A System of Universal Geography, Or, A Description of All the Parts of the World, on a New Plan, According to the Great Natural Divisions of the Globe: Accompanied with Analytical, Synoptical, and Elementary Tables, Volume 1

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S. Walker, 1834 - Geography
 

Contents

Astronomy excluded from this Treatise
38
Errors in these MeasuresMeasurement made in China
43
Historical Remarks on Globes
45
Ravages of the LavaGeography of VolcanoesGreat Vol
48
Continuation of the Theory of Geography Of the Fossil
50
Perforated MountainsChains of Mountains and Insulated
52
BOOK IV
58
Volcanoes of Europe
59
The TigrisIts NamesJunction of the Two Rivers
61
Connection of ChainsDeclivities of Mountains
62
Continuation of the Theory of GeographyOf Geographical
67
Caverns and Grottos
68
FERTILITYDesertsAlimentary PlantsFlowers
73
Island of Taiouan or Formosa
79
Volcanoes of the Atlantic OceanScattered Volcanoes
80
Qualities of Silver
81
Other LakesPlains of Asia
85
BOOK IX
87
Remains of Organic Bodies Vegetable and Animal
97
ANIMAL KINGDOM
98
Connection between the Nature of the Countries and their
102
A RebellionIts Suppression
105
Marble Calcareous Spar Stalactites
111
313 314
117
Continuation of the Theory of Geography Of Water
121
Strait of Sunda
123
Size of the Rivers
126
Generality of these phenomenaShakings of the SeaCauses
136
Population
141
BOOK XVI
151
Barytes Strontites Magnesia Nitrate of Potass Muriate
154
Different Sorts of Geographical Maps
159
The raising up of the Earth
163
Tournefort 1700Scheuchzer 1700Fontenelle 1716
169
Continuation of the Theory of Geography Of the Earth con
172
InhabitantsMode of LifeSuperstitions
174
INDOSTAN CONTINUED
180
Influence of Temperature upon VegetablesTo what point
182
Of Man in his Physical Capacity
189
TABLE of Ancient and Modern Divisions compared
194
Borax Carbonate of Soda Muriate of Ammonia
195
CASPIAN
214
Southeast boundarySouthern LimitsDimensions
214
Influence of Climate on the People
219
Opal Jasper common Silex
220
TABLE OF THE NATURAL DIVISIONS OF ASIA
237
Islands of the Frozen SeaNew Siberia
238
HarboursClimate and Vegetable ProductionsSupersti
239
Koordistan
245
Province of QuantonCity of CantonIts Population
249
Situation of Hyaline QuartzSituation of arenated Quartz 74 75
251
Slate fermenting Clay
259
SiberiaMedicinal PlantsDifferent Vegetable
266
GovernmentPopulation
267
Situation and Extent of the Caspian SeaCharts
276
Vegetation of the Sea Shores c The Coffee Shrub
277
Horizontal Projection and tracing of the Meridians
284
ANIMALSRein DeerSiberian Dogs
294
BOOK V
296
HadramautCountry of SegerMahrahHadramaut Proper 284
302
Government of CaucasiaTartars
304
CalendarManufactures and Trade
312
Dress
354
Do in the Central PlainsOn the Shores of the Caspian
356
ProductionsCultivationConstitutionEducationMar
357
Deficiency of Information
368
Inhabitants of HainanValuable
372
BasiansTribesWorshipCountry and Productions
375
GOVERNMENT OF TOBOLSKClimateProductionsCity
381
BOOK XLII
383
JavaIts NamesMountains
389
The Ocean
394
General Description of the Country
397
Position of BasaltOf the volcanic origin of Basalt
400
Turkish Divisions
401
BOOK XXXV
404
KangaroosWombatsStag Hog OurangOutang c 188
406
Province of HonanIts TownsAstronomical Tower
409
Names and Boundaries of this Country
414
FoodMarriages
415
Second method of Ptolemy
416
256
418
BOOK XVII
419
611
426
Physical Description
428
Continuation of the Theory of Geography Of the Local Tem
429
184
440
Hypothesis of Werner
447
77
456
440
459
City of LahoreRunjeet Singh
464
Kingdom of Assam
472
BasaltOssetesMannersNatural Curiosities
475
257
477
Island of Ceylon The Laccadives and the Maldives
498
LawsReligionLiterature
504
PutlamChilawNegumbo
508
260
510
KistetiaKistesIngooshesTheir Worship
527
Anthracite Carbon
533
Mixed Castes
539
Laws
543
60 61
545
Civil Laws
553
328
554
EimauksHazaurehsTheir Dress and CharacterTribes
564
184 185
566
Vegetable ProductionsMaizeYams c PalmsThe
567
Geographical Divisions
568
76 77
572
Herāt
575
Ancient civilizationAppearance of Mahomet
586
Daghestan
590
185 186
594
BATAVIA and its Environs
595
AwarsDido Unso c KabutchesKooveshesTrade
598
Fish
602
The Spice Islands
608
Cape Van Diemen
612
Construction of Flat Maps
614
26
615
617
618
Longitude by Lunar DistancesOrigin and Progress of this
629
Beloochistan and Lower SindUpper Sind
630

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