A popular cyclopedia of history, ancient and modern

Forming a copious historical dictionary of celebrated institutions, persons, places, and things. With notices of the present state of the principal cities, countries, and kingdoms of the known world. To which is added a chronological view of memorable events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, storms, conflagrations, diseases, famines, inventions, discoveries, battles, treaties, settlements, origins of religious sects, etc.

By F. A. Durivage. Illustrated with engravings