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MR. JACOBS has written a very readable little book. The historical aspect of geographical discovery is interestingly dealt with, and many subjects not usually included in books of geography are rightly given considerable prominence. The text is illustrated with twenty-four helpful maps, which serve to show the gradual increase of knowledge of our globe. The concluding table, showing the progress of geographical science from the time of Anaximander of Miletus down to the voyage of the Challenger, is most instructive. The author has collected his material with discrimination, and has evidently devoted much time and care to the preparation of his inspiring little volume. The recent marked development of imperial instincts should ensure the book the popularity it merits.
The Story of Geographical Discovery.
By Joseph Jacobs. Pp. vi + 224. (London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1899.)
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The Story of Geographical Discovery. Nature 59, 149 (1898). https://doi.org/10.1038/059149a0
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