The Geographical Journal (Journal of the Royal Geographical Society): Volume X, No. 6 [157v] (167/186)
The record is made up of 1 volume (88 folios). It was created in Dec 1897. 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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VI
CONTENTS.
PAGE
A Portable Mercurial Barometer. By Captain H. H. P. Deasy 203
The Society’s Address to the Queen 200
The Monthly Record 207
Correspondence 221
' Meetings of the Royal Geographical Society 224
Geographical Literature of the Month 224
New Maps 235
Maps and Illustrations—
Fig. 1.—Bottom of Aquarium with and without water 141
Fig. 2.—Form of Upper Portion of a Mound of Wet Sand beneath Water 142
Fort Johnston 149
Lake Nyasa, from Bandawe 151
Native Iron-smelting Furnace 153-
Caravan on the March 155
River Scene 157
Wall of Kambwire’s Kraal, from Inside 159
Camp at Loangwa River 161
Loangwa River 163,167
Native Smelting Furnace (disused) ’ 164
Kambwire’s Drum 165
Village Scene, Kota-Kota 169
Sketch-Map of the New Rapid, Yang-tse Kiang .. 193
The Barometer in its Normal Working Position .. .. 203
The Upper Carriage and Vernier, with Barometer 205
The Lower Carriage and Vernier, with Reservoir End of Baromeh r attached 205
Reduced Facsimile of the Address presented to the Queen by the Royal
Geographical Society 205
Sketch-Map illustrating the Anglo-Chinese Agreement of June 5, 1897 208
Map of the N orth-Eastern Part of British Central Africa west of Lake N y asa 236
Maps of Kaiser Franz Josef Land 236
No. 3. September.
An Expedition to the Source of the Niger. By Colonel J. K. Trotter, H.A. 237
Sub-Oceanic Changes. By John Milne, f.r.s., f.g.s 259
The Physiographical Features of the Nyasa and Tanganyika Districts uf
Central Africa. By J. E. S. Moore, a.r.c.s 289
The Roman Roads of Murocco. By Walter B. Harris .. 300
Recent Researches on Climate. By H. N. Dickson 303
The Volcanoes of the British Islands 307
Some Geographical Problems. By J. Scott Keltic, ll.d., Sec. R.G.S 308
The Monthly Record 323
Obituary 333
Correspondence .. 334
Geographical Literature of the Month 338
New Maps 346
Maps and Illustrations—
Entrance to Town of Rotata 239
Crossing Trestle Bridge 240
Hammock Bridge over Sell River 242
Crossing Bagwe River 243
First Cairn placed by the Two Commissions at the Niger Source .. .. 245
Near the Source of the Niger 247
McKay’s Grave at Bogoria (Boria) 249
Making Native Cloth at Berea 252
View from Heremakono 253
Country near the Fall of the Kita .. 256
Yumboya 258
Sub-Oceanic Changes:—Fig. 3.—Outside Cover damaged off Senegal,
May 7,1895. Fig. 4.—Buriedin Mud, West Coast of Africa. Fig. 5 .
—W T est Coast of South America 260
Fig. 6 .—Ocean Bed opposite Ecuador 264
Fig. 7.—Northern Coast of Brazil 267
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- Content
A summary of the journal's contents appears on folio 77 and the entire contents are listed on folio 78.
The contents of the journal are as follows.
- The President's Opening (ff 87-88).
Articles:
- 'Recent Journeys in Persia' by Percy Molesworth Sykes (ff 88-103)
- 'A Journey to Siwa in September and October 1896' by Wilfred Jennings-Bramly (ff 103-108)
- 'Ancient Trading Centres of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' by Arthur William Stiffe (ff 108-113)
- 'Potamology as a Branch of Physical Geography' by Professor Albrecht Penck (ff 114-116)
- 'The Topographical Work of the Geological Survey of Canada' by Joseph Burr Tyrrell (ff 116-119)
Other items:
- Historic and Literature of the Klondike Region (ff 120)
- The Monthly Record (ff 120-125)
- Obituary (ff 125-127)
- Geographical Literature of the Month (ff 127-132)
- New Maps (ff 133-134).
The journal features advertisements at the front and rear.
In addition, folio 161 features a pattern of the commemorative coin for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, with an advert on the back.
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- 1 volume (88 folios)
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