From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
Sven Anders Hedin
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FROM
POLE TO POLE
A BOOK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
BY
BY
SVEN HEDIN
DR. SVEN HEDIN IN TIBETAN DRESS.
PUBLISHERS' NOTE
DR. SVEN HEDIN IN TIBETAN DRESS.
PUBLISHERS' NOTE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
LIST OF MAPS
PART I
I
ACROSS EUROPE
Stockholm to Berlin
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM STOCKHOLM TO BERLIN.
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM STOCKHOLM TO BERLIN.
Berlin
PLATE I. BERLIN.
PLATE I. BERLIN.
Berlin to Constantinople
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM BERLIN TO CONSTANTINOPLE.
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM BERLIN TO CONSTANTINOPLE.
Constantinople
PLATE II. CONSTANTINOPLE.
PLAN OF CONSTANTINOPLE.
PLATE II. CONSTANTINOPLE.
PLAN OF CONSTANTINOPLE.
The Church of the Divine Wisdom
The Bazaars of Stambul
FOOTNOTES:
Stockholm to Berlin
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM STOCKHOLM TO BERLIN.
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM STOCKHOLM TO BERLIN.
Berlin
PLATE I. BERLIN.
PLATE I. BERLIN.
Berlin to Constantinople
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM BERLIN TO CONSTANTINOPLE.
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM BERLIN TO CONSTANTINOPLE.
Constantinople
PLATE II. CONSTANTINOPLE.
PLAN OF CONSTANTINOPLE.
PLATE II. CONSTANTINOPLE.
PLAN OF CONSTANTINOPLE.
The Church of the Divine Wisdom
The Bazaars of Stambul
FOOTNOTES:
II
CONSTANTINOPLE TO TEHERAN (1905)
The Black Sea
Trebizond to Teheran
MAP SHOWING (a) JOURNEY FROM CONSTANTINOPLE TO TEHERAN (pp. 26-33); (b) LATTER PART OF JOURNEY TO BAKU (pp. 34-35); AND (c) JOURNEY FROM BAKU ACROSS PERSIA TO BAGHDAD AND BACK TO TEHERAN (pp. 37-45).
MAP SHOWING (a) JOURNEY FROM CONSTANTINOPLE TO TEHERAN (pp. 26-33); (b) LATTER PART OF JOURNEY TO BAKU (pp. 34-35); AND (c) JOURNEY FROM BAKU ACROSS PERSIA TO BAGHDAD AND BACK TO TEHERAN (pp. 37-45).
FOOTNOTES:
The Black Sea
Trebizond to Teheran
MAP SHOWING (a) JOURNEY FROM CONSTANTINOPLE TO TEHERAN (pp. 26-33); (b) LATTER PART OF JOURNEY TO BAKU (pp. 34-35); AND (c) JOURNEY FROM BAKU ACROSS PERSIA TO BAGHDAD AND BACK TO TEHERAN (pp. 37-45).
MAP SHOWING (a) JOURNEY FROM CONSTANTINOPLE TO TEHERAN (pp. 26-33); (b) LATTER PART OF JOURNEY TO BAKU (pp. 34-35); AND (c) JOURNEY FROM BAKU ACROSS PERSIA TO BAGHDAD AND BACK TO TEHERAN (pp. 37-45).
FOOTNOTES:
III
THROUGH THE CAUCASUS, PERSIA, AND MESOPOTAMIA (1885-6)
St. Petersburg to Baku
PLATE III. OIL-WELL AT BALAKHANI. A fountain of oil forced up by natural pressure.
PLATE III. OIL-WELL AT BALAKHANI. A fountain of oil forced up by natural pressure.
Across Persia
Arabia
Baghdad to Teheran
PLATE IV. A PERSIAN CARAVANSERAI.
PLATE IV. A PERSIAN CARAVANSERAI.
FOOTNOTES:
St. Petersburg to Baku
PLATE III. OIL-WELL AT BALAKHANI. A fountain of oil forced up by natural pressure.
PLATE III. OIL-WELL AT BALAKHANI. A fountain of oil forced up by natural pressure.
Across Persia
Arabia
Baghdad to Teheran
PLATE IV. A PERSIAN CARAVANSERAI.
PLATE IV. A PERSIAN CARAVANSERAI.
FOOTNOTES:
IV
THE PERSIAN DESERT (1906)
Across the Kevir
PLATE V. THE AUTHOR'S RIDING CAMEL, WITH GULAM HUSSEIN.
PLATE V. THE AUTHOR'S RIDING CAMEL, WITH GULAM HUSSEIN.
The Oasis of Tebbes
PLATE VI. TEBBES. The tree in the foreground is a huge tamarisk.
PLATE VI. TEBBES. The tree in the foreground is a huge tamarisk.
Across the Kevir
PLATE V. THE AUTHOR'S RIDING CAMEL, WITH GULAM HUSSEIN.
PLATE V. THE AUTHOR'S RIDING CAMEL, WITH GULAM HUSSEIN.
The Oasis of Tebbes
PLATE VI. TEBBES. The tree in the foreground is a huge tamarisk.
PLATE VI. TEBBES. The tree in the foreground is a huge tamarisk.
V
ON THE KIRGHIZ STEPPE (1893-5)
Into Asia from Orenburg
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM ORENBURG TO THE PAMIR (pp. 55-71).
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM ORENBURG TO THE PAMIR (pp. 55-71).
Samarcand and Bukhara
The Pamir
"The Father of Ice-Mountains"
A Kirghiz Gymkhana
FOOTNOTES:
Into Asia from Orenburg
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM ORENBURG TO THE PAMIR (pp. 55-71).
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM ORENBURG TO THE PAMIR (pp. 55-71).
Samarcand and Bukhara
The Pamir
"The Father of Ice-Mountains"
A Kirghiz Gymkhana
FOOTNOTES:
VI
FROM PERSIA TO INDIA (1906)
Tebbes to Seistan
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM TEHERAN TO BALUCHISTAN (pp. 46-54 and 72-81).
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM TEHERAN TO BALUCHISTAN (pp. 46-54 and 72-81).
A Baluchi Raid
PLATE VII. A BALUCHI NOMAD TENT.
PLATE VII. A BALUCHI NOMAD TENT.
Scorpions
The Indus
MAP OF NORTHERN INDIA, SHOWING RIVERS AND MOUNTAIN RANGES.
MAP OF NORTHERN INDIA, SHOWING RIVERS AND MOUNTAIN RANGES.
Kashmir and Ladak
PLATE VIII. SRINAGAR AND THE JHELUM RIVER.
PLATE VIII. SRINAGAR AND THE JHELUM RIVER.
FOOTNOTES:
Tebbes to Seistan
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM TEHERAN TO BALUCHISTAN (pp. 46-54 and 72-81).
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM TEHERAN TO BALUCHISTAN (pp. 46-54 and 72-81).
A Baluchi Raid
PLATE VII. A BALUCHI NOMAD TENT.
PLATE VII. A BALUCHI NOMAD TENT.
Scorpions
The Indus
MAP OF NORTHERN INDIA, SHOWING RIVERS AND MOUNTAIN RANGES.
MAP OF NORTHERN INDIA, SHOWING RIVERS AND MOUNTAIN RANGES.
Kashmir and Ladak
PLATE VIII. SRINAGAR AND THE JHELUM RIVER.
PLATE VIII. SRINAGAR AND THE JHELUM RIVER.
FOOTNOTES:
VII
EASTERN TURKESTAN (1895)
The Takla-makan Desert
MAP OF EASTERN TURKESTAN, SHOWING JOURNEYS DESCRIBED ON pp. 89-110.
MAP OF EASTERN TURKESTAN, SHOWING JOURNEYS DESCRIBED ON pp. 89-110.
Across a Sea of Sand
The End of the Caravan
PLATE IX. DIGGING FOR WATER IN THE TAKLA-MAKAN.
PLATE IX. DIGGING FOR WATER IN THE TAKLA-MAKAN.
Water at Last
The Takla-makan Desert
MAP OF EASTERN TURKESTAN, SHOWING JOURNEYS DESCRIBED ON pp. 89-110.
MAP OF EASTERN TURKESTAN, SHOWING JOURNEYS DESCRIBED ON pp. 89-110.
Across a Sea of Sand
The End of the Caravan
PLATE IX. DIGGING FOR WATER IN THE TAKLA-MAKAN.
PLATE IX. DIGGING FOR WATER IN THE TAKLA-MAKAN.
Water at Last
VIII
THE DESERT WATERWAY (1899)
Down the Yarkand River
PLATE X. THE AUTHOR'S BOAT ON THE YARKAND RIVER. The man with the white turban at the stern is Islam Bay.
PLATE X. THE AUTHOR'S BOAT ON THE YARKAND RIVER. The man with the white turban at the stern is Islam Bay.
The Tarim
The Wandering Lake
Wild Camels
Down the Yarkand River
PLATE X. THE AUTHOR'S BOAT ON THE YARKAND RIVER. The man with the white turban at the stern is Islam Bay.
PLATE X. THE AUTHOR'S BOAT ON THE YARKAND RIVER. The man with the white turban at the stern is Islam Bay.
The Tarim
The Wandering Lake
Wild Camels
IX
IN THE FORBIDDEN LAND (1901-2, 1906-8)
The Plateau of Tibet
TIBET.
TIBET.
Attempt to reach Lhasa
The Tashi Lama
PLATE XI. TASHI-LUNPO. From a sketch by the Author.
PLATE XI. TASHI-LUNPO. From a sketch by the Author.
Wild Asses and Yaks
The Plateau of Tibet
TIBET.
TIBET.
Attempt to reach Lhasa
The Tashi Lama
PLATE XI. TASHI-LUNPO. From a sketch by the Author.
PLATE XI. TASHI-LUNPO. From a sketch by the Author.
Wild Asses and Yaks
X
INDIA
From Tibet to Simla
PLATE XII. SIMLA.
PLATE XII. SIMLA.
Delhi and Agra
MAP OF INDIA, SHOWING JOURNEY FROM NUSHKI TO LEH (pp. 82-88), AND THE JOURNEY FROM TIBET THROUGH SIMLA, ETC., TO BOMBAY (pp. 130-142).
PLATE XIII. THE TAJ MAHAL.
MAP OF INDIA, SHOWING JOURNEY FROM NUSHKI TO LEH (pp. 82-88), AND THE JOURNEY FROM TIBET THROUGH SIMLA, ETC., TO BOMBAY (pp. 130-142).
PLATE XIII. THE TAJ MAHAL.
Benares and Brahminism
PLATE XIV. BENARES.
PLATE XIV. BENARES.
The Light of Asia
Bombay
The Useful Plants of India
Wild Elephants
PLATE XV. TAME ELEPHANTS AND THEIR DRIVERS.
PLATE XV. TAME ELEPHANTS AND THEIR DRIVERS.
The Cobra
FOOTNOTES:
From Tibet to Simla
PLATE XII. SIMLA.
PLATE XII. SIMLA.
Delhi and Agra
MAP OF INDIA, SHOWING JOURNEY FROM NUSHKI TO LEH (pp. 82-88), AND THE JOURNEY FROM TIBET THROUGH SIMLA, ETC., TO BOMBAY (pp. 130-142).
PLATE XIII. THE TAJ MAHAL.
MAP OF INDIA, SHOWING JOURNEY FROM NUSHKI TO LEH (pp. 82-88), AND THE JOURNEY FROM TIBET THROUGH SIMLA, ETC., TO BOMBAY (pp. 130-142).
PLATE XIII. THE TAJ MAHAL.
Benares and Brahminism
PLATE XIV. BENARES.
PLATE XIV. BENARES.
The Light of Asia
Bombay
The Useful Plants of India
Wild Elephants
PLATE XV. TAME ELEPHANTS AND THEIR DRIVERS.
PLATE XV. TAME ELEPHANTS AND THEIR DRIVERS.
The Cobra
FOOTNOTES:
XI
FROM INDIA TO CHINA (1908)
The Indian Ocean
The Sunda Islands
THE SUNDA ISLANDS.
THE SUNDA ISLANDS.
Penang and Singapore
Up the China Sea
MAP SHOWING VOYAGE FROM BOMBAY TO HONG KONG (pp. 152-160).
PLATE XVI. ON THE CANTON RIVER.
MAP SHOWING VOYAGE FROM BOMBAY TO HONG KONG (pp. 152-160).
PLATE XVI. ON THE CANTON RIVER.
FOOTNOTES:
The Indian Ocean
The Sunda Islands
THE SUNDA ISLANDS.
THE SUNDA ISLANDS.
Penang and Singapore
Up the China Sea
MAP SHOWING VOYAGE FROM BOMBAY TO HONG KONG (pp. 152-160).
PLATE XVI. ON THE CANTON RIVER.
MAP SHOWING VOYAGE FROM BOMBAY TO HONG KONG (pp. 152-160).
PLATE XVI. ON THE CANTON RIVER.
FOOTNOTES:
XII
CHINA[14]
To Shanghai
"The Middle Kingdom"
PLATE XVII. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.
PLATE XVII. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.
The Blue River
In Northern China
MAP OF NORTHERN CHINA AND MONGOLIA, SHOWING JOURNEY FROM TIBET THROUGH SI-NING TO PEKING, AND FROM PEKING TO KANSK (pp. 172-179). At the time of Dr. Hedin's journey through Mongolia, the Trans-Siberian Railway did not extend east of Kansk.
PLATE XVIII. GATE IN THE WALLS OF PEKING.
MAP OF NORTHERN CHINA AND MONGOLIA, SHOWING JOURNEY FROM TIBET THROUGH SI-NING TO PEKING, AND FROM PEKING TO KANSK (pp. 172-179). At the time of Dr. Hedin's journey through Mongolia, the Trans-Siberian Railway did not extend east of Kansk.
PLATE XVIII. GATE IN THE WALLS OF PEKING.
Mongolia
Marco Polo
FOOTNOTES:
To Shanghai
"The Middle Kingdom"
PLATE XVII. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.
PLATE XVII. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.
The Blue River
In Northern China
MAP OF NORTHERN CHINA AND MONGOLIA, SHOWING JOURNEY FROM TIBET THROUGH SI-NING TO PEKING, AND FROM PEKING TO KANSK (pp. 172-179). At the time of Dr. Hedin's journey through Mongolia, the Trans-Siberian Railway did not extend east of Kansk.
PLATE XVIII. GATE IN THE WALLS OF PEKING.
MAP OF NORTHERN CHINA AND MONGOLIA, SHOWING JOURNEY FROM TIBET THROUGH SI-NING TO PEKING, AND FROM PEKING TO KANSK (pp. 172-179). At the time of Dr. Hedin's journey through Mongolia, the Trans-Siberian Railway did not extend east of Kansk.
PLATE XVIII. GATE IN THE WALLS OF PEKING.
Mongolia
Marco Polo
FOOTNOTES:
XIII
JAPAN (1908)
Nagasaki and Kobe
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM SHANGHAI THROUGH JAPAN AND KOREA TO DALNY (pp. 184-202).
PLATE XIX. A JAPANESE RICKSHA.
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM SHANGHAI THROUGH JAPAN AND KOREA TO DALNY (pp. 184-202).
PLATE XIX. A JAPANESE RICKSHA.
Fujiyama and Tokio
PLATE XX. FUJIYAMA.
PLATE XXI. THE GREAT BUDDHA AT KAMAKURA.
PLATE XX. FUJIYAMA.
PLATE XXI. THE GREAT BUDDHA AT KAMAKURA.
Nikko, Nara, and Kioto
FOOTNOTES:
Nagasaki and Kobe
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM SHANGHAI THROUGH JAPAN AND KOREA TO DALNY (pp. 184-202).
PLATE XIX. A JAPANESE RICKSHA.
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM SHANGHAI THROUGH JAPAN AND KOREA TO DALNY (pp. 184-202).
PLATE XIX. A JAPANESE RICKSHA.
Fujiyama and Tokio
PLATE XX. FUJIYAMA.
PLATE XXI. THE GREAT BUDDHA AT KAMAKURA.
PLATE XX. FUJIYAMA.
PLATE XXI. THE GREAT BUDDHA AT KAMAKURA.
Nikko, Nara, and Kioto
FOOTNOTES:
XIV
BACK TO EUROPE
Korea
PLATE XXII. A SEDAN-CHAIR IN SEOUL.
PLATE XXII. A SEDAN-CHAIR IN SEOUL.
Manchuria
The Trans-Siberian Railway
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
The Volga and Moscow
PLATE XXIII. THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW.
PLATE XXIII. THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW.
St. Petersburg and Home
FOOTNOTES:
Korea
PLATE XXII. A SEDAN-CHAIR IN SEOUL.
PLATE XXII. A SEDAN-CHAIR IN SEOUL.
Manchuria
The Trans-Siberian Railway
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
The Volga and Moscow
PLATE XXIII. THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW.
PLATE XXIII. THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW.
St. Petersburg and Home
FOOTNOTES:
PART II
I
STOCKHOLM TO EGYPT
To London and Paris
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM STOCKHOLM TO PARIS.
PLATE XXIV. PARIS. Looking eastwards from Notre Dame.
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM STOCKHOLM TO PARIS.
PLATE XXIV. PARIS. Looking eastwards from Notre Dame.
Napoleon's Tomb
PLATE XXV. NAPOLEON'S TOMB. Hôtel des Invalides, Paris.
PLATE XXV. NAPOLEON'S TOMB. Hôtel des Invalides, Paris.
Paris to Rome
The Eternal City
PLATE XXVI. THE COLOSSEUM, ROME.
PLATE XXVI. THE COLOSSEUM, ROME.
Pompeii
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM PARIS TO ALEXANDRIA.
PLATE XXVII. POMPEII. The Forum, with Vesuvius in the distance.
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM PARIS TO ALEXANDRIA.
PLATE XXVII. POMPEII. The Forum, with Vesuvius in the distance.
To London and Paris
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM STOCKHOLM TO PARIS.
PLATE XXIV. PARIS. Looking eastwards from Notre Dame.
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM STOCKHOLM TO PARIS.
PLATE XXIV. PARIS. Looking eastwards from Notre Dame.
Napoleon's Tomb
PLATE XXV. NAPOLEON'S TOMB. Hôtel des Invalides, Paris.
PLATE XXV. NAPOLEON'S TOMB. Hôtel des Invalides, Paris.
Paris to Rome
The Eternal City
PLATE XXVI. THE COLOSSEUM, ROME.
PLATE XXVI. THE COLOSSEUM, ROME.
Pompeii
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM PARIS TO ALEXANDRIA.
PLATE XXVII. POMPEII. The Forum, with Vesuvius in the distance.
MAP SHOWING JOURNEY FROM PARIS TO ALEXANDRIA.
PLATE XXVII. POMPEII. The Forum, with Vesuvius in the distance.
II
AFRICA
General Gordon
MAP OF NORTH-EASTERN AFRICA, SHOWING EGYPT AND THE SUDAN.
PLATE XXVIII. THE GREAT PYRAMIDS AT GHIZEH.
MAP OF NORTH-EASTERN AFRICA, SHOWING EGYPT AND THE SUDAN.
PLATE XXVIII. THE GREAT PYRAMIDS AT GHIZEH.
The Conquest of the Sudan
Ostriches
Baboons
The Hippopotamus
PLATE XXIX. A HIPPOPOTAMUS.
PLATE XXIX. A HIPPOPOTAMUS.
Man-eating Lions
David Livingstone
LIVINGSTONE'S JOURNEYS IN AFRICA
LIVINGSTONE'S JOURNEYS IN AFRICA
How Stanley found Livingstone
The Death of Livingstone
Stanley's Great Journey
PLATE XXX. THE FIGHT ON THE CONGO. From Stanley's Through the Dark Continent.
PLATE XXX. THE FIGHT ON THE CONGO. From Stanley's Through the Dark Continent.
Timbuktu and the Sahara
NORTH-WEST AFRICA.
PLATE XXXI. A GROUP OF BEDUINS.
NORTH-WEST AFRICA.
PLATE XXXI. A GROUP OF BEDUINS.
General Gordon
MAP OF NORTH-EASTERN AFRICA, SHOWING EGYPT AND THE SUDAN.
PLATE XXVIII. THE GREAT PYRAMIDS AT GHIZEH.
MAP OF NORTH-EASTERN AFRICA, SHOWING EGYPT AND THE SUDAN.
PLATE XXVIII. THE GREAT PYRAMIDS AT GHIZEH.
The Conquest of the Sudan
Ostriches
Baboons
The Hippopotamus
PLATE XXIX. A HIPPOPOTAMUS.
PLATE XXIX. A HIPPOPOTAMUS.
Man-eating Lions
David Livingstone
LIVINGSTONE'S JOURNEYS IN AFRICA
LIVINGSTONE'S JOURNEYS IN AFRICA
How Stanley found Livingstone
The Death of Livingstone
Stanley's Great Journey
PLATE XXX. THE FIGHT ON THE CONGO. From Stanley's Through the Dark Continent.
PLATE XXX. THE FIGHT ON THE CONGO. From Stanley's Through the Dark Continent.
Timbuktu and the Sahara
NORTH-WEST AFRICA.
PLATE XXXI. A GROUP OF BEDUINS.
NORTH-WEST AFRICA.
PLATE XXXI. A GROUP OF BEDUINS.
III
NORTH AMERICA
The Discovery of the New World
TOSCANELLI'S MAP.
TOSCANELLI'S MAP.
New York
PLATE XXXII. "SKY-SCRAPERS" IN NEW YORK.
NORTH AMERICA.
PLATE XXXII. "SKY-SCRAPERS" IN NEW YORK.
NORTH AMERICA.
Chicago and the Great Lakes
PLATE XXXIII. NIAGARA FALLS.
PLATE XXXIII. NIAGARA FALLS.
Through the Great West
PLATE XXXIV. CAÑONS ON THE COLORADO RIVER.
PLATE XXXIV. CAÑONS ON THE COLORADO RIVER.
The Discovery of the New World
TOSCANELLI'S MAP.
TOSCANELLI'S MAP.
New York
PLATE XXXII. "SKY-SCRAPERS" IN NEW YORK.
NORTH AMERICA.
PLATE XXXII. "SKY-SCRAPERS" IN NEW YORK.
NORTH AMERICA.
Chicago and the Great Lakes
PLATE XXXIII. NIAGARA FALLS.
PLATE XXXIII. NIAGARA FALLS.
Through the Great West
PLATE XXXIV. CAÑONS ON THE COLORADO RIVER.
PLATE XXXIV. CAÑONS ON THE COLORADO RIVER.
IV
SOUTH AMERICA
The Inca Empire
SOUTH AMERICA.
PLATE XXXV. COTOPAXI.
SOUTH AMERICA.
PLATE XXXV. COTOPAXI.
The Amazons River
PLATE XXXVI. INDIAN HUTS ON THE AMAZONS RIVER.
PLATE XXXVI. INDIAN HUTS ON THE AMAZONS RIVER.
The Inca Empire
SOUTH AMERICA.
PLATE XXXV. COTOPAXI.
SOUTH AMERICA.
PLATE XXXV. COTOPAXI.
The Amazons River
PLATE XXXVI. INDIAN HUTS ON THE AMAZONS RIVER.
PLATE XXXVI. INDIAN HUTS ON THE AMAZONS RIVER.
V
IN THE SOUTH SEAS
Albatrosses and Whales
Robinson Crusoe's Island
Across the Pacific Ocean
THE SOUTH SEAS.
PLATE XXXVII. A CORAL STRAND.
THE SOUTH SEAS.
PLATE XXXVII. A CORAL STRAND.
Across Australia
PLATE XXXVIII. COUNTRY NEAR LAKE EYRE.
PLATE XXXVIII. COUNTRY NEAR LAKE EYRE.
Albatrosses and Whales
Robinson Crusoe's Island
Across the Pacific Ocean
THE SOUTH SEAS.
PLATE XXXVII. A CORAL STRAND.
THE SOUTH SEAS.
PLATE XXXVII. A CORAL STRAND.
Across Australia
PLATE XXXVIII. COUNTRY NEAR LAKE EYRE.
PLATE XXXVIII. COUNTRY NEAR LAKE EYRE.
VI
THE NORTH POLAR REGIONS
Sir John Franklin and the North-West Passage
THE NORTH POLAR REGIONS.
THE NORTH POLAR REGIONS.
The Voyage of the "Vega"
Nansen
PLATE XXXIX. THE "FRAM."
PLATE XXXIX. THE "FRAM."
FOOTNOTES:
Sir John Franklin and the North-West Passage
THE NORTH POLAR REGIONS.
THE NORTH POLAR REGIONS.
The Voyage of the "Vega"
Nansen
PLATE XXXIX. THE "FRAM."
PLATE XXXIX. THE "FRAM."
FOOTNOTES:
VII
THE SOUTH POLAR REGIONS
THE SOUTH POLAR REGIONS.
THE END
THE END
THE SOUTH POLAR REGIONS.
THE END
THE END
TRANS-HIMALAYA
DISCOVERIES AND ADVENTURES IN TIBET
OVERLAND TO INDIA
With 308 Illustrations and 2 Maps.
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