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Adolf Schwab, a zoologist, the two latter natives of Moravia. 

 It is to be regretted that Boue did not take with him a mea- 

 suring geographer, that is, a person provided with the requi- 

 site instruments, who should have been able to determine 

 positions, and to ascertain the three co-ordinates of a great 

 number of points, so as to furnish the foundation for a new 

 and accurate map, of which want our traveller bitterly com- 

 plains." Such is the testimony of a German geographer to 

 the merits of the undertaking, of which the results are em- 

 bodied in the four volumes now published. 



Nor can it be said that his time was devoted to a country 

 deficient in interest. The recent events in the East are cal- 

 culated to increase our curiosity as to the character of the 

 people who occupy these regions ; for, without entering here 

 on any political discussion, it seems evident that one of two 

 events must shortly happen ; either that the Turkish empire 

 will undergo an entire dissolution, in which case these several 

 provinces will rise into so many distinct states, or be absorbed 

 by the Russian or Austrian dynasties, which border upon 

 them ; or else that Turkey will acquire a portion of the civi- 

 lization of the West, and become in some degree regenerated 

 under the influence of European example. Whichever of 

 these events may occur, the provinces of European Turkey 

 must clearly emerge out of their present state of barbarism, 

 and will become in consequence every year more interesting 

 to the other nations of Europe. 



Even at present they afford a curious subject of contempla- 

 tion to the philosopher, as examples of the Eastern type of 

 manners ingrafted on a European, and in many places upon a 

 Christian, population ; whilst the classical reader cannot fail 

 to take an interest in localities which recall to his recollection 

 the names of Epirus, of Macedonia, of Thessaly, and of Thrace. 



We propose, therefore, to present such a brief sketch of the 

 work alluded to, as may convey some slight idea of its charac- 

 ter and its value. 



A Brief Abstract of Dr Bone's Work on Turkey* 

 This work is divided into three parts. The first compre- 

 * Entitled " La Turquic d'Europo, par Ami Bout'. 4 vols. Taris, 104O.'» 



