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authorities, and the pictures, which form an unusual, though instruc- 

 tive feature of the work, are neatly engraved. 



I may include in this notice of our own labours, a beautiful Map 

 of Madeira, published in London, in the English language, and 

 dedicated, by permission, to this Society, by our Corresponding mem- 

 ber M. Ziegler of Winterthuf. The physical features of this island, - 

 including the distribution of its vegetation, are skilfully portrayed ; 

 and in addition to his own observations, Mr. Ziegler acknowledges 

 the assistance he has derived from the labours of Captain Vidal, 

 R.N., and Sir Charles Lyell ; and especially from the communications 

 of Mr. Hartung, whose portfolios are rich with the researches of six 

 winters. Such a map cannot fail to prove valuable to the geo- 

 grapher, and an interesting companion to those who seek in Madeira, 

 for a milder climate than our own. 



The successful researches which have been prosecuted among the 

 mounds of Mesopotamia have led to the production of a series of 

 three beautiful Maps for the Government of India, by Commander 

 Jones, I.N., delineating the remains of Khorsabad, Nineveh, Sela- 

 miyeh, and Nimrud. 



One of the latest communications received from our lamented Cor- 

 responding member, Vicomte de Santarem, contained the donation of 

 a copy of the fac-simile published by the Vicomte of the large Map 

 of the World drawn by Fra Mauro in 1459. This fac-simile is of 

 the same size as the original, and published on six sheets. 



Among our members who have contributed to Crimean geography 

 may be now mentioned Mr. G. Cavendish Taylor, who has recently 

 published a Journal of Adventures with the British Army, in two 

 volumes. 



One of our earliest members, General Monteith, whose Map of 

 Georgia and the Caucasus was engraved several years since by the 

 Society, and still remains in repute, has lately published a volume 

 on Kars and Erzeroum, ^ith an accoimt of the Campaigns of Prince 

 Taskiewitch and of the Russian Conquests beyond the Caucasus. 



Mr. William Ferguson, our associate, has published his journal of 

 a visit, entitled ' America by River and Bail, or Notes by the Way 

 on the New World and its People.* 



Dr. J. D. Hooker and our associate Dr. Thompson have published, 

 separately, their Introductory Essay to the Flora Indica, including 

 outlines of the Physical Geography and Botany of the Provinces of 

 India. 



A fine Map has been published lately by Mr. Stanford, con- 



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