Printed in Great Britain

CONTENTS.

VOL. XLII: 1926.

No. I.-JANUARY.

The Port of Southampton. By F. E. Wentworth-Sheilds, O.B.E.,
M.Inst.C.E.,.

Africa as known to the Greek and Roman Geographers. By Dr. H. K. W.
Kumm,.

The Hydrographical Surveys of the General Hydrographic Administration
of the U.S.S.R. Navy during 1915-1925, and some other Geo-
graphical Work in the U.S.S.R. By J. Schokalsky, President of
the Russian Geographical Society,

Geography at the British Association,

The Scientific Records of the De Filippi Expedition to Transhimalaya, the Karakoram, and Chinese Turkestan, 1913-1914,

New Maps of Two Continents: A Review. By Alan G. Ogilvie, O.B.E.,

M.A., B.Sc., .

Proceedings of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society,
Geographical Notes,

Irrigation in Switzerland-The Progress of Vancouver-An Expedition to
Greenland - Exchange of Populations between Greece and Turkey —
Tropical Cyclones and the Dispersal of Organisms-Gilchrist Studentship.

New Books, .

Books Received,

(With Diagrams and Sketch-Maps.)

No. II.-MARCH.

Geography and the University. By Professor Ll. Rodwell Jones, Ph.D.,
University of London,

65

Gordon of Straloch's Astrolabe. By A. S. Cumming, M.D., F.R.C.P.E., .
The Surface of the Earth: A Review. By H. M. Cadell,.
Some Geographic Relations in Trinidad. By Preston E. James, Univer-
sity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.,

The Rocks of West Lothian: A Review. By Robert Campbell, M. A., D.Sc.,
Proceedings of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society,

Obituary. Dr. B. N. Peach, LL.D., F.R.S.,

Geographical Notes,.

The Slates of Wales-The Climate of Greece-The Sennar or Makwar Dam
-The Exploration of Lake Tana-The Bison in Canada-Northern Terri-
tory, Australia-The Meeting of the British Association-A Comparison
between American and African Deserts.

New Books,

Books Received,

PAGE

98

100

105

124

New Maps and Atlases,

126

(With Illustrations and Sketch-Maps.)

No. III. MAY.

Scotland in the Portolan Charts. By Michael C. Andrews, F.R.S.G.S.,

F.S.A.Scot., M.R.I.A.,

The Discovery of the Great Barrier Reef. By Charles Hedley,
Geographical Regions Illustrated by Reference to the Iberian Peninsula.

By J. F. Unstead, M. A., D.Sc., Professor of Geography in the
University of London,

The Face of Egypt: A Review. By H. M. Cadell,
Proceedings of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society,

Geographical Notes,

Hydro-electric Power in France-Index to Magazine--Exhibition in Society's
Rooms-Obituary-Royal Geographical Society's Awards-The Scots
College, Montpellier.

New Books,

Books Received,

(With Plates, Sketch-Maps, and Illustration.)

No. IV.-JULY.

Scotland in the Portolan Charts. By Michael C. Andrews, F.R.S.G.S.,
F.S.A.Scot., M.R.I.A.,

129

154

159

170

173

174

176

190

193

The Horcones Valley and Neighbourhood. By James Cochrane, B.Sc.,
The Work of the Ordnance Survey. By Colonel Commandant E. M. Jack,
Director General of the Ordnance Survey,

214

220

The Actual Numbers of Deep-Sea Soundings. By Henrik Renqvist,
Helsingfors, .

227

Exhibition of Surveying Instruments and Maps in the Society's Rooms at Edinburgh. By John Mathieson, F.R.S. E., F.R.S.G.S., Hon. Map Curator,

Proceedings of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society,

Geographical Notes,.

The Upper Adige Area-The Climate of the Jebel Druse-Cotton Pro-
duction in Algeria--The North-Western Kalahari and its Bushmen-
The Lake Plateau Basin of the Nile-Ocean Currents and Climate in
Western South America-The First Ascent of Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand
-Ascension Islard.

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231

232

New Books, .

Books Received,

New Maps and Atlases,

(With Plates, Illustrations, and Diagram.)

No. V.-SEPTEMBER.

The Economic Development of Tropical Africa and its Effect on the
Native Population. By the Hon. W. Ormsby-Gore, M.P.,
The Vegetation of the Cumbrae Islands and of South Bute. By Donald
Sutherland, M. A., F.R.M.S., F.R.S.G.S.,

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239

253

254

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272

Geography at the British Association,

286

Scotland in the Portolan Charts. By Michael C. Andrews, F.R.S.G.S.,
F.S.A.Scot., M.R.I.A.,

293

Geographical Notes,.

307

The Desert of Western Australia-The Early Norse Colonies of Greenland-
The Distribution of the Date Palm.

The Vegetation of the Cumbrae Islands and of South Bute.

By Donald

Sutherland, M. A., F.R.M.S., F.R.S.G.S.,

321

Geodesy: A Brief Historical Sketch. By John Mathieson, F.R.S.E.,
F.R.S.G.S.,

328

Air Photography and the Geographer: A Review,

347

Hannibal's Passage of the Alps. By C. Du Riche Preller, M. A., D. Sc.,

Proceedings of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society,
Geographical Notes,.

Scotland in the Portolan Charts-Regional Surveys in Country Districts-
Exploration in Mongolia-Agriculture and Rural Life in Modern Egypt
-Madras Geographical Association-Bruce Memorial Prize-Gilchrist
Studentship.