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The Geographical Journal (Journal of the Royal Geographical Society): Volume XVI, No. 6 [‎435v] (223/232)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (111 folios). It was created in Dec 1900. 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.
Ancient Trading Centres of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . By Captain Arthur W. Stiffe,
R.I.M 211
Dr. Jovan Cvijic’s Researches in Macedonia and Southern Albania .. .. 215
The Monthly Record 220
Obituary 236
Correspondence 238
Meetings of the Royal Geographical Society 211
Geographical Literature of the Month 242
New Maps 261
Maps and Illustrations.
Snow Bridge on Dras River .. .. 143
Camp Scene in Tibet 147
Glacier near Nabo La Pass .. .. 151
Difficult Part of Route through
Hunza 155
Scene in Raskam 159
Peculiar Formation in Asgan Sal
Valley 161
The Volcanoes from Lake Kivu;
View from South-east .. .. 167
The Volcanoes Mount Gotzen and
Mount Sharp, from the North
east 171
The Geysers, Albert Edward Xy-
anza 175
Ruwenzori, from the West .. .. 179
The Swamps of the Dinka Country 181
River Aisen near its Mouth (looking
West) 187
River Maniuales near its Origin
(looking North) 191
Baker Channel, from a Harbour in
its Central Part (looking South
west) 195
River Baker in its Lower Course
(looking South-west) .. .. 199
River Pascua and Lagoon (looking
North) 203
Mausolia near Bandar ’Abbas—the
highest about 30 feet high .. 212
Lake Prespa, 1: 250,000 216
Lake Ochrid, 1 : 250,000 217
Cape Blanco and Adrar Region .. 226
Muni River Region 226
Lower Ganges Region 239
Geological Section from Supposed
Ancient Crater to Calcutta and
on to Kerpoy 240
Sketch-map of Central Africa be
tween the Region of Lake Tan
ganyika and Albert Edward
Nyanza 264
No. 3. September.
Studies in the Anthropogeography of British New Guinea. By Prof. Alfred
C. Haddon, sc.d., f.r.s 265
King Menelek’s Dominions and the Country between Lake Gallop (Rudolf)
and the Nile Valley. By the late Captain M. S. Wellby, 18th Hussars 292
Through Haiti. By Hesketh Prichard 306
New Light on some Mediaeval Maps. By C. Raymond Beazley, m.a 319
Methods of Survey employed by the Chilean Boundary Commissions in the
Cordillera of the Andes. By Prof. A. Bertrand (University of Santiago,
Chile) 329
The Monthly Record 345
Obituary 358
Geographical Literature of the Month 359
New Maps 377
Maps and Illustrations.
Sketch-map of British New Guinea 267 j
Geological Sketch-map of the Mekeo
District 268
Wavy-haired Boy, Sinaugolo, Rigo
District 270
Sketch-map of the Mekeo District.. 272 j
Three Gaile Natives : Motu Stock.. 279
Tree House, Gasiri, Central District 283
Sketch-map of the Rigo District .. 285 i
Village of Kalo 287
Distribution of Cephalic Index of
over 78 289
KoiariMenof the Village of Makabiri 291
Road to Turglan, Haiti 311
Matthew Paris’ Map of England :
Final Form 321
Dr. Jankd’s routes between the Ob
and the Irtish 347
Sketch-map of a Journey from Addis
Abeba to the Sobat River .. 380

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Content

A summary of the journal's contents appears on folio 327, and the entire contents are listed on folio 328. The contents of the journal are as follows.

  • The President's Opening Address, Session 1900-1901 (ff 336-337).

Articles:

  • 'The Expedition between Lake Rudolf and the Nile' by Dr Arthur Donaldson Smith (ff 337-350) and a Map of North East Africa (f 394)
  • 'The Voyages of Diogo Cão and Bartholomeu Dias, 1482-88' by Ernst Georg Ravenstein (ff 350-365) and Map illustrating the voyage (f 402)
  • 'The Oases of the Mudirieh of Assyut' by A R Guest (ff 365-368)
  • 'The Danish East Greenland Expedition in 1900' by Lieutenant Georg Carl Amdrup (ff 368-370)
  • 'On the Afghan Frontier: A Reconnaissance in Shugnan' communicated by Dr A Marcoff (ff 370-377).

Other items:

  • The Monthly Record (ff 377-383)
  • Correspondence (ff 383-384)
  • Meetings of the Royal Geographical Society, Session 1900-1901 (f 384)
  • Geographical Literature of the Month (ff 384-391)
  • New Maps (ff 391-393).

The journal features advertisements at the front and rear.

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1 volume (111 folios)
Written in
English in Latin script
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