The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 28
... route via Para . As a means of promoting the settle- ment of the country and developing commerce , which cannot exist without population , the railroad would seem to be a neces- sity , for navigation has neither opened the country nor ...
... route via Para . As a means of promoting the settle- ment of the country and developing commerce , which cannot exist without population , the railroad would seem to be a neces- sity , for navigation has neither opened the country nor ...
Page 37
... route its projectors claim , it is not improbable that the demands of a future generation may necessitate its construction . A year ago I commented upon the improvement of the Missis- sippi river . Since then one of the greatest floods ...
... route its projectors claim , it is not improbable that the demands of a future generation may necessitate its construction . A year ago I commented upon the improvement of the Missis- sippi river . Since then one of the greatest floods ...
Page 40
... route ; and it seems probable that had he been started ten days or two weeks earlier the first ascent of Mount St. Elias would have been recorded as a part of the work of the expedi- tion . The full report of this expedition is now ...
... route ; and it seems probable that had he been started ten days or two weeks earlier the first ascent of Mount St. Elias would have been recorded as a part of the work of the expedi- tion . The full report of this expedition is now ...
Page 58
... route followed by La Pérouse during this portion of his voyage is reproduced in plate 3. In the splendid atlas accompanying the narrative of his travels , the ex- plorer pictures the quaint , high - pooped vessels in which he cir- * For ...
... route followed by La Pérouse during this portion of his voyage is reproduced in plate 3. In the splendid atlas accompanying the narrative of his travels , the ex- plorer pictures the quaint , high - pooped vessels in which he cir- * For ...
Page 64
... route followed by the Descubierta and the Atrevida , and depicting the topography of the adjacent shores , has been reproduced in plate 5. It will be noticed that on this map Lituya bay is called " Pt . des Francais , " while Dry bay is ...
... route followed by the Descubierta and the Atrevida , and depicting the topography of the adjacent shores , has been reproduced in plate 5. It will be noticed that on this map Lituya bay is called " Pt . des Francais , " while Dry bay is ...
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