Transcriber's Note
Duplicate chapter headings have been removed.
The following apparent errors have been corrected:
- p. 47 "parallels of 40° and 55°" changed to "parallels of 40° and 55°."
- p. 49 "Mount St. Elias (1980 toises" changed to "Mount St. Elias, 1980 toises"
- p. 49 "43° 2′, long. 112° 28" changed to "43° 2′, long. 112° 28′"
- p. 50 "Scoriacous" changed to "Scoriaceous"
- p. 52 "miles The surface of" changed to "miles. The surface of"
- p. 53 "the tongue a much-prized" changed to "the tongue, a much-prized"
- p. 60 "greenstone porpyhry" changed to "greenstone porphyry"
- p. 62 "θρύον καὶφῦκος" changed to "θρύον καὶ φῦκος"
- p. 62 "shoal dissappeared" changed to "shoal disappeared"
- p. 65 "E. meditterranea" changed to "E. mediterranea"
- p. 68 "Bedouin tribes”" changed to "Bedouin tribes"
- p. 71 "p. 4.)—" changed to "p. 4.—"
- p. 76 "Appennines. (Compare" changed to "Apennines. (Compare"
- p. 91 "view of Erastosthenes" changed to "view of Eratosthenes"
- p. 91 "issue from a avcity" changed to "issue from a cavity"
- p. 97 "than the Dawalagiri" changed to "than the Dhawalagiri"
- p. 113 "and “this name" changed to "and this name"
- p. 116 "oises (3580 Eng. feet)" changed to "toises (3580 Eng. feet)"
- p. 128 "leaves also A similar" changed to "leaves also. A similar"
- p. 132 "in lat 44° 53′" changed to "in lat. 44° 53′"
- p. 137 "repose. “At the present moment" changed to "repose. At the present moment"
- p. 139 "true “insular climate;" changed to "true “insular climate;”"
- p. 141 "lat 42° 53′" changed to "lat. 42° 53′"
- p. 141 "42°.2, and 63°." changed to "42°.2, and 63°.0"
- p. 142 "Berlin 6°8" changed to "Berlin 6°.8"
- p. 148 "πυρὸς ὲκφυτηματα μεγάλα" changed to "πυρὸς ἐκφυσήματα μεγάλα"
- p. 149 "semicircular deep abyss." changed to "semicircular deep abyss.”"
- p. 151 "σεληνης ὅρος" changed to "σελήνης ὅρος"
- p. 152 "S. 534–536." changed to "S. 534–536.)"
- p. 154 "second of Mehemed" changed to "second of Mehemet"
- p. 156 "Isenberg, Russeger" changed to "Isenberg, Russegger"
- p. 162 "with the equitorial" changed to "with the equatorial"
- p. 173 "Beitrage zur Flora des" changed to "Beiträge zur Flora des"
- p. 178 "so disagreable an odour" changed to "so disagreeable an odour"
- p. 187 "Electricetät" changed to "Elektricität"
- p. 192 "as a misssionary" changed to "as a missionary"
- p. 199 "of Nicholas Hortsman" changed to "of Nicholas Hortsmann"
- p. 225 "These spots recal" changed to "These spots recall"
- p. 235 "(ed. 1601, p. 106]" changed to "(ed. 1601, p. 106)"
- p. 239 "uncertain disance" changed to "uncertain distance"
- p. 240 "4°.12" changed to "4°.12′"
- p. 241 "65°.38′ Near" changed to "65°.38′. Near"
- p. 248 "Pacaraima monntains" changed to "Pacaraima mountains"
- p. 262 "believe that of al’" changed to "believe that of all"
- p. 262 "Bonpland, Martius" changed to "Bonpland, Martius,"
- p. 281 "107° 58" changed to "107° 58′"
- p. 285 "undulating suface" changed to "undulating surface"
- p. 295 "(1–6th" changed to "(⅙th"
Inconsistent or archaic spelling and punctuation have otherwise been kept as printed.
The following possible errors have been kept as printed:
- p. 79 two distinguished Savans
- p. 182 mountains of Ronaima
- p. 221 of globe