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OF
EXPLORATION AND ADVENTURE.

Charnay’s Ancient Cities of the New World.

The Ancient Cities of the New World: being Voyages and Explorations in Mexico and Central America, from 1857 to 1882. By Désiré Charnay. Translated from the French by J. Gonino and Helen S. Conant. Introduction by Allen Thorndike Rice. 209 Illustrations and a Map. Royal 8vo, Ornamental Cloth, Uncut Edges, Gilt Top, $6 00.

Squier’s Nicaragua.

Nicaragua: its People, Scenery, Monuments, Resources, Condition, and Proposed Canal. With One Hundred Maps and Illustrations. By E. G. Squier, M.A., F.S.A. 8vo, Cloth, $4 00.

Squier’s Peru.

Peru: Incidents of Travel and Exploration in the Land of the Incas. By E. G. Squier, M.A., F.S.A. Illustrated. 8vo, Cloth, $5 00.

Cesnola’s Cyprus.

Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples. A Narrative of Researches and Excavations during Ten Years’ Residence in that Island. By General Louis Palma di Cesnola, Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Turin; Hon. Member of the Royal Society of Literature, London, &c. With Maps and Illustrations. 8vo, Cloth, Gilt Tops and Uncut Edges, $7 50; Half Calf, $10 00.

Bishop’s Old Mexico and Her Lost Provinces.

A Journey in Mexico, Southern California, and Arizona, by Way of Cuba. By William Henry Bishop. With numerous Illustrations, chiefly from Sketches by the Author. 12mo, Cloth, $2 00.

Wallace’s Malay Archipelago.

The Malay Archipelago: the Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise. A Narrative of Travel, 1854-62. With Studies of Man and Nature. By Alfred Russel Wallace. With Maps and numerous Illustrations. New Edition. Crown 8vo, Cloth, $2 50.

Wallace’s Island Life.

Island Life; or, The Phenomena of Insular Faunas and Floras, with their Causes. Including an entire Revision of the Problem of Geological Climates. By Alfred Russel Wallace. With Illustrations and Maps. 8vo, Cloth, $4 00.

Wallace’s Geographical Distribution of Animals.

The Geographical Distribution of Animals. With a Study of the Relations of Living and Extinct Faunas, as elucidating the Past Changes of the Earth’s Surface. By Alfred Russel Wallace. With Colored Maps and numerous Illustrations by Zwecker. 2 vols., 8vo, Cloth, $10 00.

Stanley’s Congo, and the Founding of its Free State.

A Story of Work and Exploration. By Henry M. Stanley. Dedicated by Special Permission to H. M. the King of the Belgians. In 2 vols., 8vo, Cloth, with over One Hundred full-page and smaller Illustrations, two large Maps, and several smaller ones. Cloth, $10 00; Half Morocco, $15 00.

Stanley’s Through the Dark Continent.

Through the Dark Continent; or, The Sources of the Nile, Around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa, and Down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean. By Henry M. Stanley. With 149 Illustrations and 10 Maps. 2 vols., 8vo, Cloth, $10 00; Sheep, $12 00; Half Morocco, $15 00.

Stanley’s Coomassie and Magdala.

Coomassie and Magdala: a Story of Two British Campaigns in Africa. By Henry M. Stanley. With Maps and Illustrations. 8vo, Cloth, $3 50.

Cameron’s Across Africa.

Across Africa. By Verney Lovett Cameron, C.B., D.C.L., Commander Royal Navy, Gold Medalist Royal Geographical Society, &c. With a Map and numerous Illustrations. 8vo, Cloth, $5 00.

Livingstone’s Last Journals.

The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to his Death. Continued by a Narrative of his Last Moments and Sufferings, obtained from his Faithful Servants Chuma and Susi. By Horace Waller, F.R.G.S. With Maps and Illustrations. 8vo, Cloth, $5 00; Sheep, $6 00; Half Calf, $7 25. Popular Edition, 8vo, Cloth, $2 50.

Livingstone’s Expedition to the Zambesi.

Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries; and of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa. 1858-1864. By David and Charles Livingstone. With Map and Illustrations. 8vo, Cloth, $5 00; Sheep, $5 50.

Long’s Central Africa.

Central Africa: Naked Truths of Naked People. An Account of Expeditions to the Lake Victoria Nyanza and the Makraka Niam-Niam, West of the Bahr-El-Abiad (White Nile). By Col. C. Chaillé Long, of the Egyptian Staff. Illustrated from Col. Long’s own Sketches. With Map. 8vo, Cloth, $2 50.

Du Chaillu’s Ashango-Land.

A Journey to Ashango-Land, and Further Penetration into Equatorial Africa. By Paul B. Du Chaillu. Illustrated. 8vo, Cloth, $5 00.

Du Chaillu’s Land of the Midnight Sun.

The Land of the Midnight Sun. Summer and Winter Journeys through Sweden, Norway, Lapland, and Northern Finland. By Paul B. Du Chaillu. With Map and 235 Illustrations. In Two Volumes. 8vo, Cloth, $7 50; Half Calf, $12 00.

Thomson’s Voyage of the “Challenger.”

The Voyage of the “Challenger.” The Atlantic: An Account of the General Results of the Voyage during the Year 1873 and the Early Part of the Year 1876. By Sir C. Wyville Thomson, F.R.S. With a Portrait of the Author, many Colored Maps, and Illustrations. 2 vols., 8vo, Cloth, $12 00.

Thomson’s Southern Palestine and Jerusalem.

The Land and the Book: Southern Palestine and Jerusalem. By William M. Thomson, D.D., Forty-five Years a Missionary in Syria and Palestine. 140 Illustrations and Maps. Square 8vo, Cloth, $6 00; Sheep, $7 00; Half Morocco, $8 50; Full Morocco, Gilt Edges, $10 00.

Thomson’s Central Palestine and Phœnicia.

The Land and the Book: Central Palestine and Phœnicia. By William M. Thomson, D.D. 130 Illustrations and Maps. Square 8vo, Cloth, $6 00; Sheep, $7 00; Half Morocco, $8 50; Full Morocco, Gilt Edges, $10 00.

Thomson’s Lebanon, Damascus, and Beyond Jordan.

The Land and the Book: Lebanon, Damascus, and Beyond Jordan. By William M. Thomson, D.D. 147 Illustrations and Maps. Square 8vo, Cloth, $6 00; Sheep, $7 00; Half Morocco, $8 50; Full Morocco, Gilt Edges, $10 00.

The Land and the Book.

Comprising the above works, viz., Southern Palestine and Jerusalem; Central Palestine and Phœnicia; and Lebanon, Damascus, and Beyond Jordan, in 3 vols., Popular Edition, Square 8vo, Cloth, $9 00. (Sold in Sets only.)

Reade’s Savage Africa.

Savage Africa: being the Narrative of a Tour in Equatorial, South-western, and North-western Africa; with Notes on the Habits of the Gorilla; on the Existence of Unicorns and Tailed Men; on the Slave-trade; on the Origin, Character, and Capabilities of the Negro, and on the Future Civilization of Western Africa. By W. Winwood Reade. With Illustrations and a Map. 8vo, Cloth, $4 00; Sheep, $4 50; Half Calf, $6 25.

Schweinfurth’s Heart of Africa.

The Heart of Africa; or, Three Years’ Travels and Adventures in the Unexplored Regions of the Centre of Africa. From 1868 to 1871. By Dr. Georg Schweinfurth. Translated by Ellen E. Frewer. With an Introduction by Winwood Reade. Illustrated by about 130 Wood-cuts from Drawings made by the Author, and with Two Maps. 2 vols., 8vo, Cloth, $8 00.

Speke’s Africa.

Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile. By John Hanning Speke, Captain H. M. Indian Army, Fellow and Gold Medalist of the Royal Geographical Society, Hon. Corresponding Member and Gold Medalist of the French Geographical Society, &c. With Maps and Portraits and numerous Illustrations, chiefly from Drawings by Captain Grant. 8vo, Cloth, $4 00; Sheep, $4 50.

Baker’s Ismailïa.

Ismailïa: a Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave-trade, organized by Ismail, Khedive of Egypt. By Sir Samuel White Baker, Pasha, M.A., F.R.S., F.R.G.S., Major-general of the Ottoman Empire, late Governor-general of the Equatorial Nile Basin, &c., &c. With Maps, Portraits, and upwards of fifty full-page Illustrations by Zwecker and Durand. 8vo, Cloth, $5 00; Half Calf, $7 25.

Schliemann’s Ilios.

Ilios, the City and Country of the Trojans. The Results of Researches and Discoveries on the Site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-’72-’73-’78-’79; including an Autobiography of the Author. By Dr. Henry Schliemann, F.S.A., F.R.I. British Architects; Author of “Troy and its Remains,” “Mycenæ,” &c. With a Preface, Appendices, and Notes by Professors Rudolf Virchow, Max Müller, A. H. Sayce, J. P. Mahaffy, H. Brugsch-Bey, P. Ascherson, M. A. Postolaccas, M. E. Burnouf, Mr. F. Calvert, and Mr. A. J. Duffield. With Maps, Plans, and about 1800 Illustrations. Imperial 8vo, Cloth, $12 00; Half Morocco, $15 00.

Schliemann’s Troja.

Troja. Results of the Latest Researches and Discoveries on the Site of Homer’s Troy, and in the Heroic Tumuli and other Sites, made in the year 1882, and a Narrative of a Journey in the Troad in 1881. By Dr. Henry Schliemann, Author of “Ilios,” &c. Preface by Professor A. H. Sayce. With 150 Wood-cuts and 4 Maps and Plans. 8vo, Cloth, $7 50; Half Morocco, $10 00.

Thomson’s Malacca, Indo-China, and China.

The Straits of Malacca, Indo-China, and China; or, Ten Years’ Travels, Adventures, and Residence Abroad. By J. Thomson. With over Sixty Illustrations. 8vo, Cloth, $4 00.

Spry’s Cruise of the “Challenger.”

The Cruise of Her Majesty’s Ship “Challenger.” Voyages over many Seas, Scenes in many Lands. By W. J. J. Spry, R.N. With Maps and Illustrations. Crown 8vo, Cloth, $2 00.

Prime’s Boat-Life in Egypt and Nubia.

Boat-Life in Egypt and Nubia. By William C. Prime. Illustrated. 12mo, Cloth, $2 00.

Vámbéry’s Central Asia.

Travels in Central Asia: being the Account of a Journey from Teheran across the Turkoman Desert, on the Eastern Shore of the Caspian, to Khiva, Bokhara, and Samarcand, performed in the year 1863. By Arminius Vámbéry, Member of the Hungarian Academy of Pesth, by whom he was sent on this Scientific Mission. With Map and Wood-cuts. 8vo, Cloth, $4 50; Half Calf, $6 75.

MacGahan’s Campaigning on the Oxus.

Campaigning on the Oxus and the Fall of Khiva. By J. A. MacGahan. With Map and Illustrations. 8vo, Cloth, $3 50.

Forbes’s Wanderings in the Eastern Archipelago.

A Naturalist’s Wanderings in the Eastern Archipelago. A Narrative of Travel and Exploration from 1878 to 1883. By Henry O. Forbes, F.R.G.S., &c. With many Illustrations and Colored Maps. 8vo, Ornamental Cloth, $5 00.


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Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber:
the temperaature of Guayaquil☛ the temperature of Guayaquil {pg 309}
This is the ofcial paper☛ This is the oficial paper {pg 340}
from Alahualpa’s army☛ from Atahualpa’s army {pg 344}
finds it way to the sea☛ finds its way to the sea {pg 436}
“Calle Viente y Cinco de Mayo”☛ “Calle Veinte y Cinco de Mayo” {pg 609}
jefe polico☛ jefe politico {pg 617}