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The Geographical Journal (Journal of the Royal Geographical Society): Volume XVI, No. 6 [‎434v] (221/232)

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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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CONDITIONS OF FELLOWSHIP, &c.
Candidates for admission into the Society mnst be proposed and
seconded by Fellows, and it is necessary that the description and resi
dence of such Candidates should be clearly stated on their Certificates.
It is provided by Chapter IV., § 1 , of the Regulations, that—
“ Every Ordinary Fellow shall, on his election, be required to pay £5 as his
“ admission fee, and £2 as his first annual subscription, or he may compound,
“ either at his entrance by one payment of £35, or at any subsequent period on the
“ following basis:—
Fellows of 20 years’ standing and over £12 10*.
£16
£20
and under 20
15 „
10 „
“ And no Fellow shall be entitled to vote or to enjoy any other privilege of the
“ Society so long as he shall continue in arrear.”
All Subscriptions are payable in advance, on the 1st of January in
each year.
The privileges of a Fellow include admission (with one Friend) to
all ordinary Meetings of the Society, and the use of the Library and
Map-room. Each Fellow is also entitled to receive a copy of all the
Society’s periodical publications. The Oeographical Journal is forwarded,
free of expense, to all Fellows whose addresses are known.
Copies of the Year Book, Regulations, and Candidates’ Certificates may be had on
application at the Society’s House, 1, Savile Row, London, W.

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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)
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English in Latin script
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The Geographical Journal (Journal of the Royal Geographical Society): Volume XVI, No. 6 [‎434v] (221/232), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F111/393, ff 327-440, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100179984188.0x00004f> [accessed 3 July 2026]

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