SCIENTIFIC OUTFIT 



pass sketch of the route he has taken, unchecked by 

 astronomically determined or triangulated positions, 

 will, at the present time, find that he has not rendered 

 any great service to geography. That sort of work 

 might be all very well in the early days of exploration, 

 but what is wanted now is something better and more 

 reliable . . . which, if not possessing the extreme 

 accuracy of a complete trigonometrical survey, shall 

 at least have some scientific basis. ..." I should 

 strongly advise intending travellers to pay a visit 

 to the Geographical Society before leaving England, 

 where they may obtain not only advice in the selection, 

 but also instruction in the use of scientific instruments. 

 Nor can there be any question but that the enjoyment 

 of an expedition is much increased, if the traveller has 

 a wide range of interests and some scientific training. 

 Photography is a delightful recreation at any time, 

 but to the explorer it not only becomes a means of 

 recording the scenes and impressions of his journey, 

 but is the best method for obtaining correct records 

 for geographical or ethnological reference. It is 

 somewhat difficult to make any suggestions as to the 

 type of camera that should be taken without knowing 

 what kind of photographs are required. Travellers 

 may be roughly divided into two classes as regards 

 photography, those who are interested only in its 

 pictorial possibilities, and desire only to obtain pic- 

 tures of beautiful landscapes and native scenes for 

 their own enjoyment, and those who want, in addition, 

 to bring back the best results of the natural history, 

 botany and archaeology of the country they traverse 

 for scientific purposes. To the former I would 

 recommend a reflex camera, if they have had some 

 photographic experience, and of the many forms on 



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