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THE AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA.

THE AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA.
Within the last twenty years the progress of
discovery in every department of knowledge
has made II new work Of reference an impcra-
tive want. ,
pace with the discoveries of science, and their
fruitful application To the industrial and llSc-
nj arts and the convenience AND refinement
Of social life. Great wars and consequent rev.
olutiunS have occurred, involving national
changes Of peculiar moment, The civil war
of our country which was at its height when
The last volume OF the old work appeared; has
happily been ended, and Il ncw rui!rScof c"nl-
, mcrciai and industrial activity has been cuin-
mcnccd.
LARGE ACCEsSIOEs 70 Or'R GEOGRAPHICAL
knowledge HAVE BEEN MADE
The great political rrvol utiOnS of the laStGc
cadc, with the natural results Of the lapse on
time, have brought into public view u multi
Jude of new men, whose names arc III every
ones mouth, and Of whose lives every one is
curious to know the particulars. Great bat
Ties have been fought and important SclgcS
maintained. of which The details ar" as yet
preserved only in the newspapers or i'll The
transient publications Of the day, but which
! OlIghtmuw to
TAKE THEIR PLACE IN PERMANENT AND Az
f. HISTORY.
In preparing the present edition for the
! press. il has accordingly beer the aim OF the
I editors to bring down the information to the
latest possible dates. and to furnish an acctl-
rate account of the most recent discoveries IN
science, and of every fresh production III lit
rraturc, and of the newest inventions In the
practical arts, us well rs to give Il Succilct
and original
RECORD OF TIE PROGRESS OF POLITICAL y
HISTORICAL EVENTS.
Thu work w:ta begun after long and careful
preliminary labor. and with the most ample
resources for carrying 1t on oaSuccrssiui ter
IninatiOn.
None of the original stereotype plates have
been used, but
EVERY 4 G HAS HEEN PRENTICE on NEW
TYPE,
forming, in fact. a new CyclOpmdia, with the
same plan and compass as its predecessor, but
with Il far greater p"cuniary expenditure,
and with such improvements in its CO. posi-
/ tion as lave been suggested by long expert
cncc and enlarged knowledge.
TIE ILLUSTRATIONS, WHICH ARE INTRODuC.
FL FOR TIE FIRST TINE
in the present edition, have been added not Tor
the sake of pictorial effect, but to give greater
luciuity and force to the explanations in the
text. They embrace all branches or science
and of natural history, and depict the most
famous and rcmarkahlc features OF Sccnt ry
architecture and art, us well us the various
processes of mechanics and manufacturers
Although intended for instruction rather than
establishment,
NO rAISS HAVE BEEN SPARED TO INSURE
THEIR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE
The cost of their execution Is enormous
and it is believed they will find a welcome re-
crptiun rs an admirable feature Of the Cyclic
pmdia and worthy of its high character.
THE AMERICAN CYCLOPEDI.A
IS NOW COMPLETE in sixteen large octave
volumes, each volume containing over Nk
pages, fully illustrated by several thousand
wood cngravings, and with numerous %colorcd
photographic maps, the whole costing the pun
fishers a sum exceeding Five Hundred Thou
sand Dollars, cXclusivcof paper, printing a'o
binding.