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NEW MAPS.
stat. miles to an inch. 2 sheets and letterpress. Service Geographique des
Colonies, Paris, 1896. Presented by the Service Gtfographique des Colonies.
This map is based on the results obtained by Captain Marchand during his third
iourney in the vicinity of the great bend of the Niger, the surrounding country having
been taken from Captain Binger’s map of 1892. In addition to this, tlie itineraries
of other travellers have been used, while some of the country has been sketched in trom
native report. The lines of railway which it is proposed to construct are laid down,
and the position of all military posts and the limits of forests are shown. The map
is accompanied by an index of names and explanatory letterpress.
West Africa. ‘ Pobeguin.
Carte de la Cote d’Ivoire (liegion Cotitire de Fresco au Cavally). Leve'e et dressee
par H. Pobeguin, Administrateur Colonial, par ordre de M. le Gouverneur Binger,
1895-96. Scale 1 : 150,000 or 2‘3 stat. miles to an inch. Sheets: Cavally,
Grabo—Haut San Pedro, Kremoue—Kouati, Doboue—Sassandra, Fresco—Haut
Sassandra, Daguire—San Pedro, Drewin—Tabou, Bereby—Cap des Palmes,
Cavally. Ministere des Colonies. Paris, 1896. With Index. Presented by the
Service G&ographique des Colonies, Paris.
These sheets complete the map of the Ivory Coast, which embraces the country
between the Cavally river on the west and the Bandama on the east. It contains a
large amount of detail, and is accompanied by an index sheet.
AMERICA.
United States. F.S. Geological Survey.
Geologic Atlas of the United States. Scale 1 : 125,000 or 2 stat. miles to an inch,
and 1: 250,000 or 4 stat. miles to an inch. Folios: Stevenson (Alabama,
Georgia, Tennessee); Lassen Peak, Smartsville, Marysville (California); Pike’s
Peak°( Colorado) ; Nomini (Maryland, Virginia); Three Forks (Montana); Cleve
land, Pikeville, McMinnville, London (Tennessee); Knoxville (Tennessee, North
Carolina); Fredericksburg (Virginia, Maryland); Staunton (Virginia, West Vir
ginia). Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey ; J. W.
I’owell, Director. Washington, D C. Presented by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Venezuela. Sievers.
Nordliches Venezuela. II. Hohenschichten, Hydrographic, Orte u. Verkehrswege.
Scale 1 : 3,000,000 or 47‘3 stat. miles to an inch. Von W. Sievers. Petermann’s
‘ Geographische Mitteilungen,’ Jahrgang 1896, Tafel II. Gotha : Justus Perthes.
Presented by the Publisher.
AUSTRALIA.
Western Australia. Stanford.
The Western Australia Goldfields. Scale 1: 1,647,360 or 26 stat. miles to an inch.
Edward Stanford. London, 1896. Presented by the Publisher.
On this map the positions of all the principal goldfields of Western Australia are
indicated, but, in addition to this, it is a good map of the south-west portion of the
colony, on which all railways, roads, and explorers’ routes are laid down.
■World. Bartholomew.
Handy Reference Atlas of the World. Edited by J. G. Bartholomew, f.r.s.e.,
f.r.g.s. Fifth edition, with complete index and geographical statistics, 1896.
London; John Walker & Co., Ltd. Prices 7s. (id. and 10«. fid. Presented by the
Publishers.
This atlas has now reached its fifth edition. It has been revised, aud several new
maps have been added. Being of octavo size, it will be found very handy for reference
when reading a newspaper or book.
PHOTOGRAPHS.
Malay Peninsula.
Four photographs of the Sakai natives of the Malay Peninsula, taken in 1894-95.
Presented by George C. Morant, Esq.
These photographs will be chiefly interesting to anthropologists. They were taken
for Mr. George C. Morant, 1891-95.
N.B.—It would greatly add to the value of the collection of Photo
graphs which has been established in the Map Room, if all the Fellows
of the Society who have taken photographs during their travels, would
forward copies of them to the Map Curator, by whom they wiU be
acknowledged. Should the donor have purchased the photographs, it
wiU be useful for reference if the name of the photographer and his
address are given.