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Notes and Comments. 



read. The manner in which the fishermen assisted in the war 

 is here set out, in a way which we have not previously seen 

 described. 



DRAWING OF FISHES 2000 YEARS OLD. 



A valuable addition has been made to the collection at 

 the Museum of Fisheries and Shipping at Pickering Park, Hull. 

 It consists of a shallow dish-shaped stand in terra-cotta from 

 Corinth, ii inches wide, with representations of three Mediter- 

 ranean fishes painted about 2000 years ago. These are a 

 Torpedo, a Sea Perch, and probably a Bass. There is also 

 an egg-shaped drawing on the plate which may represent a 



jellyfish. There is a hole in the centre of the dish to drain 

 the boiled fish. The down -turned edges of the plate are 

 decorated in black curves to represent waves. A very similar 

 fish-plate, with representations of difterent species of fish, is 

 figured in the British Museum ' Guide to the exhibition illus- 

 trating Greek and Roman Life,' 1908, p. 115. 



BOOKS OK MAPS. 



One result of the war has been that more particular at- 

 tention has been paid to the question of Maps and Mapping, 

 and the necessity for a thorough knowledge of cartography 

 has been indicated. We have already noticed a number of 

 volumes on this subject during the past year or two, and 

 before us are four volumes which have just been published. 

 The Cambridge University Press has issued ' Maps, their 

 History, Characteristics and Uses,' by Sir Herbert George 



