The European Mail, PUBLISHED FORTNIGHTLY. Colonial Buildings : 44, Cannon street, E,C. London. (OONTENTS: General Summary of News List of Passengers Booked for New Zealand and Australia Births, Marriages, and Deaths Notes by “ Anglo-Australian in London ” PuH Home Nows, including Social and Political Latest from France, Germany, Russia etc., etc. ’ Military and Naval Intelligence Religious, Medical, and Legal Items Reviews of New Books Art and Science. Ladies’ Column Music and the Drama. Gossip Latest Shipping Intelligence, Including— Ships Arrived, Ships Loading, Ships Cleared and Sailed Commercial Summary, embracing—State of the Markets, with Pull Rates on all New Zealand Products; Prices of New Zealand Stocks and Shares In England, etc. EC. J*. WOOD & CO., STATIONERS’ HALL, HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH, AND ALL BOOKSELLERS. THE GRANDEST WORK OP THE AGE, ADAMS’ SYN-CHROSTOLOGICAL CHART. Containing— A full and complete ontiine of all Nations, embraced In Biblical, Ancient, Me. diteval and Modern History. Togethei with the illustrious personages, important events, inventions, discoveries, and changes in all ages. The whole chart elaborately and beautifully embellished with numerous illustrations. ADAMS' SYN-OHRONO LOGICAL CHART la a Grand Pictorial Panorama of the Vlorld’s History from the earliest ages to date, A Grand Work of Ohromo Lithographic Art. It can be had in Book form or on Patent Frame mounted on rollers. Size of Map—22 feet by 30 inches. Mounted on canvas. The object of this Chart is to assist the mind In clearly fixing, along down the stream of time, the time when the events of the World’s History took place, The time when (i e.) Chronology, and the place where (i.e.) Geography, are the two great eyes of History. The Map teaches Geography, to which it is an indispensable adjunct. By a simple Law of Reflection, every place is soon, and indelibly, photographed upon the brain of the Young Student, by looking at, and studying, the Map. Diagrams and object teaching for the Schoolroom have been brought into contribution in every department of learning except History, Of the importance of History no argument is required. No man is qualified for life, or any of its relations or duties, who fails of being benefited by the accumulating experience of the past. Every Student of History should possess a copy of Adams’ Syn-Chronological Chart, The Public Libraries should be furnished with copies of this Splendid Panorama of History, which is in itself an extensive Library. Every School Room should bo provided with this Chart. ADAMS’ SYN CHRONOLOGICAL CHART OP HISTORY will be a most valuable addition to the Library of Every Family. The Books consulted in this Work are The Bible Josephus Rawllnson’s Anolent Monarchies Wilkinson’s Ancient Egyptians Layard’s Nineveh and Babylon Rollin’a Ancient History History of the World, by Samuel Maunder Universal History—Johacn von Mitller Oyclopccdia of History—Mcßnrney and Nell Cyclopedia of Biography, &0., Ac., &c. Compendium of History—Kerney Worcester’s History Goodrich’s Universal History Hawes’ Syn-Ohronology Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates Archbishop James Usher’s Annals of the Old and New Testaments Calmet’a Dictionary of the Bible Humphrey’s Pridoaux Connexions Groote’s History of Greece The Aruudellan Marbles, or Parian Chronicles, &c., &0., &c. The Author has spent twenty-five years in campiling this stupendous work. It is hoped that all Friends of Education and knowledge will duly appreciate the years of toil and study spent [in arranging from fragmentary and disconnected records of the World’s History this instructive and beautiful panorama. ITS PLAN IS SIMPLE, ITS UTILITY OBVIOUS, And its Value as yon estimate Knowledge. ADAMS’ SYN-CHRONOLOGICAL CHART, In Book Form or on Rollers, Can now be obtained from the Agents, 11. J. WOOD & CO., STATIONSBS, HIGH STBEET, And all Booksellers In the City. Up-Country Libraries and School Boards are requested to send in their orders qarly to H. J. WOOD & CO-, STATIONERS, HIGH STREET. CHRISTCHURCH. 8622
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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2333, 24 September 1881, Page 2
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624Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2333, 24 September 1881, Page 2
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