The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London, Band 21J. Murray, 1851 "List of geographical works and maps recently published" in vol. 6-11. |
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Adamawa Agádéz aneroid appears Arabs Armenian highland arrive Aser Baku barometer Bart Barth belonging béré Bornú Caledonia camels Capt Captain Caucasus chain chief coast considerable place cultivated desert direction distance district elevation Emghedesie encamp English expedition explored feet Fellani Fellatas Foveaux Strait Geographical Society geological ghussub governor hashish Haussa height hills HYDROGRAPHIC inches inhabited instrument Isluga journey kaká Kanó Kawara Kúka lake land language large place large town Lenkoran Louisiade Archipelago maps ments mercury miles missionaries mountains nána natives northern observations Pagans pamph pass place called plain present principal province range reach regions residence river road rocks route Royal Royal Geographical Society Sakatú salt Sapoa shore situated small village stream Sultan surface survey Sydney támar temperature thermometer Thomas Brunner Tibet Timbuktu tion Tonga-tabu travellers trees tribe Tuturau valley vessel visited volcanic Wadí whole winter
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Seite 172 - I do not believe there is a country in the world where, in proportion to the population, there are so few uninstructed, and at the same time so few learned individuals. Primary instruction is within the reach of everybody ; superior instruction is scarcely to be obtained by any.
Seite xxix - Life and Times of Titian, with some Account of his Family, chiefly from new and unpublished records. With Portrait and Illustrations. 2 vols. 8vo. 42s. CUMMING (R. GORDON). Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa.
Seite 112 - Fahrenheit, and on the 2nd and 3rd of February, the snow obliged the travellers to remain in their tents. After their return to Tripoli, several weeks were required for their preparations ; and the transport of the boat for navigating Lake Tchad caused considerable difficulty. For this purpose a beautiful wherry had been constructed by the direction of the admiral at Malta, broad in the beam, and as light as a cork on...
Seite xxxiv - Address delivered at the Anniversary Meeting of the Geological Society of London, on the 15th of February, 1856, by John William Hamilton, Esq., President of the Society.
Seite xi - Society, in the possession of any member, shall be sent in to the Secretary on or before the 1st of July in each year. VI. In every case of loss or damage to any volume, or other property of the Society, the borrower shall make good the same.
Seite xi - Council. 3. New Works before the expiration of a month after reception. III. The title of every Book, Pamphlet, Map, or Work of any kind lent, shall first be entered in the Library-register, with the borrower's signature, or accompanied by a separate note in his hand. IV. No work of any kind can be retained longer than one month : but at the expiration of that period, or sooner, the same must be returned free of expense, and may then, upon re-entry, be again borrowed...
Seite xi - Fellow, shall be sent in to the Secretary on or before the 1st of July in each year. VI. In every case of loss or damage to any volume, or other property of the Society, the borrower shall make good the same. VII. No stranger can be admitted to the Library except by the introduction of a Fellow, whose name, together with that of the Visitor, shall be inserted in a book kept for that purpose.
Seite 3 - We must have a passage to the sea on either the eastern or western coast. I have hitherto been afraid to broach the subject on which my perhaps dreamy imagination dwells. You at home are accustomed to look on a project as half finished when you have received the co-operation of the ladies. My better half has promised me a twelvemonth's leave of absence for mine.
Seite 87 - Observations on the Geography of Southern Peru, including Survey of the Province of Tarapaca and route to Chile by the coast of the Desert of Atacama " were read before our Society in 1851.