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THE Geographical Magazine, No. I, April.—Such is the title of the successor to Ocean Highways, which a “Notice ” informs us, “has been discontinued,” Mr. C.R.Markham, C.B., F.R.S., '' having taken the editorship of the Geographical Magazine, issued under new proprietorship.” We certainly prefer the outside appearance of the new magazine to that of its predecessor, the cover being much more tasteful and business-like ; it has made an excellent start also as to contents. The first article, accompanied by a map, is on “ The Basin of the Helmund,” which includes all the streams that flow down into the great lake or swamp of Sistan, and lies athwart the line of advance from the north towards India. A large part of this area is still entirely unknown, and the article gives an account of the existing materials whence a knowledge of the region can be obtained. The next article gives an interesting account of the Russian Staff-Captain N. M. Prshevalski's Travels in Mongolia in 1870—73. Captain Prshevalski "has acquired most valuable scientific information which, combined with the map he intends shortly to publish, will shed a flood of light on the geography, zoology, and botany of Mongolia and Northern Thibet.” This is succeeded by an article on " The Hydrographical Department of the Admiralty,” giving a brief history of this most important department of the naval service, and a sketch of its labours. The article contains some valuable hints as to how the department might be made more efficient than it is if Government would only be a little more wisely liberal. An article on the Island of Hormuz, by Lieut. A. W. Stiffe, gives an account of the present state of the island and of the remains of its ancient grandeur. We can only name the other original articles :—“A Highway to Bolivia,” by Mr. Alfred A. Geary; “TheKashgar Mission,” of Mr. Forsyth and party; "Dr. Beccari's Travels," in which Prof. II. H. Giglioli gives the latest news of the Italian traveller and naturalist, who has left Makassar for Kandari, an unexplored region of S.E. Celebes, where he hopes to secure specimens of the great Anoan antelope (Anoa dtpressicornis); ''Geographical Progress in India in 1873 ;" and " the Products of West Africa," by M.W. Robinson. There are, besides the usual Reviews,4Correspdndence, Proceedings of Societies, &c.
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Scientific Serials . Nature 9, 492–494 (1874). https://doi.org/10.1038/009492a0
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