The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society
1854; Gale Group; Linguagem: English
Autores
Norton Shaw, Riderick I. Murchison, E. Robinson, E. Simth, Lt. Gen. A. Jochmus, Capt. S. R. Tickell, Dr. George Augustus Wallin, Lieutenant R. Burton, Capt. S. B. Haines, Sir George Back, James Douglas, J. H. Smith, Bernardino Freire F. A. De Castro, Dr. H. Ronay, Mr. W. D. Cooley, Mr. Thomas Baines, Dr. David Livingston, Harry Parkes, Prof. Paul Chaix, Edwin Norris, Henry Raper, Robert Fitzroy, Norton Shaw,
ResumoFrontmatter: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, Printed by W. Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street, and Charing Cross, The Royal Geographical Society of London, 15, Whitehall Place, Royal Geographical Society, Papers Read before the Royal Geographical Society. Table of contents: Contents of Vol. XXIV, Index to Volume the Twenty-Fourth. Essay: Report on the Russian Caravan Trade with China, Bolivia, Mission to Central Africa, Report of a Canoe Expedition along the East Coast of Vancouver Island. By James Douglas, Esq., Governor, A Few Remarks on the Carriage of the Goods along the Surprising Route Which Is Traversed by This Trade May Be Deemed Pertinent to the Subject, Hints to Travellers Preface, Descriptive Geography, Explorations into the Interior of Africa, Report of the Council, Extracts from a Journal up the Koladyn River, Aracan, in 1851. By Capt. S. R. Tickell, B.N.I., Royal Geographical Society, Names of Individuals to Whom the Royal Premium Has Been Awarded, Remarks by Mr. Cooley, The Limpopo, Its Origin, Course, and Tributaries, Origin, Objects, and Progress, Maps, Charts, &c. Atlases, Thirteenth Ordinary Meeting, June 12, 1854 Sir Roderick I. Murchison, Vice-President, in the Chair, Journey to Medina, with Route from Yambu. By Lieutenant R. Burton To the Secretary to the Royal Geographical Society, Foreign Honorary and Corresponding Members Honorary, Hints for Collecting Geographical Information Aspect, Library Regulations, Notes on the above Outfit, On the Physical Geography of the Red Sea Read April 10, 1854, Alphabetical List of Donors to the Library, Hints to Travellers, Corresponding, List of Public Institutions, &c., to Which Copies of the Journal Are Presented Great Britain and Ireland, Discovery of the North-West Passage. By Commander R. M'clure, of H. M. S. 'Investigator' (Gold Medallist), Extracts from a Letter by Rear-Admiral Beechey, Addressed to the Secretary, Presentation of the Gold Medals Awarded to Rear-Admiral William Henry Smyth and to Captain Robert J. Le M. M'clure, R.N., Itinerary of Dr. Wallin's Journey from Cairo in 1845, Chronometers and Instruments, Routes from Kano to Nyffe, and from Mozambique to Lake Nyassi. Extracted from Letters from Dr. Barth to Dr. Beke, Dated Kano, March 4th, and Kuka, July 25th, 1851 Kano to Nyffe, Anniversary Meeting, 1 P. M., May 22, 1854 The President, the Earl of Ellesmere, in the Chair, Abbreviations, Glossary of Terms Used in the Map and Journal, Notice on the Variation of the Magnetic Needle at Aden Communicated by the East India Company, Ethnology and Statistics, General Abstract of Audited Accounts, Extracts from the Letters of an Hungarian Traveller in Central Africa, Miscellaneous, I Have Now Gone through Briefly and Superficially Such Topics of Present Geographical Interest as I Am Able to Specify, Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London Session 1853-54, Fellows, The Society Consists of an Unlimited Number of Fellows (at Present 800) Admitted by Ballot, and of 50 Honorary and Corresponding Foreign Members, Notes on a Journey into the Balkan, or Mount Hœmus, in 1847. By Lieut.-General A. Jochmus, Extracts from a Letter by Rear-Admiral Smyth, Addressed to the Secretary, Outlines of a Journey in Palestine in 1852. By the Rev. Dr. E. Robinson, E. Smith, and Others, Summary of the Last Census of Switzerland. By Prof. Paul Chaix, of Geneva, Corresp. F. R. G. S. Addressed to and Communicated by the Secretary, Notice of a Caravan Journey from the East to the West Coast of Africa, Narrative of a Journey from Cairo to Medina and Mecca, by Suez, Arabá, Tawilá, Al-Jauf, Jubbé, Háil, and Nejd, in 1845. By the Late Dr. George Augustus Wallin, Professor of Arabic at the University of Helsingfors in Finland Communicated by the Secretary, Extract of a Letter from Captain Spratt, R. N., on Crete, Accessions to the Library Europe, On the Use of Common Thermometers to Determine Heights, Letter Addressed by Francis Galton, Esq., to the Secretary, Geographical List of Places with Two Names To Dr. Norton Shaw, Observations on the Territory of Burica, in the Province of Chiriqui, Isthmus of Panama. By J. H. Smith, Esq., of Panama, F. R. G. S., Official Report of the Proceedings of the Exploring Party under Commander J. C. Prevost, of H. M. S. Virago, Sent to Cross the Isthmus of Darien, The Next Meeting of the British Association Will Be Held at Glasgow, Extract of a Letter from Dr. Barth to Dr. Beke, Dated Timbuctu, Sept. 7th, 1853 With Routes in Central Africa. Obituary: Address to the Royal Geographical Society of London.
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