The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London, Volume 49J. Murray, 1879 - Electronic journals "List of geographical works and maps recently published" in vol. 6-11. |
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Abú Afghanistan appears Arabs Athenæum Club Ba'rkho'm Baia'nai bank Bart Bedawin Bo'rai Valley called camels Capt Captain Charles Chimja'n coast Colonel cultivated Dalmatia DERA GHAZI KHAN distance east Edward El-Muwaylah El-Wijh Election feet Frislanda Geographical George gorge granite Gwa'l Hanumba'r Henry hills Hismá Hyde-park Iceland India island James Jebel Jibál John Ka'kars Ka're'z Kach Kensington Kha'n Khe'l Khetran Ko't land latter Lieut Lissa Lu'ni MACKENZIE'S ROUTE Makná Medal Medal-for Messrs Midian miles mountain Mukhbir Nakb NAMES OF STAGES northern Pall-mall Pass Pelagosa Pishin Pishin Valley porphyritic quartz Quetta REMARKS River Ro'd road Robert rock ruins runs Rüppell Sayad Sharan Shárr Shaykh Sho'r shore South Kensington southern specimens stony Surrey Tari'n thence Thomas trees tribe United Service Club village Wady wild William Zeno Zhob Zichmni
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Page 384 - There methinks would be enjoyment more than in this march of mind, In the steamship, in the railway, in the thoughts that shake mankind.
Page 338 - Croumbie), LL.D. Reboisement in France; or, Records of the Replanting of the Alps, the Cevennes, and the Pyrenees with Trees, Herbage, and Bush. Demy 8vo.
Page 441 - As it is impossible to enable the reader to recognise rocks and minerals at sight by aid of verbal descriptions or figures, he will do well to obtain a wellarranged collection of specimens, such as may be procured from Mr. TENNANT (149, Strand), Teacher of Mineralogy at King's College, London.
Page 441 - Guineas each, with every requisite to assist those commencing the study of this interesting science, a knowledge of which affords so much pleasure to the traveller in all parts of the world. * A collection for Five Guineas which will illustrate the recent works on Geology by Ansted, Buckland.
Page 346 - THERE lies a vale in Ida, lovelier Than all the valleys of Ionian hills. The swimming vapour slopes athwart the glen, Puts forth an arm, and creeps from pine to pine. And loiters, slowly drawn. On either hand The lawns and meadow-ledges midway down Hang rich in flowers, and far below them roars The long brook falling thro' the clov'n ravine In cataract after cataract to the sea.
Page 441 - Phillips, and contains 200 Specimens, in a cabinet, with 5 trays, comprising the following, viz. :— MINERALS which are either the components of Rocks, or occasionally imbedded in them: — Quartz, Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Garnet, Zeolite, Hornblende, Augite...
Page 377 - I hold to the opinion that although humanity can reach an advanced state of culture only by battling with the inclemencies of nature in high latitudes, it is under the equator alone that the perfect race of the future will attain to complete fruition of man's beautiful heritage, the earth.
Page 338 - France ; for when forests shall be cut, all arts shall cease, and they who practice them shall be driven out to eat grass with Nebuchadnezzar and the beasts of the field. I have divers times thought to set down in writing the arts which shall perish when there shall be no more wood ; but when I had written down a great number, I did perceive that there could be no end of my writing, and having diligently considered, I found there was not any which could be followed without wood.
Page 395 - They stayed here but a little while, and making their course still westwards, they came to the other cape of the gulf, and then turning again, they fell in with certain islands and lands which they brought into possession of Zichmni. This sea, through which they sailed, was in a manner full of shoals and rocks ; so that had Messire Nicolo and the Venetian mariners not been their pilots, the whole fleet, in the opinion of all that were in it, would have been lost, so inexperienced were Zichmni's men...
Page 441 - In masses or beds, in veins, and occasionally in the beds of rivers. Specimens of the following metallic ores are put in the Cabinet : Iron, Manganese, Lead, Tin, Zinc, Copper, Antimony, Silver, Gold, Platina, &c.