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The Geographical Journal (Journal of the Royal Geographical Society): Volume X, No. 6 [127v] (107/186)
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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GEOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE OF THE MONTH.
Additions to the Library.
By HUGH ROBERT MILL, D.Sc., Librarian, R.G.S.
The following abbreviations of nouns and the adjectives derived from them are
employed to indicate the source of articles from other publications. Geographical
names are in each case written in full
A. = Academy, Academie, Akademie.
Ann. = Annals, Annales, Annalen.
B. = Bulletin, Bollettino, Boletim.
Com. = Commerce, Commercial.
C. Rd. = Comptes Rendus.
Erdk. = Erdkunde.
G. = Geography, Geographie, Geografla.
Ges. = Gesellschaft.
I. = Institute, Institution.
J. = Journal.
M. = Mitteilungen.
Mag. = Magazine.
P. = Proceedings.
R. = Royal.
Rev. = Review, Revue, Revista.
S. = Society, Socie't^, Selskab.
Sitzb. = Sitzungsbericht.
T. = Transactions.
J V. = Yerein.
Verb. = Verhandlungen.
W. = Wissenschaft, and compounds.
Z. = Zeitschrift.
On account of the ambiguity of the words octavo, quarto, etc., the size of books in
the list below is denoted by the length and breadth of the cover in inches to the
nearest half-inch. The size of the Journal is 10 x 6 £.
EUROPE.
Alps. Mader.
Die hochsten Teile der Seealpen und der Ligurischen Alpen in physiographiecher
Beziehuug. Von Dr. Fritz Mader. Leipzig: G. Fock, 1897. Size 9 * x 6 i
pp. 236. Illustrations.
Austria—Meteorology. Frejlach
Vestuik Krai Ceske Spolecnosti Nduk. Trida mathematicko-prirodovedecka.
1897. IV. PKspevek R. poznani nefometrickych pomeru zemi hercynsko-sudets-
kych. Poddvd Dr. Josef Frejlach. v Praze, 1897. Size 10 x 6 *, pp. 24.
Diagrams. Presented by the Author.
On the cloudiness of the north-western mountain district of the Austrian monarchy.
Europe—Lithuania. Globus 71 (1897): 381-384. Tetzner.
Das litauische Sprachgebiet. Von Dr. F. Tetzner. With Map.
On the Lithuanian-speaking districts of Prussia and Russia.
France and Germany. Birchall.
P. Literary and Philosoph. 8. Liverpool 50 (1896): 235-262.
Medieval Towns in France and Germany: their Origin and Municipal Develop
ment. By James Birchall. With Map. *
On the economic reasons for the growth of free towns in medieval Europe.
France—Ardeche. M<fm. 8. SpeUologie 1 (10) (1897): 1-40. Raymord.
Les Rivieres souterraines de la Dragonniere et de Midroi (Ardeche) Par M le
Dr. Paul Raymond. With Plans and Illustrations.
France—Capbreton. Eev. Maritime 134 (1897): 509-541. Gabarra
L’ancien port de Cnpbreton. Par M. J.-B. Gabarra.
A history of the port of Capbreton, intimately associated with the geographical
problem of the former mouth of the Adour and its relation to the remarkable submarine
canon known as the Capbreton Deep. The question of creating a )iarbour of refuse
at Caphreton is also discussed. The paper, which is written by the cure' of Capbreton
is throughout of remarkable interest. r
France—Normandy. C. Brf. 125 (1897): 380-382. Bigot.
Sur les depots pleistocenes et actuels du littoral de la basse Normandie Note
de M. A. Bigot.
On the character and movements of the northern coast of France.
France—Provence. A tracers le Monde {Tour du Monde) 3 (1897): 193-196. Porcher.
La Sainte-Baume et Saint-Maximin. Par Jacques Porcher. With Illustrations.
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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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- 78r:166v
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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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