The Geographical Journal, Volume 15Royal Geographical Society., 1900 - Geography Includes the Proceedings of the Royal geographical society, formerly pub. separately. |
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... British Islands . By the Right Hon . Sir John Lubbock , Bart . , M.P. , F.R.S. , D.C.L. , LL.D. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. A Record of Exploration in North - East Africa Distribution of Agricultural Products outside the Tropics . By A. J. ...
... British Islands . By the Right Hon . Sir John Lubbock , Bart . , M.P. , F.R.S. , D.C.L. , LL.D. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. A Record of Exploration in North - East Africa Distribution of Agricultural Products outside the Tropics . By A. J. ...
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... Tree 637 638 586 Sketch - map of the Bermejo River and its Affluents 680 588 Sketch - map of the Country between 590 Lake Chiuta and River Luli , British Central Africa 680 The Geographical Journal . No. 1 . JANUARY , 1900 viii CONTENTS .
... Tree 637 638 586 Sketch - map of the Bermejo River and its Affluents 680 588 Sketch - map of the Country between 590 Lake Chiuta and River Luli , British Central Africa 680 The Geographical Journal . No. 1 . JANUARY , 1900 viii CONTENTS .
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... British protectorate over Egypt , the political questions involved are so far bound up with geographical considerations that the book contains much matter of interest to geographers , as well as to the wider circles in which a subject ...
... British protectorate over Egypt , the political questions involved are so far bound up with geographical considerations that the book contains much matter of interest to geographers , as well as to the wider circles in which a subject ...
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... British and Egyptian territory from Alexandria to Mombasa is divided into four areas , according to the four grades of British domination spoken of in the text . The reason for the severance from the Sudan by the parallel passing ...
... British and Egyptian territory from Alexandria to Mombasa is divided into four areas , according to the four grades of British domination spoken of in the text . The reason for the severance from the Sudan by the parallel passing ...
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... British Guiana Boundary Question . - By the award of the arbitrators , given in Paris on October 3 , the disputed question of the boundary between British Guiana and Venezuela , which has engaged the attention of states-- men during the ...
... British Guiana Boundary Question . - By the award of the arbitrators , given in Paris on October 3 , the disputed question of the boundary between British Guiana and Venezuela , which has engaged the attention of states-- men during the ...
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