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GEOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE OF THE MONTH.
Oceanography—Loch Fyne. Mil ]
Eeport on Physical Observations bearing on the Circulation of the Water in Loch
Fyne in April and September, 1896. By Hugh Robert Mill, d.so. [Part iii.
Fifteenth Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland. Pp. 262-279.J Size
10 X 6 J. Presented by the Author.
The results of this research are summarized in a note.
Oceanography—North Atlantic. B.S.G. Com. Bordeaux 20 (1897): 2732-86. Hantrenx.
Atlantique nord; vents, courants et glaces en 1895-1896. Par A. Hautreux.
With Chart.
ANTHROPOGEOGRAPHY AND HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY.
Ancient Symbols. Wilson.
The Swastika, the earliest known Symbol, and its Migrations; with Observations
on the Migration of Certain Industries in Prehistoric Times. By Thomas Wilson.
—Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian institution . . . for
the year ending June 30, 1894. Report of the U.S. National Museum. Pp. 757-
1011 . Washington, 1896. Size 9£ x 6 . Map and Illustrations.
A study of the sign of the cross in all lands and at all periods from the prehistoric
to the early Christian.
Anthropogeography. Scottish G. Mag. 13 (1897): 475-487. Chisholm.
On the Relativity of Geographical Advantages. By G. G. Chisholm, m.a., etc.
Colonization. P. Literary and Philosoph. S. Liverpool 50 (1896): 1 - 44 . Nevins.
Systems of Colonization from Prehistoric Periods and their Results. By J. Birk-
beck Nevins, m.d,
Ihis paper passes in brief review the successive colonizations of prehistoric peoples,
icemcians, Greeks, and Romans, the Teutonic colonization of England, and modern
colonization by European nations.
Commercial Geography. Deutsche Rundschau G. 20 (1897) : 33-34.
Begleitworte zur Colonial- und Weltverkehrskarte. With Map.
™i T ^ e 1 ma P’ on Mercator’s projection Any method by which the earth’s curved surface may be transposed (or projected) on to a flat surface. with equatorial scale of 1 : 85,000,000, shows the
colonial possessions of all European powers by different colours, the most important
cean-routes and telegraph cables, the great trans continental railways, and the limits
ot navigation on great rivers.
Historical—Cabot. B.S.G. Italiana (3) 10 (1897) : 224-235, 270-287.
Giovanni Caboto. Quarto centenario della scoperta del continente Nord-Ameri-
cano. With Portrait, Map, and Illustration.
Philip.
History of Geography.
P. Literary and Philosoph. S. Liverpool 50 (1896) : 313-339.
rw„ Enla u geil ! ent °/ the Ge °g ra Phical Horizon, as illustrated in the History of
Cartography, down to the end of the age of Discovery. By George Philip, Junr.
A concise summary of the history of geographical exploration.
Primitive Travel. Mason
anfl Transportation. By Otis Tufton Mason.—Annual Report
Tune 30 i«q.i ) °" en t s o^thc Smithsonian Institution ... for the year ending
1896 fiofor ?« P0rt ™ f * he V’ S ’ National Museum. Pp. 237-593. Washington,
' • 5 X 6 . Illustrations. Presented by the Smithsonian Institution.
emTAnJeTn !’ 11 ^- 16 -^ 000111 of , the appliances for facilitating travel and transport
The snow lve 1 race i’’l.ln^rated from specimens in the Smithsonian Museum.
X be snow-goggles used by Eskimos are amongst the most curious.
Town-sites. /. Scll00 i G j (1897) . 2 25-231. Semple.
Semple Ge ° graphlC CaUses doter mining the Location of Cities. By Ellen C.
BIOGRAPHY.
Bruzzo.
Benincasa. Jtiv. G. Italiana 4 (1897): 443-448.
Di Grazioso Benincasa e del suo Portolano (una lettera inedita). G. Bruzzo.
ummbl d r his aautical work (1435-45), contained in a hitherto
Carfm,! Stefa“o B ( or“ia > N »j“. ™ar.general at Aucoua, to the