Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-26
'scurirg responsible government at the
ar isst possible moment.
1nasyssssng npscsmsu uf Cnrs@Eru1sfz,
of fiss Frs Of <ufuWb9s.
TLonfion Teiegrwph.1


WIS not finished until 1879, the retartiati0u
Of the work being justified by tire active
prosecution ~ geographical research M that
time. and tlie uesiTe 81 include al thu latest
discoveries. II /. repItsd u DE- the ear
iesi mar Of the world III exisIcnec. for the
inst BoTeian map dSes not pretend To com
plstcness. Though full OF the old absurd
inaccuracies, II contains many shrewd
gIles.es. or something more thar guesses,
a. truth, snd = especially remarkable a.
proving that Genital AiIicin exploration
tad been conducted r. Il sta2e o. scientific
discovery which modern geogrlpners arp
hardly disposed % cOneedf a. the achieve
Diont OF travellers three 0r four nun
dred wears agu. The sources OF the
Nilc aud the positions OF the three
fakes now called Albert Nyauzl, NietOria
NydrZa and Alexandra NyaDz1, have been
VERT definitely though not accurately s8id
down. They are placed too much on one
straight lin from ives t. east-tiIeTr sIze =
too nerriy equal. and their torn : ridieu'
lous puess-wOrk. Moreover, they lie too
far south OF the trOpic Of Capricorn, hun
their presence on the nap l. az leas suiii-
rieur testimony % the knowledge ~ their
existence a. to- time when RinerO did ~,
work. Considering tOu, that tlif western
continent had oniy just been discovered,
the Whole eastern line Of co1st comes ~ ieasi
n near exaciness ~ II = promising ehildoi
Ton had drawn Il on his slate from memory
Of ihe -chool nap. al the western shores
Of North and South America have been lef,
underlined, and even IN great part unsue-
ne.tpd. Lie the earlier map Oi imper-
iectly.ezulored couniries--stich. Tor ex1m-
rlc. . those which are supposed u Illus
trat. the travels OF Marco Polo, -Ir john
do Vaudeville, and 0ther--this map. by
Diego RihCT0. j. largely pictorial. Th'
-raiIaTd- rulC O. IDENTITY was. when m
doubt. to draw stag, au elephant. hon.
q bear. OF tree. Hrester John dc
minl0u is synlbohcaliv Indicted hy .
large church d. rs midst. Russia o ~
q staIf Of most admired disorder, the
lscb Of geographical. definition being. now
ever. compensated by q piantitude %
zo0iogy The HOi' Land h. iikeWiss much
roniu,ed and Jerusalem, Indicted hy
three cro--e- which UnviOu.it denote CT
ya-y g. placed about fifteen hundred miie>
OFT Of true reckoning. country round
los ihe English. and OF re- Use 10 VII.
l.abmdOI--i- placed RICH, W a to- tor vi
the nap. lar away iron IL proper longitude
o. vel as latitude. aud o. si-nllized hv q
uIodigious growth ~ f0Tesr trees. Gai-
igon> u full sai., eicL a. ar@e a q CONT
uent. mold Their steady course either o. Or
from 3i0iLce0. the maritime centre accord
~. o. med Gyl. gp14raphec,, o. the worlu.
TIN. extraordinary mar. wnict VIII re-
IGy 81 hours attentive observation. h.is.
b., the literal permission O.. Toe Pope. been
ieu' from tine 1rchives d. ihe promglnda a.
Rome 10 tine COionia aud Indian cXhiDi-
r...
IN, ROya ana Executive Commissioner for
ine West Indies and BRITISH H0nuuTa, ha
ai.o received ou loan ir1m the c0ngr,-i-
u0r OF propaganda a. Roma e small stills
ticl atlas and Al engraving ~ tine cole
DRAFTED bias nan oi Marco Polo. the orig
nal of which l. included m The magnificent
collection ies, IN 1851 boy drdlna bor-
ri4. tie la.t area. Representative %. n.-
ran nu- family. CuriOu- and agcen mIp..
rare engraving. WORKS 81, mr., ap-
uauiti-s. and otner interesting objects
ricu'v illustrate Vest Indian history a.
the Coi0niI exhibition having been Dent m
great numbers liu, Wque-ti0nlbi-. and
almost ncvouL c0mDll son th' most lie
teTe.tiuc Oi lhes0 historical. treasure Is thf
Eilcro MAI. winch b. indeed q uo,uman.
VI priceless archaeological value. Tn
: parchment b .cvcl fee long hy ,lret NJ
bei.h. and 90 la- never Degl folded, lJ-
nqe.e-yatigr beiu. evidently duc o. Tie ut.
mos care Vhct.i-r ~ keapln- O. rolled ga
o. ID displaying D. under glass. Tho rici
roiGr- u>-u 3D. IT, auJrumeHt. Tee U.irt
uariue,. TarUiiiaus. auG other heraill
tluts gu1pinveC n the coats Ol arD-
e7adr4uf,. Z0dMcli sign, and missed
I-rpglr- Device telu- rs fre-u ~
'hov eluit c. sn0ui1 have been Oh .nf
CAV tHrv were pointed. IHe notion
.hIt ion Diego ld1ero commenced
ni- mp under IulH- II. 81 .0mowtl'
favored by ~. Ia.t thar thf l1miit 1rm--
conspicuous iI which BE- tht Dab, eni ir-
matte 0i hi- uIm-. Loverr-drt e1lDL'-
11u-O s. itl the tlarI a- tue bottom oi TIE
lrrhpi.n.. Tui- woulq miS' lt- Nttt
1903. ru there grt .IrAer iuui -I.l1n,
NOTHING more muueir eSqui.it, ,Aln if
writing which b. nos confined In @no-rlDn'
/ e.. names. caT boz iulo glrcl. J. B. tut if-f-
/ ts..Ior oi ci.lgrdplt, rather lLiiN iIn
/ -uaui,l o. DO graceful freedom hau' OF
fne uarie- arC written lr gn.G lnC o. b.
/ .urui.tt trI the,c. Vli". Occur 10 ih'
.srtu or McSieo and Peru. ar, intended
tl .iauuy the ur--enee of e0io-mlne'
/ t.ef.. .Di-. 1Hr large lettering Du tn-
I uurar auC lower margin g. iu spanish
{ tr. liys atuv % Iuc o. tui> effect. g. nt
! versa uIl II V.i'l B. contained at tu1
+ irs been nit.erl. discovered o.. tue Nor.C
/ Sad. bv Diegr Eio'ro geographic tH nt
+ Nai--tr d. seville. l.-y, vn.i. tI' word
/ u.utalL translated. urt Tho when =.
T divided INTO ESQ paris, according Co.. tI
. 4ar-areu- mad. ry their Catholic mHe-
/ .ra- OF spain AND Eu- JOnI Oi Portugal. y
T F0ut-,.i.a a. u. Itt1.' This i- the Iu-
I rl-rlut rlr. nj ~, inscription, recalling ..
/ F. eue, trt historical Iu-lGenf or geo d-7Y-
{ mc. line l-rg.- "a, nr1 m4r hr Pop
+ AieEmuer w.. to SETH. some difference.
+ viii tu, P1r,u-uese II relation to "a, r.
I lurrt.v-yea-U question of T'sse-- ~
+ ury f.ui.CoFrrel Jnu,. Strange o. T. tul
/ vitnlr tur pas i-T months tHi- sim mTr
/ ..euIf haze served Similar pu-p).'
ai defining territorial rights. A 0n'
. rn-uer q. drawing o. quadrant. ACCORD
I f-niac hy written direction nov O. u,
/ i.. mC 0u sIar. borrowed from tiie Pa
/ cif, ocean b. II a-IrO.Inc, winch should
/ layf . -iiscI cord attached f0 th' centre
/ Tie li.e OF DIVISION dawn los A"NIHuei
/ 80. i- described rSartiv o. OF be- map.
? with ,De addition GA. 0I each slar - 700.
~ T. g. flagstaff. WITH the Su4u.l fig
carried tovarD .lt west and tht PJriu.
Guess toward f1e -4... Though !. b sue.
posed tla- AllXMuc- ". made one iIue
of den1rcalIou ont- tni- MAJ o. 1928. SER.
iron spain Co.. Clement VII. give q So
como. BT d vi -, found thit tin Gr.-
line, drawn &C., iIc west ~ toe Canary
is.lndt and Ga. AZDre,. has meretr De-,
counterpart lu tac .erOnG. Vuicl.
las.ine between -umarr4 and Boz
ueo. carrie ihr division round or
through tHc globe. u i, curious
lint 81 iie the second iiae s. 20 drawn a.
justto place TN Mouccs. " thin the iimll, Il
reure.ents a. having been assigned 20 Ham,
tle delUetti0u OF tIo-f amt %. tne nei-ii-
hC-in. isaud-. H. taeir theI onIy plrlIliv-
discovered forms, iu.iudIue WINK appear
to- b. boz, o. ih. coast " New Guinea.
should Law i'-eu added a She western ez-
ireni-y Of Alexander W. MAI wnlit Ire
eastern extremity Of TIA nlaI wnlcu Il
compete would show whether tne Pop
had drawn = second liuC. or Lad completed
;hc M. through the opposite hemispherc,
bss HOW disappeared. ana MAY possibly
nave besn mutian-d 81 It's. time.