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Explorations and Discoveries in the Mounds and other earth-works inOhio. Similar researches and their results in Mississippi andLouisiana.... Mr. Jomard's essay on the tablet found in the Grave Creekmound in Virginia, p. 3.
California and New Mexico—Recent explorations in these countries, withaccounts of the Navijo and Moqui Indians; architectural remains on thebanks of the Gila.... French explorations in the Isthmus of Panama, p.16.
Researches in Greenland, and the Arctic regions; geographical andhistorical results.... Late attempts for exploring the northern portionsof the American Continent, p. 23.
Details of the Scientific Expedition under Count Castelnau, sent by theFrench government for exploring the interior of South America....English expedition under Lord Ranelagh—other scientific expeditions....Peruvian antiquities, etc. etc., p. 27.
Recent attempts for exploring the interior of Africa.... Mr. Thomson'sjourney from Sierra Leone.... Mr. Duncan's journey northward fromDahomey. Missionary operations at the Gaboon.... Mr. Richardson'sjourney into the great desert of Sahara.... The French expedition up theSenegal, under Mr. Raffenel.... Extensive project for the exploration ofSoudan, in Central Africa.... Proposed expedition for penetrating thecountry from the eastern side.... Contributions to the geography ofSouthern Africa.... Mr. Maizan's unfortunate attempt to reach theinterior from Zanzibar, p. 32.
Algiers—scientific explorations by the French Government; interestingresults; errors respecting the desert of Sahara, p. 41.
Discovery of the ancient Lybian alphabet, by M. de Saulcy, p. 44.
The Berbers; late researches into their language, p. 45.
Madagascar; recent visits of the French, p. 47.
Egypt; results of the late explorations; state of hieroglyphic andCoptic literature; Egyptian history and chronology, p. 48.[iv]
Borneo—Mr. Brooke's colony; the Dyaks.... The Dutch and other Europeancolonies in the Eas