New American Cyclopaedia
(English: New American Cyclopaedia)
*New American Cyclopaedia, 1858-63, 16 vols.; edited by Geo. Ripley and Chas. A. Dana. New edition, as American Cyclopaedia, 1873-76, 16 vols., was prepared by the same editors. (BCW).
A sixteen-volume encyclopedia edited by George Ripley and Charles A. Dana, published by Daniel Appleton & Co. in 1858-1863. Later called the American Cyclopaedia, it received a new sixteen-volume edition in 1873-1876 under the same editors. (BCW 2:537).
Sixteen-volume encyclopaedia edited by George Ripley and Charles A. Dana, issued in 1858-1863. The same editors prepared the sixteen-volume American Cyclopaedia of 1873-1876. (BCW 3:516).
Articles on American antiquities, Titicaca and Tiahuanaco were used by H. P. Blavatsky in “A Land of Mystery”. Statements by several earlier writers were transmitted through the encyclopaedia rather than necessarily quoted directly from their books. (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 2:314-324)
Some links:
- Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
- CTD article in Russian: Новая американская энциклопедия
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