▁publishing ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁ex ile ▁Francis ▁Lie ber . ▁The ▁ 1 3 ▁volumes ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁were ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁and ▁other ▁ed itions ▁and ▁print ings ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁ 1 8 4 7 – 1 8 4 8 , ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁Lie ber ' s ▁work ▁was ▁based ▁upon ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁no ▁small ▁part ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁well ▁established ▁Kon vers ations - L ex ikon ▁of ▁Bro ck haus . ▁Some ▁material ▁from ▁this ▁set ▁was ▁carried ▁over ▁into ▁the ▁modern ▁version , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Bro ck haus ▁short ▁article ▁method . ▁ ▁A ▁separate ▁Encyclopedia ▁Amer icana ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁J . M . ▁St od dart ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁as ▁a ▁supp lement ▁to ▁American ▁repr int ings ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Britannica . ▁It ▁was ▁four ▁quart o ▁volumes ▁meant ▁to ▁" extend ▁and ▁complete ▁the ▁articles ▁in ▁Britannica ". ▁St od dart ' s ▁work , ▁however , ▁is ▁not ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁earlier ▁work ▁by ▁Lie ber . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁a ▁new ▁version ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁volumes ▁was ▁published ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Encyclopedia ▁Amer icana ,