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. Among new maps are a geological map of Aarganrian Tura, by 

 Casimle Mosch, scale 1 J- inch to a mile ; and a geological map of 

 the eastern part of the Grisons, by Professor Theobald, scale -^^ of 

 an inch to a mile. 



Professor 0. Heer has published his " Flora Tertiaria HelvetisB," 

 in three vols., which our Associate, Professor J. M. Ziegler, has 

 presented to the Society. 



M. Studer has given some very interesting observations at Berne 

 and its environs. 



Recent Publications. 



Atlases. — The Royal Illustrated Atlas, by Messrs. FuUarton and 

 Co., has reached its 20th part, and continues to merit the approval 

 already bestowed upon it. The geographical notice attached to this 

 Atlas renders it of value to the scholar. 



Blackie and Son's Imperial Atlas is finished, and the parts con- 

 taining the maps are published. The alphabetical index, containing 

 120,000 names, is now complete, and also exhibits great care and 

 attention to detail in its valuable list of geographical positions. 



The Royal Atlas, by A. K. Johnston, so well described by my 

 predecessor in his Address of last year, steadily progresses. The 

 5th part, making in all 25 maps beautifully engraved, with an 

 alphabetical index to each sheet, has been published, and com- 

 prises about half the atlas, which will be completed early in 1861. 

 The hydrographical portion of each map being printed in blue ink, 

 a single glance enables us to form an estimate of the relative pro- 

 portion of land and water, in which particular it is in advance' 

 of its contemporaries. A new edition of the Geographical Dic- 

 tionary and of the School General Atlas will be issued shortly. 

 Of the series of large wall maps, noticed in the President's Address 

 of 1858, Europe and Australia are published by Mr. Stanford; 

 and Asia, Africa, North and South America, are constructed and in 

 progress, Asia and North America being well advanced. 



The distribution of maps, by a paper of so large a circulation as 

 the * Dispatch,' must tend materially to popularize geography. 

 The maps, chiefly the production of some of our own members, are 

 before us, and you will see that they form as comprehensive and 

 cheap an Atlas as was ever produced. 



Ceylon. — Since our last anniversary. Sir Emerson Tennent's ela- 

 borate work on Ceylon, published by Messrs. Longman, has appeared. 

 The author has carefully examined into the physical geography, 



