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Bernacchi, Louis.<br />

Other countries—Travel and description<br />

To the South Polar regions, expedition of 1S98-1900. 1901.919.9 B45<br />

Author was a member of the scientific staff of the expedition to the Antarctic<br />

regions under the leadership of Mr Borchgrevink.<br />

"A tale of hardship and daring that will delight all boys and most men.<br />

The scientific results are perhaps less striking than might have been<br />

expected, but the descriptions of natural conditions are graphic enough<br />

to give the reader a genuine shudder." Contemporary review, 1901.<br />

Curtis, William Eleroy.<br />

Egypt, Burma and British Malaysia. 1905<br />

916.2 C935<br />

Written in the easy, sketchy style of a newspaper correspondent.<br />

Davis, Nathan.<br />

Ruined cities within Numidian and Carthaginian territories.<br />

1862<br />

916.1 D321<br />

Donaldson, Florence.<br />

Lepcha land; or- Six weeks in the Sikhim Himalayas. 1900.915.4 D71<br />

Account of a pleasure trip through Sikkim, a little known state of India,<br />

between Nepal and Bhutan on the borders of Thibet.<br />

Fletcher, Janus Cooley, & Kidder, D. P.<br />

Brazil and the Brazilians portrayed in historical and descriptive<br />

sketches. 1866 918.1 F63<br />

"Intelligent and sensible account of the country and of the people among<br />

whom the authors were engaged in missionary labors." Larned's Literature<br />

of American history.<br />

Gilder, William Henry.<br />

Schwatka's search; sledging in the Arctic in quest of the<br />

Franklin records. 1881<br />

919-8 G38<br />

As far as its main object was concerned the expedition was a failure and<br />

the scientific results were small. Its chief feature was the sledge<br />

journey of some 3,250 miles, during which the courage, energy and<br />

endurance of the party were put to the severest test.<br />

Osborn, Henry Stafford.<br />

Palestine, past and present, with biblical, literary and<br />

scientific notices. 1859 915-69 O29<br />

Peters, Carl.<br />

Eldorado of the ancients. 1902 916.8 P45<br />

Account of the author's search for gold fields in the lower Zambesi<br />

region of South Africa. He believes that this region was the Ophir<br />

of the ancients.<br />

Roskoschny, Hermann.<br />

Europas kolonien; die Deutschen in der Siidsee; ein beitrag<br />

zur geschichte deutschen handels und deutscher kolonisation.<br />

[1886.] q9ig R73<br />

Europas kolonien; Ost-Afrika und das seeengebiet; nach<br />

den neuesten quellen geschildert. [1885.]<br />

q9i6 R73<br />

Ruxton, Ge<strong>org</strong>e Frederick Augustus.<br />

Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky mountains. 1848. . ^917.2 R94<br />

Scott, Robert Falcon.<br />

Voyage of the "Discovery." 2v. 1905 919-9 S42<br />

Account of a three years' Antarctic expedition which sailed in 1901,<br />

spent two years below the Antarctic circle and made a new "farthest<br />

south" record. The adventures and the scientific results are described<br />

in detail. Written by the commander and illustrated from photographs<br />

and sketches.<br />

Wit, Augusta de.<br />

Java; facts and fancies. 1906<br />

qgig.22 W82<br />

Sketchy account of life in Java.<br />

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