Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st October 1880, Edition 1 of 1, Page 842

Letts's Popular Atlas . COMPLETION OF THE FIRST VOLUME . SPECIAL PROSPECTUSES ON APPLICATION . During the month of November will be published the First Volumo of this Atlas , which has excited a large amount of interest amongst all sections of the Public , whilst the unanimous opinion of the Press of the English-speaking world is most flattering , and represents Letts ' s Popular Atlas to be , as it reall y I is , the cheapest , best , and most unique publication of the sort ever issued in this or any other c . otmtry . I SELECTED ODPIUSTIOIEsrS OIF THE PBESS . of geography '" Knowledge , and we is power are glad . " to Nothing notice that contributes Messrs . in Letts a greater are issuing degree a to new the atlas attainment . . . . Messrs of knowledge . Letts have than produced the stud a y I I most Gazette useful . work , and one of great merit , at a remarkably low price . The maps are clear , & c . '—Ahmy and Natt I I and ' deserve We can the speak widest in the support highest . '— terms Liverpool of the Argus excellence . in other directions of these maps ; they are a marvel of cheapness I I will . ' be The allowed printing to interpose is so clear before , and the the speedy colouring completion so goocU of that such we an are admirable fain to express work . '— a Notes hope that and no Queries unnecessar . y delay I I long ' ceded If this to series the excellent of maps goes productions on as it begins of the , cheaper we do not Germans despai , r such of Englis as Stieler h cartography , Berghaus assuming , Perthes , and the p Spruner lace which . '—Public it has I I Opinion * Altogether . , it may be pronounced that no more complete or handy atlas has ever been produced at the price , and its I I cheapness * Messrs is . by Letts no means have made its sole an recommendation immense stride in . ' — cheapness John Bull in . offering to the world an atlas under the above title , I I which ' We will think compare Messrs favourably . Letts deserve with any the other thanks for of the schoolmasters clearness and and accuracy mistresses of its in m particular aps . ' —I iverpool , and of fathers Daily and Post mothers . I I in general 4 This , is for a grand their attempts and daring to offer popularise , and one a most that interesting should excite branch and incite of study all . '— scholars London . There Ikon T is rad a distinct e Exchange basis . drawn I cp useful for obtaining ladies' schools the priz . '— es British , which we and advise Colonial all schoolmasters Printer and and Stationer mistresses . to obtain . We think this will be especially I PBICES ( DJB V-OLTTIMIE I . Cloth Stiff B Be oards velled , with Boards Index Paper , Gilt Edges Edition , with . Index .. £ 0 12 10 5 . d 6 . Cloth Bevelled { Indestructible Ea Board ch Map s , with Mounted Index Edition on Cloth ) . £ 15 s . d 0 . Half Calf or Half Morocco do . do . .. 0 17 6 Half Calf or Half Morocco 1 11 6 ' I I CONTENTS OF VOLUME I . THE NUMBERS FOLLOWING NAMK INDICATE THE MILES TO THE INCH . i Africa . 380 . Depth of ocean ; com- Australia 130 , & Tasmania 30 . parative inset map of British Isles ; the most Depth of ocean ; inset map of Mercators recent the centra discoveries l districts b ; y the Stanley -new , Transvaal Mauch , & terri c , in - " mails World , , railways showing , telegrap submarine h lines and and overland ocean tory , and rectified South African boundaries ; cables , coral reefs , wool , cattle , and agricultu-Madagascar , & c . ral area , limits of settled territory , distances Africa » « population new territory , South ~ , of British of ,- Transvaal . . Isles 70 —/ and x ; . Cape Area A divisions ; entirel and of y t Belgium from and Comparative port and to port thereof area Netherlands , in and square with list of miles E counties , population fd * . town 18 . the Cape Colony ; enlarged section of the en- ^ lation of 5 00010000 50000 and virons Town , and of the the Cape district of of Good George Hope ; railways , of Cape . railways ^ 1 OO , OOO , shown lighthouses by colour . , ; , canals , , , lead , ing Amer lations ica above , North 100000 . inset 340 . Popu British - British in fathoms Isles counties . 42 towns . Dep and th boundaries of ocean Isles same scale ; , navigable ; rivers map and lakes ; Canada ; DODlilliOIl , , Of . 250 . * depths - of ocean « ; latest ii Arctic rh > is > discoveries ^ . torial Comparative , periodical , inset , counter map of and Eng polar land currents ; equa- ; Am grassy tive erica inset plains , SOUth of of the British . Orinoco 340 Isles ; . forest same Compara plains scale of - limita polar the grai pack of n tree growing ice growt and ordinary h and ; deposits forest limit of districts of gold icebergs , silver , and ; colour Amazon ; submarine ; treeless p and lains overland of La Plata telegrap shown hs by ; routes lead ^ coal discover > and j Sir ^ John . tho Franklin Arctic exp ' s expedi lorers - ' Asia navi volcanoes railways . gable 460 ; ; rivers populations . heig ; hts depths th of over l of eading ocean ocean 100 , 000 . moun British ; tains active ; China of Railway tion Bamo ; . recen ^ . 120 line t p . olap ' T reat posed lorations Ports Canadian , and ' results Pacific to Dep ; y open with Isles recent sian regard Emp on discoveries same ire to scale in India Europe in and ; Northern the their and whole re Asia lati Asia of ve , tne b and position Rus tho . - Pro scale fore population vince ign ; compa trade statistical of ; rative inset United are map table a King in of square of dom Eng value land and miles of ; same each ancj tea I Nordenskjold ; and the mountain system y Capt and exported ; to British Isles for 10 years ; tea I to new frontier in Afghan . districts by colour . t = «

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