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(1) THE American geography under notice emanates from members of the department of geography in the University of Chicago. British writers of geographical text-books have yet to follow German and American writers in work of this advanced character. The present volume forms, therefore, an interesting study, possessing many virtues and certain faults. The writers have followed general theoretical lines, avoiding those of the ancient “cosmography” with its principle of description according to countries.
(1) The Elements of Geography.
R. D. Salisbury H. H. Barrows W. S. Tower. Pp. ix + 616 + 7 maps. (New York: Henry Holt and Co., n.d.) Price 1.50 dollars. (American Science Series.)
(2) A Geography of the British Empire.
Prof. A. J. Herbertson R. L. Thompson. Pp. 256 + 3 maps. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1912.) Price 2s. 6d. (The Oxford Geographies.)
(3) Forfarshire.
E. S. Valentine. Pp. viii + 160 + 2 maps. (Cambridge: University Press, 1912.) Price 1s. 6d. (Cambridge County Geographies.)
(4) The Lost Towns of the Yorkshire Coast and other Chapters bearing upon the Geography of the District.
T. Sheppard. Pp. xviii + 329. (London: A. Brown and Sons, Ltd., 1912.) Price 7s. 6d. net.
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(1) The Elements of Geography (2) A Geography of the British Empire (3) Forfarshire (4) The Lost Towns of the Yorkshire Coast and other Chapters bearing upon the Geography of the District . Nature 90, 643–644 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/090643b0
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