Wilmington journal., 1876-07-14

Illustrated with Several Thousand Engra-
wings and Maps.
THE work originally published under the ti-
tlS of THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLOPA-
Ola was completed in 1864, since which time
the wide circulation which 1t has attained In AL
parts of the United States, and tho signal de-
velopments which have taken place In every
branch of science, literature, and art, have In
duced the editors and publishers TO submit II 70
an exact and thorough revision, and to issue
new edition entitle THE AMEHICAN C1-
LOPEDIA.
Within: the last ten years the progress OF dis.
covery in every department of knowledge hae
made new work of reference an imperative
want.
pace with the discoveries Of science, and their
fruitful application to the industrial ana use.
fuI rts and the convenience and renn0mont OF
aocial life Great wars and consequent 70 voIu-
tions have occurred involving national changes
of peculiar mements The civil var OF on Gwn yvns
volume of the old work appeared, nAe nsPPny
been ended, and a new course OF commercial
and industrial activity has been commenoed.,
Large eccessions to our geographical knOWl-
ledge have been made by the indefatigsblss sx-
plOrers Of Africa.
The great political revolutions OF the iast =, 9
cade with the natural result Of the lapse OF
time have brought into public view muie-
tude of new men, whose names are IN every
ones mouth, and of whose lives every one ~
curious to know the particulars. Great battles
have been fought and important sleges main.
tanned, Of which the details are az yet preserved
lications of the day, but which ought now 70
take their place in permanent and sutnenus
history. ,3.,, IN, +h>
pressf it mas accordingly been the aim OF the
editors to bring down the 1nformauon 70 Lno
latest possible dates, and to furnish en acca-
rata acc.unt of the most recent discovertes IN
science, of every fresh ploductlon III hCoLstc.
and of tho newest inventions In tno pfecGcol
srts as well as to give q succint ana of1elnA:
record of the progress of political and histori-
cal events. S.ar lon. ana
careful preliminary labor, and with tne moss
ample resources for carrying 1t on 10 sueeesS-
None Of the original stereotype plates nave
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new type, forming in fact neW OycloPDud,se
with the sane plan and Compass 4s I0 roU
csssor but with a far greater pecunlAfy o4PoF
diture and with such improvem ment in Ies com'
position as have been suggesteI oy ions'
perience and enlargedk noWteoso'
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