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The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society

1856; Gale Group; Linguagem: English

Norton Shaw, George Bellas Greenough, F. W. Beechey, Elisha Kent Kane, James Anderson, A. G. Findlay, Captain E. Irminger, Rev. J. L. Porter, John Hogg, Mr. Henry Poole, Harry Parkes, Dr. David Livingston, Sir R. I. Murchison, Rev. R. Moffat, James MacQueen, W. Kennett Loftus, Captain Alfred Parish, Thomas Hopkins, F. M. Kelley, Captain J. Lort Stokes, Capt. T. Spratt, Don Valentine Ledesma, Don M. B. De La Fuente, W. Bollaert, Captain Michael Quin, Robert Austin,

Frontmatter: Papers Read before the Royal Geographical Society Report to the Secretary of the United States Navy, at Washington, of the Expedition in Search of Sir …, Transactions of Societies Europe, Maps The World, Geographical Progress, Royal Geographical Society, Names of Individuals to Whom the Royal Premium Has Been Awarded, Hydrography Pilots, or Volumes of Charts, Foreign Honorary and Corresponding Members Honorary, Library Regulations, Books World, Corresponding, London: Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street, and Charing Cross, List of Public Institutions, &c., to Which Copies of the "Journal and Proceedings" Are Presented, Accessions to the Library and Map-Room, Maps, Charts, &c. General Atlases, Fellows, Accessions to the Library and Map-Room, to May, 1856 Europe, Royal Geographical Society 1856, Presentation of the Royal Awards, The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, Address to the Royal Geographical Society of London Delivered at the Anniversary Meeting on the 26th May, 1856. Table of contents: Contents of Vol. XXVI, Index to Volume the Twenty-Sixth. Essay: Outlines of the Geography of Peru. By Don Valentine Ledesma, Alphabetical List of Donors, Report by Assist.-Surveyor Robert Austin, of an Expedition to Explore the Interior of Western Australia Communicated by the Colonial Office, The Arctic Current around Greenland. By Captain E. Irminger of the Danish Navy, Corresponding Member R. G. S., Letter from Chief Factor James Anderson, to Sir George Simpson, F. R. G. S., Governor in Chief of Rupert Land, Notes of a Journey from Baghdad to Busrah, with Descriptions of Several Chaldœan Remains. By W. Kennett Loftus, Esq. Communicated by the Earl of Clarendon, Notes on the Geography of Central Africa, from the Researches of Livingston, Monteiro, Graça, and Others. By James MacQueen, Esq., F. R. G. S., Report of the Council, Read at the Anniversary Meeting on the 26th May, Report of a Journey in Palestine. By Mr. Henry Poole, Explorations into the Interior of Africa. By Dr. David Livingston, LL. D., Etc. (Gold Medallist), On Certain Arid Countries, and the Causes of Their Dryness. By Thomas Hopkins, M. B. M. S., V. P. of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Explorations through the Valley of the Atrato to the Pacific, in Search of a Route for a Ship Canal Communicated by the Secretary, Route between Kustenjé and the Danube by the Kara-Su and Yeni-Keui Valleys, with Observations on the Navigation of the Kara-Su Lakes and Their Origin; Also on the Requirements Necessary to Render the Water and Land Communication Practicable; Being the Result of an Examination Made during a Recent Journey with Lieut.-Col. Hon. A. Gordon and Lieut.-Col. J. Desaint, De L' Etat Major. By Capt. T. Spratt, R. N., C. B., of H. M. S. 'Spitfire. ' July, 1854, Memoir on the Map of Damascus, Hauran, and the Lebanon Mountains. Constructed, from Personal Survey, by the Rev. J. L. Porter, A. M., F. R. G. S., and M. R. S. L., Notes on the Bonin Islands. By Captain Michael Quin, R. N., F. R. G. S., Chart to Illustrate the Landfall of Columbus, On Steam Communication with the Southern Colonies (Australia and the Cape of Good Hope). By Captain J. Lort Stokes, R. N., F. R. G. S., Corrections for the Quango, and the Chikapa, Observations on the Province of Tarapacá, South Peru, Notice, Visit to Moselekatse, King of the Matebele. By the Rev. R. Moffat Communicated by the London Missionary Society, On the Formation of Cyclones and the Tracks They Pursue, On the Probable Course Pursued by Sir John Franklin's Expedition. By A. G. Findlay, F. R. G. S., I Unfortunately Discovered, after Leaving Home, That My Sextant Was Injured to an Extent I Could Not, in the Absence of Suitable Tools, Repair, Appendix Letter from Mr. George Phillips to the Hon. The Surveyor-General, Geographical Notes on Siam, with a New Map of the Lower Part of the Menam River. By Harry Parkes, Esq., F. R. G. S., Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Amoy. Backmatter: London: Printed by W. Clowes and Sons, Stamford-Street, and Charing Cross.