mt laklugt ^otiti^. 



HEPOUT FOR 1890. 



Since our last Report Pyi;ai;d's Voyage, edited by Mr. 

 Albert Gray, has been completed by the issue of the second 

 part of Vol. II. ; valuable appendices illustrating the early 

 geography and history of the Maldives, together with a 

 dictionary of some words of the language spoken in those 

 islands, and an index, accompany this volume. 



The work on the Eiver Plate, comprising the Voyage of 

 Ulrich Schmidt, and the Commentaeies of Cabeza de 

 Vaca, has also been issued to members. The Voy'AGE of 

 Francois Leguat is now ready. 



With regard to future arrangements, the Letters from 

 India of Pietro della Valle, edited by Mr. Edward 

 Grey are in the printer's hands. Dr. Eobert Brown 

 promises us shortly his edition of Leo Africanus; Mr. 

 Miller Christy's Voyages of Foxe and James are nearly 

 ready ; Lieut. Cecil Dampier, E.N., is engaged upon the 

 Voyages of Captain William Dampiee ; Mr. im Thurn 

 writes from British Guiana that he is collecting material for 

 a second edition of Schomburghk's PiALEIgh's Empire of 

 Guiana. 



