Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- CHAPTER I THE FATHERS OF ENGLISH GEOGRAPHY
- CHAPTER II THE ROYAL SOCIETY
- CHAPTER III THE AFRICAN ASSOCIATION
- CHAPTER IV THE RALEIGH CLUB
- CHAPTER V FOUNDATION OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
- CHAPTER VI PRESIDENTS AND SECRETERIES OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, 1830–50
- CHAPTER VII PRESIDENTS AND SECRETARIES OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, 1851 TO 1881
- CHAPTER VIII EXPEDITIONS PROMOTED BY THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, AND GRANTS OF THE ROYAL AWARDS, 1830–55
- CHAPTER IX EXPEDITIONS PROMOTED BY THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND GRANTS OF THE ROYAL AWARDS, 1855–1880
- CHAPTER X PUBLICATIONS OF THE SOCIETY—LIBRARY AND MAP ROOM—EDUCATIONAL MEASURES
- CHAPTER XI PROGRESS OF THE SOCIETY
- CHAPTER XII COMPARATIVE VIEW OF GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE IN 1830 AND 1880, WITH A NOTICE OF THE WORK THAT STILL REMAINS TO BE DONE
- APPENDIX
CHAPTER X - PUBLICATIONS OF THE SOCIETY—LIBRARY AND MAP ROOM—EDUCATIONAL MEASURES
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 August 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- CHAPTER I THE FATHERS OF ENGLISH GEOGRAPHY
- CHAPTER II THE ROYAL SOCIETY
- CHAPTER III THE AFRICAN ASSOCIATION
- CHAPTER IV THE RALEIGH CLUB
- CHAPTER V FOUNDATION OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
- CHAPTER VI PRESIDENTS AND SECRETERIES OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, 1830–50
- CHAPTER VII PRESIDENTS AND SECRETARIES OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, 1851 TO 1881
- CHAPTER VIII EXPEDITIONS PROMOTED BY THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, AND GRANTS OF THE ROYAL AWARDS, 1830–55
- CHAPTER IX EXPEDITIONS PROMOTED BY THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND GRANTS OF THE ROYAL AWARDS, 1855–1880
- CHAPTER X PUBLICATIONS OF THE SOCIETY—LIBRARY AND MAP ROOM—EDUCATIONAL MEASURES
- CHAPTER XI PROGRESS OF THE SOCIETY
- CHAPTER XII COMPARATIVE VIEW OF GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE IN 1830 AND 1880, WITH A NOTICE OF THE WORK THAT STILL REMAINS TO BE DONE
- APPENDIX
Summary
Next, in usefulness and importance, to the operations of the Geographical Society in the field, are the measures for recording the results of discoveries, for disseminating knowledge, for providing instruction and information, and for encouraging educational measures connected with the study of geography.
In the first year of the Society's existence the form of our ‘Journal’ was decided upon by the Council, and the first volume was published in octavo, as at present, containing 264 pages, illustrated by eight maps. The first six volumes were edited by the first Secretary, Captain Maconochie, r.n., and in addition to the papers, contained analyses of recent publications, and miscellaneous geographical information. The two succeeding Secretaries, Captain Washington, r.n., and Colonel Jackson, continued the same plan of giving analyses of books, and in 1837 it was resolved that all the maps should be engraved on copper. In order to supply the information as rapidly as possible, the ‘Journal’ was published in two parts, in May and November, and for a short time, in 1839 and 1840, it came out in three parts, in February, May and November. A very useful addition was also made, in those years, in the shape of lists of geographical works and maps recently published. But in 1842 the issue of two parts during the year was reverted to, and in 1847 the analyses and miscellaneous information were discontinued.
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- The Fifty Years' Work of the Royal Geographical Society , pp. 97 - 110Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009