8 PREFACE. 



tion of the Altaiau range, and tlie Caspian Sea. It also em- 

 braces a sketch of the profound philosophical speculations sug- 

 gested by the phenomena observed in the Asiatic continent, 

 and published to the world both in his " Central Asia," and his 

 more recent " Kosinos." 



Enlarged as this work now is by such necessary and valu^ 

 able additions, the publisher confidently anticipates for it a 

 still more favourable reception, and extended popularity, than 

 it commanded in its original form, 



ECLXBL'ROll. June IS^L 



