The traveller's and tourist's guide through the United States of America, Canada, etc. ..:

TO THE PUBLIC.
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IN the preparation of the "TRAVELLER'S AND TOURIST'S GUIDE,"
neither pains nor expense have been spared to make it a work of the
highest usefulness; and, it is believed that,; upon careful examination,
it will commend itself to an enlightened public. In the arrangement
of the Routes, an entirely new plan has been adopted, which, it is confidlently believed, will be found far miore convenient than the old method. The Routes are here given as they diverge from the principal
cities and towns in the Union; thus, for example: " Routes from New
York," " Routes from Philadelphia," &c. It will be seen that Explanatory Notes are attached to many of the Routes, which the traveller
should by no means overlook; as, by attending to these, and consulting
the M.AP attached to the work, he will frequently be saved both expense
and inconvenience.
One new feature in our book, particularly, we must call attention
to: instead of giving a repetition of each route, we have used the same
both for going and returning, by the introduction of an extra column
of figures, with the necessary directions, at the head and foot of each
Route. This will be found an important invention, as it not only furnishes greater convenience, but enables the traveller to see at a glance
the distance of places from each starting-point; and, by saving much
room, permits us to extend our information very materially. The
names of the more prominent places on the routes, are put in a conspicuous type, so that the eye shall detect them without difficulty.
Among the valuable features of the work are TABLES, showing ht a
glance, the DISTANCE, FARE, and TIME occupied in travelling from the
principal Cities to the most important places in the Union; so that the
question frequently asked, without obtaining a satisfactory reply, is
here answered in full. Other tables show the distances from New York,
&c., to Domestic and Foreign Ports, by SEA; and also, by way of comparison, from New York and Liverpool to the principal ports beyond
anid around Cape Iforn, &c., as well as via the Isthmus of Panama.
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