The Great original cosmographicon or Grand voyage 'round the world! : (From St. James' Hall, London,) an entirely novel and peculiar combination of apparatus, of unrivalled power and perfection, presenting the view, with a vividness bordering on reality,
Title
The Great original cosmographicon or Grand voyage 'round the world! (From St. James' Hall, London,) an entirely novel and peculiar combination of apparatus, of unrivalled power and perfection, presenting the view, with a vividness bordering on reality, the noted scenes and places of the earth, as seen in a tour of the world; replete with effects of the most novel and startling nature, produced by the aid of the most intricate and extensive chemical and mechanical appliances yet contrived by modern ingenuity, making the entire voyage one of magnificent and colossal proportions, profuse with wonderful transformations! startling illusions! gorgeous spectacles! that fill the beholder with wondering delight! ... The various scenes and tableaux will be delineated by a gentleman who has spent years in traveling through the regions he describes; ... Admission, 25 cents Reserved seats, 25 cents extra
Description
Parentheses substituted for square brackets in title transcription., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date
[1864]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare PB 1864 Great (26)5761.F.58a (McAllister)