Maps --Wo have received a copy of a new edition
of Messrs. Allen and Co.'s Map of India, by very far the best which exists of that great peninsula. In the present edition the whole of Upper India has been redrawn upon information collected by Government for years, and it may now be relied on with the most perfect confidence. The only im- perfection of the map is its scale, which is so large as to involve a difficulty in consulting it except when real accuracy is desired. We have also received a new map of the British Isles, on a large scale, issued by Mr. Wesley. Its specialty is the prominence given to the railway system, which can now be followed at a glance, and without mistake or weariness. Messrs. Bacon and Co. also have sent us a cheap map of England and Wales, so vulgar in colouring as to be admirable for use. Modern maps too often sacrifice distinctness to taste, but every county boundary is here apparent at a glance. Why do they not also give the political boundaries ? A county is generally not a county, but two or more counties for electoral purposes. Distinctness is also the merit of their map of Europe, which, moreover, enables the observer to see what the German Empire is. By a very skilful arrangement of colours the Empire, without Austria and Prussia, i.e., the portion represented by the Diet, and the Empire with Austria and Prussia, are all rendered distinct. A good statistical table is printed at the top, which, however, might be increased by a statement of the revenue and army of each power.
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