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would seem, to afford himself unshackled leisure to follow his 

 favourite pursuits, and, generally speaking, to devote his time 

 and ample means to the advancement of science in any direction 

 where he perceived an opportunity of being useful. One of the 

 branches of knowledge which appears at this time to have more 

 especially attracted his attention was what may be termed that of 

 ethnological archaeology. He was particularly interested in the 

 primitive arts and customs of the semicivilized and savage races 

 of mankind ; and with a view of collecting materials and observa- 

 tions relating to these' subjects, as well as of increasing his na- 

 tural-history knowledge, Mr. Christy undertook numerous and 

 extensive voyages and travels. One of the most important of 

 these earlier labours was the exploration, in company with his friend 

 Mr. Edward B. Tylor, the accomplished author of ' Researches into 

 the Early History of Mankind,' of nearly all parts of Mexico and 

 other places in the "West Indies. The results of this voyage, the 

 publication of which, as I understand, owes much to Mr. Christy's 

 liberality, were made known by his coadjutor in 1861 under the 

 title of ' Anahuac,' a work full of the most curious archeeological 

 and other information conveyed in a pleasing and attractive style. 



Mr. Christy had also at dilFerent times visited aU parts of the 

 United States and, in fact it may be said, of the continent of 

 North America in its temperate zone, from the shores of the 

 Atlantic to those of the Pacific Ocean, visiting Canada and the 

 colony of British Columbia, &c. 



His indefatigable zeal and enlightened curiosity in like manner 

 carried him to nearly every part of Europe, from the Scandina- 

 vian kingdoms of the north to the extremity of Southern Spain. 

 He had also travelled in the East, and had visited many parts of 

 the north of Africa, in Algeria and, I believe, Morocco, stretch- 

 ing his explorations to the slopes of the Atlas and the borders of 

 the Grreat Desert, whence he brought numerous and curious relics 

 of primitive human art. 



In all these extensive peregrinations Mr. Christy was far more 

 than an ordinary tourist. Wherever he went, he went with a de- 

 finite object, which he followed out with indomitable industry, 

 and in the furtherance of which he spared neither personal exer- 

 tion, time, nor money. As connected with his favourite subject, 

 Mr. Christy was, when in Denmark, much interested in the unri- 

 valled collection contained in the Museum of Northern Anti- 

 quities, which has been brought together and is supported by 

 the liberality of the Danish Grovernment seconded by the en- 



