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The Geographical Journal (Journal of the Royal Geographical Society): Volume IX, No. 4 [‎170r] (10/172)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (81 folios). It was created in Apr 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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ADVERTISEMENTS.
GABARDINE COMBINATION SPORTING OUTFITS
OUTSIDE GABARDINE, INSIDE RAIN-PROOFED TWEEDS (Burberry's Patent).
PROOF
£ WAIT^BIT THORNS AND SPEAR-QRASS.
« RAIN, SLEET, OR SNOW
g HOT AND COLD WINDS.
« ANTS AND TROPICAL INSECTS.
(The latter points are of special Importance for India and Africa.)
Tet perfectly VENTILATING, very DURABLE, and as
COMFORTABLE as ordinary Tweed Garments.
,, combined with strength, nothing has been found to equal the material known as
yA ® A .^ DINE > manufactured by Burberry, of Basingstoke. This substence deserves special recom
mendation, as one suit will generally outlast three or four made of other and perhaps more
expensive cloth.”-Ths Sportsman in South Africa. pernaps more
^ T. BURBERRY & SONS, s WA a s p i k N e G t sT L o 0 K N E DON ’
SUting climate required for, and Estimates, Information, and suitable Patterns will be sent free.
“UBIQUE” Ball and Shot Gun.
AN INVALUABLE WEAPON FOR INDIA
AND THE COLONIES.
UBIQUE 55 GUMS
FOR LARGE GAME SHOOTING.
A 12-bore double gun of the ordinary weight (about 7 lbs.), shooting
trom both barrels shot witli the pattern and penetration of a first-class
Express rifle 4 COnlC * 1 bullets u,> t0 1-M yards, with the accuracy of an
PRICE FROM 20 GUINEAS.
, C °\ PARKER-GILMORE (the eminent author and explorer) writes :
the L bnpie is a weapon 1 should advise all visitors to India or Africa
to necome possessed of.”
l,X r T. Lle v U n t -,?i, M -.. B , IDDULPH ' Kifle B,i K a,,e - Srinagar. Kashmir,
India, June 10, 1893: 1 must write to thank you for the magnificent
marvel'" la< e f0r me ‘ , 1 ' nean tl,e ‘ Ubique ’ 12-bore. I consfder it a
marvellous weapon, and fully equal to, if not a great deal better than, the
various similar weapons in tl.e market. What astonished me is that you
nnr'of H < ir !rt h 7' t ” sh . oot w , el1 OP. to I 50 I have made two bulls
Holir i nf at that distance, and on two or three occasions
r l ,, l ,nin « with it at 160 to IbO yards. In a years
shooting trip I have killed more than half my total bag with it. The
, 9 ?”? wa *; nott satisfactory . I brought do,on two
ff ! 1 . oUh 11 at 40 uarils . Geese, duck , ramchikor , chikor , tand -
grome , pigeons , snipe , and hares were shot with it . / give you a
complete analysis of its doings ." J
Mav J - n ^v R ?.f S ' K ' q '' Fo, ' t Victoria, Mashonaland. & Africa,
stay - \ isj.j. Roth the weapons(‘Ubique'and o. 7 7 ‘ Magnum ’ express
one " ,OSt satisfac , tor >' J — Shot a fine lioness withthe • UbUiue '
h t has demolished various big buck, and one of the
T 1 K r '"". , : I,SleVar sa ' v was kille<1 hyj with it, and with
k|lt , * he camp well supplied with birds. Hume is getting
depend e ' n ' tirjfy'on us for ‘ ineatf ™ 6 0ther travelling with us
MADE IN io AND 8 BORES.
1 0-bore firing 8 dr,?., and 8-bore firing 10 drs., powder.
Giving greater penetration than a rifle. Light and handy
as a gun.
EXPRESS rifles,
400, ‘450, '500, ’577 BORES. (Semi-smooth bore, non
fouling rifling.)
'303 SPORTING RIFLE,
Firing Split, Nickel-covered, or Solid Bullet and
Smokeless Powder.
SINGLE AND DOUBLE
BIG GAME RIFLES.
10, 8, and 4 BORES.
J. & W. TOLLEY, Gun and Rifle Manufacturers,
59, NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, W.
ABBOTT S’ WATERPROOFS
Manufacturers of High-class and Reliable Goods for
HOME, COLONIAL. AND FOREIGN USE
As supplied to Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society.
ARMY waterproof, regulation naval waterproof.
WATERPROOFS FOR FISHING, SHOOTING, HUNTING, DRIVING, TOURING
YACHTING, CYCLING, Etc.
Contractors to the Admiralty, War Office, 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. , Metropolitan Police, etc.
Address: 15, QUEEN ST., ifo^N^C. Works: Limehouse, E.

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Content

A summary of the journal's contents appears on folio 168, and the entire contents are listed on folio 169.

The contents of the journal are as follows.

Articles:

  • 'The First Crossing of Spitsbergen' by Sir William Martin Conway (ff 177-190)
  • 'Two years' travel in Uganda, Unyoro and on the Upper Nile' by C F S Vandeleur (ff 191-203)
  • 'The Southern Borderlands of Afghanistan' by Captain Arthur Henry McMahon (ff 203-214)
  • 'The Perso-Baluch Boundary' By Colonel Sir Thomas Hungerford Holdich (ff 214-217)
  • 'The River Oder.' (ff 217-219)
  • 'The Teaching of Geography in Relation to History' by Arthur Westlake Andrews (ff 220-226).

Other items:

  • The Monthly Record (ff 227-233)
  • Obituary (f 233)
  • Correspondence (ff 233-234)
  • Meetings of the Royal Geographical Society, Session 1896-1897 (f 234)
  • Geographical Literature of the Month (ff 234-241)
  • New Maps (ff 241-242).

The journal features advertisements at the front and rear.

Extent and format
1 volume (81 folios)
Written in
English in Latin script
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