The Geographical Journal (Journal of the Royal Geographical Society): Volume XII, No. 2 [317v] (137/154)
The record is made up of 1 volume (72 folios). It was created in Aug 1898. 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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NEW MAPS.
Anniversary Lodge, 1893-95; (21) Beset off Cape Mercy; (22) Eskimo young man,
Whale sound; (23) Eskimo woman, Whale sound; (24) On the Great Ice; (25) Moving
the big meteorite; (26) Gnome glacier; (27) Icing sledge shoes; (28) Bowdom
glacier.
Manchuria. 4 '
Thirty-two Photographs taken by Dr. Donaldson Smith during his journey through
Manchuria, 1897. Presented by Dr. Donaldson Smith.
The following is a list of the titles of these photographs
(1) Mongolian spotted deer ; (2) Yang Shu Pai; (3) A group of Mongols ; (4) Salt
caravans; (5) Main street of Tsitsihar; (6) Main street in Tsitsihar; (7) Prince Nau
Hang Wang; (8) Prince Nau Hang Wang; (9) The “ belle ” of the Mongols, on the
banks of the river Tshor; (10) Chinese junks at Tsitsihar; (11) San Ti Ying, temple
and hot springs; (12) The Sungari river from a cattle boat; (13) Taking cart across
the river Torre in ferry boat; (14) A Golde (one ot the natives ot the upper Amur
districts) at a railway station near Vladivostock ; (15) Mongol village, Hu Pu; (10)
At the junction of the Amur and Sungari rivers; (17) Statue of the first governor of
the Amur provinces at Kabasopka; (18) Entrance to Lamasery at Ching Pong; (19)
Shiao Ho Tsu; (20) Ta Lai Hu Shu; (21) La Ho Ku, Mongols in camp; (22) The
river Tshor at Pu La Su Ku, Lamasery in the distance; (23) The river Tshor at
Pu La Su Ku; (24) The flooded Nonni; (25) A Nonni steamer on the Amur; (26)
Lamas; (27) Mongol women; (28) Mongol village; (29) A Lama and some of his
relatives examining a camera: (30) Temple and graves outside of walled town, Shi
Hia; (31) Lassooing pony at Dolon Nor ; (32) No title.
North-West Frontier
Region of British India bordering Afghanistan.
of India. Tate -
Thirty-four Photographs taken in the neighbourhood of the Railway to Kandahar,
by G. P. Tate, Esq. Presented by G. P. Tate. Esq.
This set of photographs contains different views of the railway to Kandahar, types
of natives, some interesting geological features, and the scenery of the adjacent country.
The following is a list of the subjects:—
(1) Chitkan of Panjgur, showing huts for troops in 1892; (2) Village of Turbat in
Kej ; (3) Tvpes of inhabitants, Kej ; (4) Village of Gushtang, in Kej (Makran); (5)
Fisher village on the Kalmat creek ; (6) Cavalry lines in Chitkan of Panjgur, 1891-92;
(7) Tennis court at Chitkan of Panjgur, 1891-92; (8) “A bit” in Panjgur; (9) Fort
at Pidark, Makran; (10) Village on the Kalmat creek, Makran coast; (11) Mir Muhamad
Ali Khan, Gichki,
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
, and Khan’s deputy in Panjgur; (12) “A bit” in Panjgur;
(13) Fort at Khudabadan, Panjgur; (14) Officer’s quarters, and hospital for troops and
civil patients, Chitkan of Panjgur, 1891-92 ; (15) Fort at Hor, Kolwah valley, Kej;
(16) General view in Kej, 1891-92 ; (17) “A bit” in Panjgur; (18) Miri fort in Kej;
(19) Bridge near the Mushkdf railway, showing sandstone ridges; (20) “A bit” in
Mushkaf-Bolan railway, showing clay and recent stratified rock (sandstones) forming
cliffs in Mushkaf river; (21) Inside Kalmat creek, Makran ccast, 1891-92; (22) “A
bit ” showing relative position of railway line as first constructed, and the “ high-level ”
line now in use and recently finished; (23) Railway bridge near river at Mach, Bolan
pass; (24) The railway station at Hirok, Mushkaf-Bolan railway ; (25) “ A bit ” on the
Mushkaf-Bolan railway; (26) The Laleji plain in Mushkaf-Bolan railway, clay hills
capped with sandstones, and containing layers of same ; (27) A bridge on the Mushkaf-
Bolan railway, showing piers constructed for double line of rails if required; (28)
Bridge and tunnel on Mushkaf-Bolan railway; (29) Tunnel through
watershed
The boundary between adjacent drainage basins.
near
Kolpur; (30) Kolpur station, and houses of officers and staff, Mushkaf-Bolan railway;
(31) “ A bit ” on railway line near Hirok, showing nature of hills; (32) General view
of portion of the line ; (33) “ A bit ” on the Mushkaf-Bolan railway, showing stratified
recent sandstones ; (34) Mushkaf-Bolan railway, “ A bit ” in the Bolan pass, showing
nature of hills.
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 will be
acknowledged. Should the donor have purchased the photographs, it
will be useful for reference if the name of the photographer and his
address are given.
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A summary of the journal's contents appears on folio 252, and the entire contents are listed on folio 253. The contents of the journal are as follows.
Articles:
- 'On the Annual Range of Temperature in the Surface Waters of the Ocean, and its Relation to Other Oceanographical Phenomena' by Sir John Murray (ff 260-272)
- 'An Exploration in 1897 of Some of the Glaciers of Spitsbergen' by Sir William Martin Conway (ff 272-278 and ff 281-284)
- 'Mr Frazer's Pausanias' by Reverend Henry Fanshawe Tozer (ff 284-286)
- 'Proposal for an Expedition to Sannikoff Land' by Baron Eduard von Toll (ff 286-291)
- 'Russian Navigators in the Arctic Ocean in 1895-96' by Colonel J Shokalsky (ff 291-293)
- 'United States Daily Atmospheric Survey' by Willis L Moore (ff 293-295)
- ' Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Notes' by Captain Arthur William Stiffe (ff 295-296).
Other items:
- Pamphlet on a forthcoming work entitled 'Northwards over the Great Ice' by Robert E Peary (ff 279-280)
- Areas of North America and Australian River-basins (ff 296-297)
- The Glaciers of Russia in 1896 (ff 297-298)
- The Monthly Record (ff 298-303)
- Obituary (ff 303-306)
- Meetings of the Royal Geographical Society, Session 1897-98 (f 306)
- Geographical Literature of the Month (ff 306-316)
- New Maps (ff 316-318).
The journal features advertisements at the front and rear.
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