Stack, E: Six months in Persia. N. Y. 1882. 2 V. D. 915.5:4 Willis, C: J. In the land of the lion and sun, or Modern Persia; experiences of life in Persia during a residence of 15 years in various parts of that country, from 1866 to 1881. N. Y. 1883. O. 915.5:6 Blunt, Lady Anne Isabella Noel. Our persian campaign. In her Pilgrimage to Nejd. 915.3:11 v2 Stolze, F., and F. C. Andreas. Die handelsverhältnisse Persiens; mit besonderer berücksichtigung der deutschen interessen. Karte. In Petermann's mitteilungen, Ergänzungsb. 17. 905.1:M

4. Arabia.

History.

(See also under Turkey, col. 1289—1291.)

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Crichton, Andrew. The history of Arabia, ancient and modern. Ill. [Harper's family lib.] N. Y. 1842. 2 v. S. Contents. V. 1. Introd. view of arabian history.— Description of Arabia. - Primitive inhabitants.- Ancient kings.-Character, manners and customs of the ancient arabs.- Life of Mohammed. - The Koran. Conquest of the saracens. - Wars of the caliphs. Conquest of Africa and Spain. 2. The Abassides, or caliphs of Bagdad. Caliphs of Africa, Egypt and Spain. - Literature of the arabs. - Civil history and government of Arabia. - Hejaz, or holy land of the moslem. The mohammedan pilgrimage. History of the wahabees.-Social state of the arabs.-Natural history of Arabia.

Müller, A: Der islam im morgen- und abendland; b. 1, Die araber. (Oncken, W., ed. Allgemeine geschichte in einzeldarstellungen; 2te hauptabth., 4ter th.) Ill. und karten. Berlin. 1885. O. 909+20 v4 Ockley, Simon. The history of the saracens ; comprising lives of Mohammed and his successors to the death of Abdalmelik, the eleventh caliph [705], with an account of their most remarkable battles, sieges, revolts, etc., coll. from authentic sources, especially arabic mss. 4th ed., rev. and enl. Lond. 1847. D. 953:4 Muir, Sir W: The life of Mahomet, from original sources. New ed., abr. from the 1st ed. in 4 v., with an index. Lond. 1878. O. 953:2 Annals of the early caliphate, from original sources, [632-680]. Map. Lond. 1883. O. 953: 3 Kremer, Alfred v. Culturgeschichte des orients unter den chalifen. Wien. 1875, 1877. 2 v. 0. 953+5

20. Asia

Hutton, Barbara. Tales of the saracens. Ill. Lond. 1871. D. x 953:6 See also in the Index to biography Harûn—Muhammad.

Description.

Lane, E: W: Arabian society in the middle ages; studies from the Thousand and one nights, ed. by his grand-nephew Stanley LanePoole. Lond. 1883. D. 915.3:10 Taylor, Bayard, comp. Travels in Arabia. (Ill. lib. of travel.) N. Y. 1872. D. 915.3:5 Burton, R: Francis, (Shaykh Hajj Abdallah.) Personal narrative of a pilgrimage to ElMedinah and Meccah; with introd. by Bayard Taylor. Map and ill. 1st amer. ed. N. Y. 1856. D. 915.3:1 The gold mines of Midian and the ruined midianite cities; a fortnight's tour in northwestern Arabia. Lond. 1878. O. 915.3:2 Keane, J: F., (Hajj Mohammed Amin). Six months in Meccah; an account of the mohammedan pilgrimage to Meccah, recently accomplished by an englishman, professing mohammedanism. Lond. 1881. O.

Contents of app. in v. 2: Notes of the physical geography of northern Arabia.-Historical sketch of the rise and decline of wahhabism in Arabia. Mem. on the Euphrates valley railway, and its kindred schemes of railway communication between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf.

Fogg, W: Perry. Land of the Arabian nights, being travels through Egypt, Arabia and Persia to Bagdad with an introd. by Bayard Taylor. [New rev. ed.] N. Y. 1882. D. 915.3:8 Wise, Daniel. Boy travellers in Arabia, or From Boston to Bagdad; incl. pictures, sketches and anecdotes of the wandering

arabs and of the city of good Haroun

Alraschid." Ill. N. Y. 1885.

x 915.3:12

x denotes books specially adapted for children.

1. General and Eastern. Beck, L. C. Die heutige Türkei; schilderung von land und leuten des Osmanischen reiches in Asien vor und nach dem krieg von 1877-78, mit berücksichtigung der arabischen halbinsel. Leipz. 1879. O. 915.6:1 Smith, Eli. Researches of E. Smith and H. G. O. Dwight in Armenia, incl. a journey through Asia Minor, and into Georgia and

chaldean christians of Oormiah and Salmas. Bost. 1833. 2 v. D. 915.6:57 Skinner, T: Adventures during a journey overland to India, by way of Egypt, Syria and the Holy Land, in 2 v.; v. 2. Lond. 1836. D. 915.6:63 Contains the journey from Damascus to India. Durbin, J: Price. Observations in the east, chiefly in Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Asia Minor. 9th ed. N. Y. 1847. 2 v. D.

Kinglake, Alexander W: Eôthen, or Traces of travel, brought home from the east. N. Y. 1846. D. 915.6:24 El-Mukattem. Lands of the moslem; a narrative of oriental travel. N. Y. 1851. O.

915.6:19 Bodenstedt, F: Martin v. Tausend und ein tag im orient. Berlin. 1865. 3 v. in 1. S. 915.6:2 Burnaby, F: Gustavus. On horseback through Asia Minor. Portr. and maps. 2d ed. Lond. 1877. 2 v. O. 915.6:50 Geary, Grattan. Through Asiatic Turkey; narrative of a journey from Bombay to the Bosphorus. Map and ill. Lond. 1878. 2 v. D. 915.6:62 Cameron, Verney Lovett. Our future highway to India. [Ill.] Lond. 1880. 2 v. D.

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Note. A record of travels along the route of the proposed Euphrates valley railway, through Cyprus, Syria, Mesopotomia and, by way of the Persian Gulf, to India.

Armenia.

Parrot, F: Journey to Ararat. Map and ill. Tr. by W. D. Cooley. N. Y. 1846. D. 915.6:56 Wagner, Moriz F: Reise nach dem Ararat und dem hochland Armenien; mit einem anhange: Beiträge zur naturgeschichte des hochlandes Armenien. Stuttg. 1848. O. 915.6:5 Curzon, Robert. Armenia; a year at Erzeroom and on the frontiers of Russia, Turkey and Persia. Map and ill. N. Y. 1854. D. Thielmann, Max freiherr v. Journey in the Caucasus, Persia and Turkey in Asia. Tr. by C: Heneage. Map and ill. Lond. 1875.

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2 v. D. 915:24 Creagh, James. Armenians, koords and turks. Lond. 1880. 2 v. 0. 915.6:79 Tozer, H: Fanshawe. Turkish Armenia and eastern Asia Minor. Lond. 1881. O.

Mesopotamia.

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Fraser, James Baillie. Mesopotamia and Assyria, from the earliest ages to the present time; with ill. of their natural history. [Harper's family lib.] N. Y. 1845. S. 959:3 Southgate, Horatio. Narrative of a visit to the syrian (jacobite) church of Mesopotamia, with statements and reflections upon the present state of christianity in Turkey, and the character and prospects of the eastern churches. N. Y. 1844. D. 915.6:59

Blunt, Lady Anne Isabella Noel, born King-Noel. Bedouin tribes of the Euphrates; ed., with a pref. and some account of the arabs and their horses, by W[illis] S. B[lunt]. Map and ill. N. Y. 1879. O. 915.6:49

Wheeler, C: H. Letters from Eden; reminiscences of missionary life in the east. N. Y. n. d. S. 915.6:65

Explorations.

Layard, Austen H: Nineveh and its remains; with an account of a visit to the chaldean christians of Kurdistan and the yezidis or

Layard, Austen H:-Continued.

devil-worshippers, and an inquiry into the manners and arts of the ancient assyrians. N. Y. 1849. 2 v. O. 915.6+53 - Discoveries among the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon; with travels in Armenia, Kurdistan and the desert, the result of a 2d expedition undertaken for the trustees of the British museum. Maps, plans and ill. N. Y. 1853. O. 915.6:52

Buried city of the east, The; Nineveh. Ill. Lond. [1851]. D. 915.6:55 Loftus, W: Kennett. Travels and researches in Chaldæa and Susiana; with an account of excavations at Warka, the "Erech" of Nimrod, and Shush, "Shushan the palace" of Esther, in 1849-1852, under the orders of maj.-gen. sir W. F. Williams and also of the Assyrian excavation fund in 1853-1854. 915.6:54 N. Y. 1857. O. Smith, G: Assyrian discoveries; an account of explorations and discoveries on the site of Nineveh, during 1873 and 1874. Ill. N. Y. 1875. O. 915.6+58 De Hass, Frank S. Buried cities recovered, or Explorations in bible lands; giving the results of recent researches in the orient and recovery of many places in sacred and profane history long considered lost. 10th ed., with app., containing a full account of Egypt and the egyptians, rise and fall of empires in the light of prophecy and wonderful confirmation of revelation by late discoveries. Map and ill. Phila. 1884. 0. 915.6:82 Schliemann, H: Troy and its remains; a narrative of researches and discoveries made on the site of Ilium and the Trojan plain. Tr. with the author's sanction; ed. by Philip Smith. Maps, plans and ill. N. Y. 1876. O. 915.6:7 Ilios, the city and country of the trojans; the results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in 1871-1873, 1878, 1879, incl. an autobiogr. of the author. With a pref., apps. and notes by Rudolf Virchow, Max Müller, A. H. Sayce, J. P. Mahaffy, H. Brugsch-bey, P. Ascherson, M. A. Postolaccas, M. E. Burnouf, F. Calvert and A. J. Duffield. Maps, plans and ill. N. Y. 1881. Q. 915.6+P6 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 1882, a narative of a journey in the Troad in 1881. Preface by A. H. Sayce. Ill., map and plans. N. Y. 1884. O. 915.6+75

2. Syria and Palestine.

(See also Mediterranean travels, col. 1194-1196.)

History and geography.

Russell, Michael. Palestine, or The Holy Land, from the earliest period to the present time. [Harper's family lib.] N. Y. 1846. S. 956: 2 Kitto, J: The history of Palestine, from the patriarchal age to the present time; with introd. chapters on the geography and natural history of the country and on the

Osborn, H: S. Palestine, past and present, with biblical, literary and scientific notes. Ill. Phila. 1859. O. 915.6+34 Newman, J: P. "From Dan to Beersheba," or The land of promise as it now appears, incl. a description of the boundaries, topography, agriculture, antiquities, cities and present inhabitants of that wonderful land, with ill. of the remarkable accuracy of the sacred writers in their allusions to their native country. Ill. N. Y. 1864. D. 915.6:33

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Dixon, W: Hepworth. The Holy Land. Ill. Lond. 1865. 2 v. O. Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn. Sinai and Palestine, in connection with their history. New ed., with maps and plans. N. Y. 1865. O. 915.6:39 Thomson, W: McClure. The land and the book, or Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land: [v. 1], Southern Palestine and Jerusalem; [v. 2], Central Palestine and Phoenicia; [v. 3], Lebanon, Damascus and beyond Jordan. N. Y. 188085. 3 v. O.

915.6:40 915.6:41

Same. N. Y. 1860. 2 v. D. McGarvey, J. W. Lands of the Bible; a geographical and topographical description of Palestine, with letters of travel in Egypt, Syria, Asia Minor and Greece. Phila. 1882 [18811. O. 915.6:42 Headley, Joel Tyler. The sacred mountains. III. N. Y. 1862 [1846]. D. 915.6:20

Contents. Ararat.-Moriah.-Sinai.- Hor.- Pisgah. -Horeb.-Carmel.-Lebanon.-Zion.-Tabor.-Mount of Olives.-Calvary.-Mount of God.

The sacred plains. Buffalo. 1856. D.

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Contents. Shinar.-Jordan.- Mamre.- Moab.-Jericho. Sharon.- Shiloh.- Moreh.-Dura.-Esdraelon. -Damascus.- Galilee.

Barclay, James T. The city of the great king, or Jerusalem as it was, as it is, and as it is to be. Phila. 1858. O. 915.6:10

Fergusson, James. An essay on the ancient topography of Jerusalem, with restored plans of the temple, etc., and plans, sections and details of the church built by Constantine the great over the holy sepulchre, now known as the mosque of Omar, and other ill. Lond. 1847. Q. 915.6+80 King, James. Recent discoveries on the temple hill at Jerusalem. Maps, plans and ill. (By-paths of bible knowledge, no. 4.) Lond. 1884. D. 915.6:76

Travels.

Wright, T: ed. Early travels in Palestine; comprising the narratives of Arculf, Willibald, Bernard, Sewulf, Sigurd. Benjamin of Tudela, sir John Maundeville, De la Brocquière and Maundrell, with notes. Lond.

Mariti, Giovanni. Travels through Cyprus, Syria and Palestine, with a general history of the Levant. Tr. from the italian. Lond. 1791. 3 v. O. 915.6:28 Contents. V. 1. Cyprus. 2. Syria.-Palestine. 3. Palestine, continued.-History of the city of Jerusalem. Chateaubriand, René François Auguste de. Travels to Jerusalem' and the Holy Land through Egypt. Tr. from the french by F: Shoberl. 3d ed. Lond. 1835. 2 v. D. 915.6:15

Contents. V. 1. Introd.-Greece.-The Archipelago, Anatolia and Constantinople.-Rhodes, Jaffa, Bethle hem and the Dead Sea. 2. Jerusalem. - Egypt.Tunis and return to France.-App.

Lamartine, Alphonse Marie de. A pilgrimage to the Holy Land, comprising recollections, sketches and reflections made during a tour in the east, [1832-33]. N. Y. 1848. 2 v. D. 915.6:26 Stephens, J: Lloyd. Incidents of travel in Egypt, Arabia Petræa and the Holy Land, [1835-36], by an american. Map and ill. 10th ed., with add. N. Y. 1844. 2 v. D. 915.6:30 Lindsay, Alexander W: Crawford, 25th earl of Crawford and 8th earl of Balcarres. Letters from Egypt, Edom and the Holy Land, [1836-37]. 5th ed., with add. pref and notes. Ill. Lond. 1858. D. 915.6:31 Addison, C: G. Damascus and Palmyra; a journey to the east, with a sketch of the state and prospects of Syria under Ibrahim Pasha. Phila. 1838. 2 v. D. 915.6:47 Olin, Stephen. Travels in Egypt, Arabia Petræa and the Holy Land, [1839-40]. Ill. N. Y. 1860. 2 v. D. 915.6:32 Damoiseau, L: Hippologische wanderungen in Syrien und der wüste. Aus dem franz. übers. von Amadeus Theodor Heinze. Leipz. 1842. 2 v. S. 915.6:3

Millard, D: A journal of travels in Egypt, Arabia Petrea and the Holy Land during 1841-2. 3d ed. N. Y. 1847. D. 915.6:29 Lowthian, J: Narrative of a recent visit to Jerusalem and several parts of Palestine, in 1843-44. 3d thous. Lond. n. d. S. 915.6:27 Willan, Robert. A narrative of journeyings in the land of Israel, [1847-48]. Lond. n. d. D. 915.6:43 Lynch, W: F. Report to the sec. of the navy of an examination of the Dead Sea, in 1848. Maps. (U. S. 30th cong. 2 sess. Sen. ex. doc. v. 4, no. 34). Wash. n. d. O.

in 915.6: D Contents. Report.- Cassin, J: Ornithological report.-Botanical report.-Latitudes and longitudes.— Meteorol. observ.

- Narrative of the U. S. expedition to the river Jordan and the Dead Sea. Maps and ill. 7th ed. rev. Phila. 1850, O. 915.6: 67 Saulcy, L: Félicien Joseph Caignart de. Narrative of a journey round the Dead Sea and in bible lands in 1850 and 1851; incl. an account of the discovery of the sites of Sodom and Gomorrah; ed. by count E: de Warren. New ed. Phila. 1854. 2 v. D. 915.6:38 Curtis, G: W: The Howadji in Syria. N. Y. 1852. D. 915.6:16

Robinson, E: Later biblical researches in Pal

estine and in the adjacent regions; a journal of travels in 1852, by E. Robinson, E. Smith and others, drawn from the original diaries, with historical ill. Maps and plans. Bost. 1856. O. 915.6+37 Johnson, Sarah Barclay. Hadji in Syria, or Three years in Jerusalem. Phila. [1858]. S. 915.6:23 Bovet, Félix. Egypt, Palestine and Phoenicia ; a visit to sacred lands, [1858]. Tr. by W. H. Lyttleton, with a biogr. sketch of the author by F. Godet. N. Y. 1883. D.

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Prime, W: Cowper. Tent life in the Holy Land. N. Y. 1859. D. 915.6:36

Note. A continuation of his Boat-life in Egypt and Nubia, 916.2:9.

Charles, Elizabeth, born Rundle. Wanderings over bible lands and seas, by the author of the "Schönberg-Cotta family." N. Y. 1866. S. 915.6:14 Porter, Josias Leslie. The giant cities of Bashan and Syria's holy places. N. Y. 1866. D. 915.6:48 Burton, Isabel. The inner life of Syria, Palestine and the Holy Land, from my private journal. Map and ill. Lond. 1875. 2 v. O.

915.6:13 Macgregor, J: The Rob Roy on the Jordan, Nile, Red Sea and Gennesareth, etc.; a canoe cruise in Palestine and Egypt and the waters of Damascus. Maps and ill. N. Y. 1875. O. 915.6:64 Appleton, T: Gold.

Syrian sunshine, [1875)

Bost. 1877. S. 915.6:9 Hunt, Mrs. W: Holman. Children at Jerusalem; a sketch of modern life in Syria.. Lond. n. d. D. Field, H: Martyn. Among the holy hills. Map. N. Y. 1884 [1883]. D.

Eddy, Daniel Clarke. Walter in (Walter's tour in the east, v. 2). D.

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Jerusalem.

N. Y. n. d. 915.6:70

Tristram, H: Baker. The land of Moab ; travels and discoveries on the east side of the Dead Sea and the Jordan; with a chapter on the persian palace of Mashita by Jas. Fergusson. Map and ill. N. Y. 1873. O. 915.6:81 Oliphant, Laurence. The land of Gilead, with excursions in the Lebanon. N. Y. 1881. O.

915.6:45 Merrill, Selah. East of the Jordan; a record of travel and observation in the countries of Moab, Gilead and Bashan, during the years 1875-1877; with introd. by Roswell D. Hitchcock. N. Y. 1881. O. 915.6:46 Palmer, E: H: The desert of the exodus; journeys on foot in the wilderness of the forty years' wanderings, undertaken in connection with the ordnance survey of Sinai and the Palestine exploration fund. Maps and ill. N. Y. 1872. O. 915.3:4 Bartlett, S: Colcord. From Egypt to Palestine through Sinai, the wilderness and the south country; observations of a journey made with special reference to the history of the israelites. Maps and ill. N. Y. 1879. O. 915.6: 11 Trumbull, H: Clay. Kadesh-Barnea; its importance and probable site, with the story of a hunt for it, incl. studies of the route of the exodus and the southern boundary of the Holy Land. Ill. and maps. N. Y. 1884. [1883]. O. 915.6+74 Field, H: Martyn. On the desert; with a brief review of recent events in Egypt. Map. N. Y. 1883. O. 915.3:9

Ebers, G: Durch Gosen zum Sinai; aus dem wanderbuche und der bibliothek. Leipz. 1872. O. 916.2:14

1. Siberia.

Coxe, W: Account of the russian discoveries between Asia and America; added, the conquest of Siberia and the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China. 4th ed. enl. Lond. 1803. O.

957:1 Lankenau, H. v., and L. v. d. Oelsnitz, eds. Das heutige Russland; bilder und schilderungen aus allen theilen des zarenreichs in Asien. 2te wohlf. ausg. [Ill. bibliothek der länder- und völkerkunde]. Leipz. 1881. O. 915.7:2 Kohn, Albin, and R: Andree. Sibirien und das Amurgebiet geschichte und reisen, landschaft und völker zwischen Aral und Beringsstrasse. Leipz. 1876. 2 v. O. 915.7:1 Contents. V. 1. Kohn, A. Sibirien. 2. Andree, R. Das Amurgebiet. Atkinson, T: Witlam. Oriental and western Siberia; a narrative of seven years' explorations and adventures in Siberia, Mongolia, the Kirghis steppes, Chinese Tartary and

Atkinson, T: Witlam.-Continued.

part of central Asia. Map and ill. N. Y. 1858. O. 915.7+3 Travels in the regions of the upper and lower Amoor and the russian acquisitions on the confines of India and China; with adventures among the mountain kirghis, and the manjours, manyargs, toungous, touzemts, goldi and gelyaks, the hunting and pastoral tribes. Map and ill. N. Y. 1860. O. 915.7:4 Collins, Perry McDonough. A voyage down the Amoor, with a land journey through Siberia and incidental notices of Manchooria, Kamschatka and Japan. N. Y. 1860. D. 915:7

(For Cashmere, Ladâk and Yârkand, see col. 1304.) Marvin, C: Reconnoitering central Asia; pioneering adventures in the region lying between Russia and India. [III. and maps]. Lond. 1884. O. 915:27

Contents. Arminius Vámbéry's journey in disguise to the khanates of central Asia.-Captain Marsh's ride from the Caspian to India. - Col. Valentine Baker's visit to the perso-turcoman frontier.-J. A. MacGahan's chase of gen. Kaufmann's army.-Capt. Napier's secret mission.-Col. C. M. Macgregor's survey of Khorassan.-Capt. Burnaby's ride to Khiva.Gen. Petrusevitch and the turcomans.-Capt. Butler, the secret english agent.-Pashino, the secret russian agent.-Grodekoff's ride to Herat.-O'Donovan's dash to Merv.-Col. Stewart's watch over Skobeleff's army.-Lieut. Alikhanoff's journey with a russian caravan to Merv.- Lessar's discovery of the easy road to India.-The past and future of pioneering in central Asia.

Wood, J: A personal narrative of a journey to

the source of the river Oxus, by the route of the Indus, Kabul and Badakshan, performed under the sanction of the supreme government of India, in 1836-1838. Lond. 1841. O. 915.9:3 Wolff, Joseph. Narrative of a mission to Bokhara in 1843-1845, to ascertain the fate of col. Stoddart and capt. Conolly, N. Y. 1845. O. 915.9+5

Vámbéry, Ármin. Travels in central Asia; account of a journey from Teheran across the Turkoman desert on the eastern shore of the Caspian to Khiva, Bokhara and Samarcand, performed in 1863. N. Y. 1865. 0. 915+4 History of Bokhara from the earliest period down to the present; composed for the first time after oriental known and unknown mss. 2d ed. Lond. 1873. O. 959:1 MacGahan, J: A. Campaigning on the Oxus and the fall of Khiva. Map and ill. N. Y. 1874. O. 915.9:2 Schuyler, Eugene. Turkistan; notes of a journey in russian Turkistan, Khokand, Bukhara and Kuldja. Maps and ill. N. Y. 1877. 2 v. O. 915.9:4

Contents of appendices: V. 1. A sketch of the history of Khokand in recent times. - Grigorief, V. Review of Vámbéry's History of Bukhara.-Mediaval travellers in central Asia. 2. Grigorief, V. The russian policy regarding central Asia; an historical sketch.-Russia and Khiva.-Index.

Burnaby, F: Gustavus. A ride to Khiva; travels and adventures in central Asia. Maps and app.; containing among other information, a series of march-routes from a

Hellwald, F: v. The russians in central Asia ; a critical examination down to the present time of the geography and history of central Asia. Tr. from the german by Theodore Wirgman. Lond. 1874. O. 959:2 Centralasien; landschaften und völker in Kaschgar, Turkestan, Kaschmir und Tibet ; mit besonderer berücksichtigung auf Russlands bestrebungen und seinen kulturberuf. [Ill. bibliothek der länder- und völkerkunde]. Leipz. 1875. O. 915:1

Same; unter berücksichtigung der jüngsten ereignisse in Afghanistan und von Russlands bestrebungen und kulturberuf. 2te verm. und verb. ausgabe. Leipz. 1880. 0. 915:1 Lansdell, H: Russian central Asia; including Kuldja, Bokhara, Khiva and Merv [with app. on the fauna and flora of russian Turkistan, and on the bibliography of the region]. Map and ill. Bost. 1885. 2 v. 0. 915.7:10

O'Donovan, Edmond.

The Merv oasis; travels and adventures east of the Caspian during the years 1879-1881, incl. five months' residence among the tekkés of Merv. Portr., maps and facsimiles of state documents. N. Y. 1883 [1882]. 2 v. O. 915.9:7 Marvin, C: Merv, the queen of the world, and the scourge of the man-stealing turcomans; with an exposition of the Khorassan question. Maps. Lond. 1881. O. 915.9:10 The russian advance towards India; conversations with Skobeleff, Ignatief and other distinguished russian generals and statesmen on the central-asian question. Lond. 1882. O. 957:3 -The russians at Merv and Herat, and their power of invading India. Lond. 1883. O. 957:2

The russians at the gates of Herat. Maps and portr. N. Y. 1885. D. 957:4 Same. Maps and ill. N. Y. 1885. Q. 957+4 Vámbéry, Ármin. The coming struggle for

India; an account of the encroachments of Russia in central Asia, and of the difficulties sure to arise therefrom to England. Lond. 1885. D. 957:5 Boulger, Demetrius C: Central asian questions; essays on Afghanistan, China and central Asia. Portr. and maps. Lond. 1885. O.

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Contents. Russia's empire in central Asia.-Peter the great and the policy of Russia.-England's policy toward Afghanistan.-Ought we to hold Candahar.Herat and the turcomans.-Why Candahar should be retained. Lord Lawrence and masterly inactivity. -Subsidising the ameer.-Merv! what next? - The future of China.-The mongols.-The chinese in central Asia.-Russia and China.-The french in Anam and Tonquin-China and foreign powers.- France and China. -Foreigners in China.-Tibet and the way thither.-Tso Tsung Tang.-The late Yakoob Beg of Kashgar.-The history of the opium traffic.-Three chinese generals.-The chinese art of war.-Reflections on chinese history with reference to the present situation of affairs.-The russian railway east of the Caspian.-Index of subjects.

3. Afghanistan.

Fraser, James Baillie. [Description of Afghanistan and Beloochistan]. In his Persia.