Indo-China. Oxus. La France au Laos. Par E. Guillot. Account of the origin and spread of French influence on the Upper Mekong. Ausland 65 (1892): 705-710. Komischke. Das alte Bett des Oxus. Von W. Komischke. A summary of the evidence as to the former course of the Amu-darya. See p. 59. Persia-Demavend. Verhandl. Gessel. Erdkunde, Berlin 19 (1892); 304–332. Der Demavend nach eigener Beobachtung. Von Sven Hedin. Hedin. See Proceedings, 1892, p. 565. There are full references to previous climbers. Persia-Deserts. Deutsche Rundschau 15 (1892): 49-59. Buhse. Die grosse persischer Salzwüste und ihre Umgebung. Von Dr. F. Buhse. This paper is accompanied by a map of the great salt deserts of Persia, showing the routes of Buhse in 1849, Vaughan in 1887, and Christie in 1810. African Lakes. AFRICA. Globus 62 (1892): 321-325. Sieger. Das gegenwärtige Sinken der grossen afrikanischen Seen. Von Dr. Robert Summarising the recent observations on the desiccation of the great African lakes, and urging the importance of more systematic observations of water-level than have hitherto been made. Algiers. Harris. "The" Practical Guide to Algiers. By George W. Harris. Third edition.. Egypt-Fayûm. The Fayûm and Lake Moeris. By Major R. H. Brown, R.E. With a Prefatory Note, by Colonel Sir Colin Scott-Moncrieff, K.C.M.G., C.S.I., and Illustrations from Photographs by the Author. London, E. Stanford, 1892: 4to, pp. vii. and 110. Price 10s. 6d. Presented by the Publisher. This book will be found reviewed on p. 51. French Congo. Bul. Soc. Geog. Comm., Havre, 1892: 208-231, 257–271. Brown. Blim. A physical, historical and commercial description of the French Congo Territory. French West Africa. Tour du Monde (1892): 225-288. Porcher. Voyage dans l'Adamaoua, par le lieutenant de vaisseau L. Mizon. Par Numerous illustrations of scenery and natives of Adamawa accompany the text. German East Africa. Mitt. Forsch. Deutsch. Shutzgebiete 5 (1892): 101.. Stuhlmann. Aus dem deutsch-ostafrikanischen Schutzgebiete. Reports of Dr. Stuhlmann's and Father Schynse's journeys between the coast and the Victoria Nyanza, with tables of position, altitude, &c. German South-West Africa. Deutsch. Kolonialzeit. V. (1892): 151–153. Von Walfischbai nach Otjinbingue. Von Dr. Karl Dove. Dove. Madeira. Holiday Wanderings in Madeira. By A. E. W. Marsh. London, Sampson Nyasaland. Marsh. Wichmann. Die deutschen Missionsunternehmungen im Njassa-Gebiet. Von H. Wich mann. Reunion. Peterm. Mitt. 38 (1892): 249-356 (Map). Revue Française 16 (1892): 418-431. Lacaze. Souvenirs Créoles de Bourbon. Par le Docteur H. Lacaze. Interesting details regarding the more important physical features of Reunion. Sudan. Wingate. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp, 1882-1892. From the original This is a thrilling narrative of events in the Mahdi's camp during the period of his greatest success, and a record of the subsequent decay of the Mahdist power under the reckless government of the Khalifas. Father Ohrwalder and two sisters of the Austrian Mission survived their imprisonment for ten years, and were at length rescued by an Arab guide sent across the desert from Egypt. The book throws great light on the character of the Baggaras, the tribe of river Arabs who formed the nucleus of the Mahdi's hosts. Uganda. Uganda. Notes on the Geography, Government and Inhabitants of Uganda. Uganda. Two Letters to 'The Times.' By R. Bosworth Smith. London, Windhoek. Deutsch. Kolonialblatt 3 (1892): 523. Ueber die Ansiedelungen in Windhoek. Foster. Smith. Brief notice, with large scale map, of the new German settlement of Windhoek, inland from Walfisch Bay. Zambezia. Scot. Geog. Mag. 8 (1892): 569–579. Explorations in the Loangwa-Zambesi Basin. By Daniel J. Rankin. Rankin. Canada-Cape Breton. NORTH AMERICA. Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada, 1891, Sect. II.: 173-343. Bourinot. Cape Breton and its memorials of the French Régime. By J. G. Bourinot. A comprehensive account of the history and historical geography of Cape Breton Island (Ile Royale). With maps. Chicago. Rand, McNally & Co.'s Handy Guide to Chicago and World's Columbian This little volume has been prepared for the use of visitors to Chicago, and to its forthcoming exhibition. It describes the various sights of the city, and contains chapters on its educational and other institutions, art and architecture, monuments, etc., with a special chapter on the World's Columbian Exposition. An excellent plan of Chicago is given at the end of the volume. Newfoundland-Beothiks. Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada, 1891, Sect. II. 123. Patterson. The Beothiks or Red Indians of Newfoundland. By the Rev. George The Beothiks became extinct in 1829, and Dr. Patterson has in this memoir put together all the references to the race which appeared likely to be serviceable in giving a correct description of them. In many respects they seem to have been more gentle and intelligent than the other Red Indian races. Canada-Shuswaps. Dawson. Notes on the Shuswap People of British Columbia. By George M. Dawson, Santo Domingo. Breard. Interesting notes on the period preceding the formation of the Republic of Haiti. United States and Canada. Appleton. Appleton's General Guide to the United States and Canada. Illustrated. This work covers a very wide area. Among the new features of the present edition may be mentioned :-Descriptions of routes, resulting from increased railroad facilities; descriptions of resorts, notably those on the Pacific Coast; the latest information concerning each of the leading cities, by some special expert; itineraries of each of the larger cities; new plans, maps, and illustrations. Amazons. SOUTH AMERICA. Revist. Soc. Geog. Rio de Janeiro (1891): 161–179. Tapajoz. As correntes do Amazonas e o phenomeno da Pororoca. Dr. Torquato Description of the currents of the Amazons, and examination of the opinions and observations of Buffon, Condamine, Bumsel, Humboldt, Lartigue, Maw, Tardy de Montiavell, Ennes de Sousa, Baron do Ladario, and Aguiar Lima, on the tidal floods of the Ganges (Bore), Seine (Mascaret), Gironde, Thames, and Severn, with special application to the Pororoca of the Amazons and other rivers of the north-east coast of Brazil and Guiana, with some legends connected therewith. Amazons. Bol. Soc. Geog. Madrid 33 (1892): 24-79. Noticias autenticas del famoso rio Maranon, por D. Marcos Jimenez de la Espada. The last part of a long series of articles summarising the early documents regarding the discovery and exploration of the Amazons. Amazons Tribes. Globus 62 (1892): 1, 33, 70, 100, 133, 181, 214, 259, 326. Ehrenreich. Südamerikanische Stromfahrten. Von Dr. Paul Ehrenreich, Berlin. American History. History of the New World called America. By Edward John Payne. Payne. This volume treats in a scholarly and philosophical manner of the early history of America, including its discovery by the Northmen and by Columbus. Fully half the work is devoted to an account of the primitive social conditions of American nations. In this much new light is thrown on the relation between land and people in Mexico and Peru, the author bringing to bear on the problem the new theory that in primitive peoples advancement has "no loftier origin than the organised provision of the food supply on an artificial as distinguished from a natural basis." Andes. Hettner. Die Kordillere von Bogotá. Von Dr. Alfred Hettner. Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1892. Imp. 8vo, pp. 131, maps and illustrations. Price 6 marks This work on the Andes of Bogota is Ergänzungsheft No. 104 of Petermann's Mitteilungen. See Proceedings, 1892, p. 850. 'Argentina. Bol. Inst. Geog., Argentino 13 (1892): 168-180. Ambrosetti. Rapida ojeada sobre el territorio de Misiones. Por Juan B. Ambrosetti. Detailed description of the territory of Misiones at present under dispute between the Argentine Republic and Brazil. Brazil. Revist. Soc. Geog. Rio de Janeiro (1891)': (81-91. Aponta mentos sobre a Linguagem dos Indios Coroado-Bororó. Villeroy. A grammatical classification of vocabularies of the languages spoken by the Bororó Indians in Mattogrosso and Goyaz (Brazil), collected during the exploration of the Paranatinga River. Chile. Notes de la Société Scientifique du Chile, Santiago, 1892: xlii.-xliv. Nogues. Moraines et Glaciers de la Cordillère de Chillan. Discovery. Zeits. Gesells. für Erdkunde, Berlin 27 (1892): 153. Gelcich. A full account of the part played by the Northmen in discovering the American continent, and an enquiry into the probability of the reports of this discovery determining the voyage of Columbus. Etat de nos connaissances sur l'Amerique du sud. Par L. Gallois, professeur A useful summary with copious references. Gallois. Bristowe. The Handbook of British Honduras for 1892-93, comprising historical, Paraguay. Bourgade la Dardye. Paraguay: the Land and the People, Natural Wealth and Commercial The original edition of this work was published in 1889, and noticed in the Proceedings for 1890, p. 642. The present translation has been edited by Mr. E. G. Ravenstein. Results of the exploration of this group in the Banda Sea by Lieutenant Planten of the Dutch navy in 1889–90. They are coral islands, producing iron-wood, sago, maize, and coconuts, and have a population of about 23,000. Magnetic Shoal. Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria 4 (1892): 65–68. The Magnetic Shoal near Bezout Island, off Cossack, North-west Coast of Ellery. Brief report of the submarine bank in 20° 32′ 35′′ S. and 117° 13′ 2′′ E., where a deflection of the compass of 56° was observed. New Guinea. Thomson. British New Guinea. By J. P. Thomson. London, George Philip & Son, A brief historical sketch is followed by a somewhat detailed account of recent exploration in British New Guinea, principally the work of Sir William MacGregor. Appendices are given by various specialists on the geology, flora, insects, reptiles, and languages, of New Guinea. There are several illustrations. Polynesian Languages. Macdonald. South Sea Languages. A Series of Studies on the Languages of the Vol. I. contains Studies on the Languages of Efate, Eromanga, and Santo. Vol II. contains Introductory Comparative Notes, and Studies on the Languages of Tangoan-Santo, Malo, Malekula, Epi (Baki and Bierian), Tauna and Futuna. Travels. Baden-Powell. In Savage Isles and Settled Lands, Malaysia, Australasia, and Polynesia, A pleasantly written record of passing visits to the Australian Colonies, New Guinea, Batavia, Sarawak, Samoa, and a trip round the world. The remarks on places and people are always good-humoured and kindly, although of course there is little in them that is new. Voyage. Voyage of the Nyanza, R.N.Y.C. Being the record of a three-years' Dewar. The Nyanza sailed from Plymouth Sound on July 21st, 1887, visited Fernando Noronha and other islands, passed through Magellan's Strait, coasted along South America to Callao, crossed the Pacific, calling at Easter Island, to New Caledonia; then by the Sandwich Islands to San Francisco and Vancouver, thence to Japan and Kamchatka, and south again to Panapi, where she was wrecked on a coral reef on July 29th, 1890. Greenland. POLAR REGIONS. Nansen and Mohn. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. Von Dr. F. Nansens Durchquerung von Grönland, 1888. Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1892. Imp. 8vo, pp. 112. Ergänzungsheft, No. 105 of Petermann's Mitteilungen. Part I. is occupied by a discussion of the astronomical, mathematical, trigonometrical, and meteorological observations by Professor Mohn. Part II., by Dr. Nansen, gives a full discussion of the geological and hydrographical work. There are appendices on the mud from the coast ice by Dr. Törnebohm, and on the carbonic acid in the air by Dr. Otto Petterson. The memoir is fully illustrated by maps and diagrams. Jan Mayen. Norsk. Geog. Selsk. Arbog. 3 (1891-92): 57-70. Pen Jan Mayen. Professor H. Mohn. Mohn. An account of Jan Mayen, illustrated by seven full-page views of the island and four maps. |