition have been added
not for the sake OF pictorial effect, but 10 siye
greater lucidity and force 10 tine explanations 10
the text They embrace all branches Ji science AND
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/ remarkable features of scenery, arrhilectu!s anu
art, as well the val w. prucc--r- Oh mechanics
/ aud manufactures. Although intcndcl Tor n5truc'
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/ feature OF the Cyclopedia, any worthy OF is hlSh
character.
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| about 500 pages, fully illustrated with severA.
| thousand Wood Engravings, and with numerous
| colored Autographs Maps.
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