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THE DANUBE ILLUSTRATED.
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appeared to justify; but this, it is hoped, will be fully compensated by the
greater number, and deeper interest of the other scenes and topics, here
presented to the eye and mind of the reader, as well as by the taste and care
which have been manifested in their selection.
Along with the topography of the Upper and Lower Danube, statistical
notices have been interspersed, with various references to the results of steam
navigation, by which commercial intercourse is now established between the
kingdom of Wirtemberg and the Euxine Sea—an event which has led to
important consequences, both as it regards the advancement of trade, and
the general progress of civilization in the East.
With respect to the numerous engraved Views, which illustrate this
volume, the same talented Artists have been employed as in its predecessor,
and the same effects been obtained, of uniting high finish with close resem-
blance to the originals. In addition to the eighty steel engravings, the text
is further illustrated by nearly the same number of wood-cuts, which give a
new and striking feature to the work, and render it, in point of pictorial
embellishments, more rich and attractive than any of the popular series yet
issued by the same enterprising Publishers. Of these Illustrations, the greater
portion was taken on the spot by M. Abresch,—-a German artist of well-known
talent and reputation,—and drawn by Mr. Bartlett, who has also contributed
various original views, interspersed throughout the work.
The Author.
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appeared to justify; but this, it is hoped, will be fully compensated by the
greater number, and deeper interest of the other scenes and topics, here
presented to the eye and mind of the reader, as well as by the taste and care
which have been manifested in their selection.
Along with the topography of the Upper and Lower Danube, statistical
notices have been interspersed, with various references to the results of steam
navigation, by which commercial intercourse is now established between the
kingdom of Wirtemberg and the Euxine Sea—an event which has led to
important consequences, both as it regards the advancement of trade, and
the general progress of civilization in the East.
With respect to the numerous engraved Views, which illustrate this
volume, the same talented Artists have been employed as in its predecessor,
and the same effects been obtained, of uniting high finish with close resem-
blance to the originals. In addition to the eighty steel engravings, the text
is further illustrated by nearly the same number of wood-cuts, which give a
new and striking feature to the work, and render it, in point of pictorial
embellishments, more rich and attractive than any of the popular series yet
issued by the same enterprising Publishers. Of these Illustrations, the greater
portion was taken on the spot by M. Abresch,—-a German artist of well-known
talent and reputation,—and drawn by Mr. Bartlett, who has also contributed
various original views, interspersed throughout the work.
The Author.