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CATALOGUE OF PEINTED BOOKS, PAPEES AND MAPS 

 EELATING TO THE GEOLOGY AND MINEEALOGY OF 

 SOUTH AFEIOA, TO DECEMBEE 31, 1904. 



By Miss M. Wilman, South African Museum, Cape Town. 



In these pages an attempt is made to bring together the titles of all 

 contributions to the geology and mineralogy of South Africa. In 

 addition a few papers are included which deal mainly with the geology 

 of other lands, but have some reference to that of South Africa, and are 

 therefore of interest to South African geologists. 



Many of these works are of no scientific value, but are included 

 because they are the only records that remain of the early workers. 

 Others, again, find a place here solely because the references to them 

 in the earlier lists are obscure, and it is thought that the full reference 

 often describes the paper sufficiently to act as a warning to other 

 explorers in the mazes of South African so-called geological literature. 



A few text-books only are noticed that are of special interest, and 

 no attempt has been made to include them all. 



Much difficulty was experienced in making this catalogue, owing to 

 the fact that the books which it was necessary to consult are scattered 

 through so many libraries, that it was impossible for any one person 

 to see them all. A great deal of valuable help has however been given 

 by friends, and by others on whom I have no claim, and I have 

 pleasure in thanking them for their very great kindness. 



To mention them all by name would be an impossibility here, but 

 some there are upon whose good nature specially large demands have 

 been made. 



Dr. G. S. Corstorphine and Admiral Maclear have sacrificed many 

 a valuable hour to this list. 



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