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more notable modern geographical studies in France 

 are the work of his pupils, or of his pupils' pupils, a 

 goodly number of whom have become professors of geog- 

 raphy in French universities. Among the recent works 

 thus and otherwise inspired the following deserve espe- 

 cial mention: SCHIRMER, "Le Sahara" (1893), DELE- 

 BECQUE, "Les lacs franc, ais" (1898), BRUNHES, "L 'irri- 

 gation" (1902), DE MARTONNE, "La Valachie" (1902), 

 BERNARD and LACROIX, "L 'evolution du nomadisme en 

 Algerie" (1906), BLANCHARD, "La Flandre" (1906), 

 VALLAUX, "La Basse-Bretagne" (1907), VACHER, 

 "Le Berry" (1908), PASSERAT, "Les plaines du Poitou" 

 (1909), DEMANGEON, "Le relief du Limousin" (1910), 

 LEVAINVILLE, "Rouen" (1913), SORRE, "Les Pyrenees 

 mediterraneennes " (1913). The "Annales de Geo- 

 graphic," founded in 1893 by VIDAL DE LA BLACHE and 

 still edited by him in collaboration with DE MARGERIE 

 and GALLOIS, is an important medium of scientific pub- 

 lication; its "Bibliographic annuelle," compiled by 

 RAVENEAU and many collaborators, is an indispensable 

 aid in serious study. 



Instruction. The French School of Geography^ is 

 today, since the retirement of its founder, chiefly in the 

 hands of his former pupils who are now professors in 

 various universities. While their work is sufficiently 

 marked by individuality, it nevertheless bears the 

 imprint of their master, whose attractive but not always 

 specific style may be studied in his noted volume, "La 

 France, Tableau geographique " (1903, 1908), prepared 

 as an introduction to Lavisse's History of France. He 

 has been engaged for several years past, in conjunction 

 with a number of his disciples, on a regional geography 

 of the world, the volumes of which are awaited with 

 interest. 



