1SG0.] Proceedings of tlie Asiatic Society of Bengál. 73 



Major R. Strachey. 

 H. F. Blanford, Esq. 



Meteorólogo atíb Püysical Science. 

 The Ven'ble J. H. Pratt. 

 Major H. L. Thuillier. 

 Major B. Strachey. 

 Baboo Badha Nauth Sikdar. 

 T. Olclham, Esq. 

 Communications vvere received — 



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

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

 months of June, July, and August, 1859. 



2. From B. 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 

 liad recently had the pleasure of receiving from the Messrs. 

 de Schlagintvveit 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 Schlagintvveit to produce acollee- 

 tion of no less than 700 Panoramas and views from India and Hio-h. 



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Asia, the aquarells and drawings from nature by Hermann and 



Adolphe de Schlagintweit, wiih some Photographs by Kobert 

 de Schlagintvveit, taken betvveen the years 1854 to 1858. 



These views of which a catalogue has been forvvarded, are divMed 

 into 20 groups as follows: 



Groups. Piales, 



1. General Panoramic Views, 1 to ... ... 22 



2. Konkun and Western Dekhan, ... ... 45 



3. Bengal to Punjab, ... ... ... 73 



4. Khassia Hills and surrounding Plains, ... ... 8í) 



5. Central India, ... ... ... ... 110 



G. Eastern Ghats and Karnatik, ... ... 128 



