A Manual of Geographical Science, Mathematical, Physical, Historical, And Descriptive
The book A Manual of Geographical Science, Mathematical, Physical, Historical, And Descriptive was written by author Bevan, William Latham, 1821-1908 Here you can read free online of A Manual of Geographical Science, Mathematical, Physical, Historical, And Descriptive book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is A Manual of Geographical Science, Mathematical, Physical, Historical, And Descriptive a good or bad book?
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For the same reason, we have been unable to give any history of the progress of map-making, or to say anything of ancient maps, such as the Catalans, the Portulans, &o. Indeed, as we stated at the commencement of the present chapter, the subject of Chartography, fuUy treated, would of itself fill a large volume, and require to be illustrated, by many and expensive plates. We cannot, however, close the present article without protesting against the general want of attention to the orthography of... maps. Surely something like greater uniformity in our manner of writing foreign names might be effected. The Royal Geographical Society have long since established a rule for the orthography of Oriental names, which is both simple and judicious, and if adhered to in maps, in books of eastern travels, and in geographical works, would go a g'eat way to diminish the confusion of which every one so justly complains. The system to which we allude is as follows : — Geogeaphical Oethogeapht. — The orthography, as far as possible, is reduced to a fixed standard, each letter having invariably its corresponding equivalent.
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