I860.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 



73 



Major E. Strachey. 

 H. F. Blanford, Esq. 



Meteorology and Physical Science. 

 The Ven'ble J. H. Pratt. 

 Major H. L. Thuillier. 

 Major P. Strachey. 

 Baboo Radha Nauth Sikdar. 

 T. Oldham, Esq. 

 Communications were received — 



1. From Baboo Padha Nauth Sikdar, an abstract of the Meteoro- 

 logical Observations taken at the Surveyor General's Office in the 

 months of June, July, and August, ] 859. 



2. From R. B. Chapman, Esq., Under-Secretary to the Govern- 

 ment of India, copy of a Statement of Doolum, a Convict in Port 

 Blair. 



Major Thuillier, F.R.G.S. informed the meeting that he 

 had recently had the pleasure of receiving from the Messrs. 

 de Schlagintweit now at Berlin, some excellent specimens of Chromo- 

 Lithographs and Chromo-Photographs of their series of views of 

 the most interesting subjects taken during the course of their magne- 

 tical survey of India. These pictures he placed on the Table for the 

 inspection of members, the smaller ones being described as Chromo- 

 Photographs and the larger as Chromo-Lithographs. 



It was proposed by the Messrs. de Schlagintweit to produce a collec- 

 tion of no less than 700 Panoramas and views from India and High 

 Asia, the aquarells and drawings from nature by Hermann and 

 Adolphe de Schlagintweit, with some Photographs by Robert 

 de Schlagintweit, taken between the years 1854 to 1858. 



These views of which a catalogue has been forwarded, are divided 

 into 20 groups as follows: 

 Groups. Plates 



1. General Panoramic Views, 1 to 



2. Konkun and Western Dekhan, 



3. Bengal to Panjab, 



4. Khassia Hills and surrounding Flains 



5. Central India, ... 



6. Eastern Ghats and Karnatik, 



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