The Geographical Journal (Journal of the Royal Geographical Society): Volume XII, No. 2 [325v] (153/154)
The record is made up of 1 volume (72 folios). It was created in Aug 1898. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
The pitary Equipment Stores & “Tortoise” Tents Co., Ltd.,
OFFICES & SHOWROOMS : 7, WATERLOO PLACE, S.W.
Telegraphic Address: “ Wagonage, London."
POLAR EXPEDITIONS COMPLETELY FITTED OUT AND PROVISIONED.
Mr If Suitable Notice is given. Arrangements can be made for the Purchase or Hire o f a
Iscotch, Norwegian or American Wlia lerj alao for the Hire for a Summer Sporti ng
UrViUe of a completely fitted-out Walrus Sloop, with drew comprising competent Ice
Pilot and Officers.
Siberian Dogs.
Russian Ponies.
Reindeer.
Reindeer Dried Meat.
Russian Log Huts.
Sledges (Dog, Hand, or Reindeer).
Ski.
Finmarken Ski.
Telmarken Ski.
Extra long flat Ski as used by Nansen
for smooth ice.
Sails and Masts in bamboo for Sledges.
Fur Malitzas.
Fur Sovike.
Loupthu.
Pimmies.
Reindeer-skin Toboc.
White Blanket Toboganlng Suita.
Fur Dog-skin Gloves (leather-lined).
Watertight Sealskin Boots with leather
feet.
Fur-lined Sea Boots.
Reindeer Sleeping Bags.
Sheep-skin Caps for crew,
skin T
Cat-skin Stockings.
Loose Tan Reindeer Skins.
Black Swedish Skin Jackets lined with
red flannel for crew.
Brown ditto for officers.
Reindeer-skin Finskoo.
Elk-skin Winter Boots.
Lapp Peaks with hood and glove
attached.
Young and Old Reindeer Stockings.
Black Leather Ski Boots for Ski-
running.
All descriptions of Flags, Sledge Covers, Valises,
Aluminium Stoves, Canteens, Forks, Spoons, &e , &e.
Special Condensed Food for Sledging and Arctic work.
All requirements of Provisions to keep preserved & sweet for a number of years.
Jaeger Vests and Drawers, Ice Axes, Alpen Stocks, PlaneTables. Compasses,
Barometers for Altitude, small Registering Thermometers, Wet and Dry Bulbs,
and other Instruments-
Guns, Rifles, Harpoon Guns, Revolvers, Ammunition, oce , &r ■
Medicine Chests and complete Medical Stores.
Military Equipment Co. Compressed Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Sugar, Salt, &e„ In Tablets.
Ice Spike* with itraps.
Finn Bindings for Ski.
Ice Sledge Boat*.
Walrus or Whale Boat*.
Aluminium Boat*.
Berthon Boat*.
Jame* or Sayce Collapsible Boat*.
Arctic Collapsible Hut*.
Walrus and Whale Harpoonn.
Line* and Lance*.
Bottle-nose Whale Lance*.
Grindacrooken.
Alpine Rope.
Masts, Sails, and Oars for Ice and
Walrus Boat*.
Bamboos with flag* attached for mark
ing positions in the ice.
Special Tenta, Jackson’s
MILITARY, EXPLORING AND SPORTING EXPEDITIONS COMPLETELY FITTED OUT, AND
PROVISIONED 10 ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.
%
BROWN & ROWLEY,
WATUNG STREET, CITY,
Printers,
Account Book
Manufacturers,
AND
General Stationers.
Contractors to the Royal Geographical Society.
THE WROUGHT IRON
CAMP OR TRAVELLING STOVE
To burn wood or any
fuel.
Specially designed for
Tourists, Travellers,
Boating:, and other
purposes.
It is made of malleable
wrought iron. Cannot be
injured by any rough usage.
Will burn any kind of fuel
(wood, charcoal, peat, &c. t
especially).
The size of the stove, when
packed, measures 24 in. wide,
12 in. deep, 14 in. high;
weighing only 361bs. Price
complete, with cooking
utensils and pipes, £3.
„ . A - Specialities in Oil Cooking
Stoves for Home and Export.
Send for a \00-page Illustrated Catalogue of Stoves for all purposes,
which will he sent free by mail on application.
W. POORE & CO., American Stove Stores,
139 , Cheapside, London, E.C.
KEATINGS
POWDER
BUGS
FLEAS
MOTHS
BEETLES
T" S 3 - 6 M
Established nearly a Century.
MI LI- «8c SOH,
4, HAYMARKET, LONDON,
Manufacturers of
Sporting, Table, Toilet, & Pocket Cntlery,
ALPINE ICE-AXES, SKATES,
AND FINE STEEL WORK GENERALLY.
Practical Dodgy Utilities for Home
Requirements and Travellers’ Use.
tJ" Reliable English-made Goods at Moderate Prices.|
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- Content
A summary of the journal's contents appears on folio 252, and the entire contents are listed on folio 253. The contents of the journal are as follows.
Articles:
- 'On the Annual Range of Temperature in the Surface Waters of the Ocean, and its Relation to Other Oceanographical Phenomena' by Sir John Murray (ff 260-272)
- 'An Exploration in 1897 of Some of the Glaciers of Spitsbergen' by Sir William Martin Conway (ff 272-278 and ff 281-284)
- 'Mr Frazer's Pausanias' by Reverend Henry Fanshawe Tozer (ff 284-286)
- 'Proposal for an Expedition to Sannikoff Land' by Baron Eduard von Toll (ff 286-291)
- 'Russian Navigators in the Arctic Ocean in 1895-96' by Colonel J Shokalsky (ff 291-293)
- 'United States Daily Atmospheric Survey' by Willis L Moore (ff 293-295)
- ' Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Notes' by Captain Arthur William Stiffe (ff 295-296).
Other items:
- Pamphlet on a forthcoming work entitled 'Northwards over the Great Ice' by Robert E Peary (ff 279-280)
- Areas of North America and Australian River-basins (ff 296-297)
- The Glaciers of Russia in 1896 (ff 297-298)
- The Monthly Record (ff 298-303)
- Obituary (ff 303-306)
- Meetings of the Royal Geographical Society, Session 1897-98 (f 306)
- Geographical Literature of the Month (ff 306-316)
- New Maps (ff 316-318).
The journal features advertisements at the front and rear.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (72 folios)
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- The Geographical Journal xx Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London xx Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography
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