The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-22
GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINES
Many ways I'm which They Are Helpful to
All students and Readers.

MANY Waye III WHICH IUey ATe Hcspu' W
All students and Readers.
The American Geographical Society re-
ceives every year and files away on it's
library shelves about 1000 copies OF plaga-
zines, pamphlets and other paper-bound
examples Of periodicals. or occasional htera-
ture. all relating to geography. Probably
no other field Of writing, unless it be fiction,
is so largely productive.
There are not over sixty or seventy popu-
lar magazines Of large Importance In all
the countries Of Christendom; but there
are 1877 geographical magazines appearing
regularly, and many Of them are as large
as any OF our most bulky magazines, not
counting the advertising pages. These
magazines on the whole are more valuable.
In a geographical sense, than most OF the
books in the same field. because they are
largely devoted to the discussion OF serious
geographical problems by the best authori-
ties on the subject and to the collection
and printing Of the latest and most accurate
information about exploration and other
geographical news. while a large proper
ton Of the books are narratives Of travel
written by globe trotters who are not spe-
cially trained for accurate observation.
Fifty-one Of these geographical period
icas are printed in the French language,
forty-eight in German, twenty-one in Eng
lish, fifteen in Russian, eight in Italian, five
in Spanish, Ave in Portuguese. three in
Dutch, two in Danish and one each In Swed-
ish, Norwegian, Hungarian, Czech, Ru-
manian and Japanese; also three OF them in
Helsingfors are printed in Swedish and
Finnish.
One hundred and twenty-nine OF them
are printed In Europe, fifteen in America,
fifteen in Asia, and three each in Africa
and Australia Most Of them are the pub
locations OF the IFS geographical societ es
that are scattered all over the world, some
Of which issue two periodicals each. A
few Of them, including some Of the best.
are in private hands. being issued by lead
ing geographical and map publishing
firms.
Only those who have looked into the mat
ter have any idea how much the world
owes to these publications. Nearly all the
new maps. for example. appearing in our
school and library aliases, il they. are
worth anything. are based upon the latest
and best nAps that are constantly appear
ing BY the scores In these publications
Probably nineteen in every twenty OF
the maps giving the earliest or the revised
delineations OF the mountains, lakes. rivers
and other features Of the newer parts of the
world, first appeared in these magazines.
Some Of them print In every number the
prices they pay for map material. The
highest price is for original maps OF new
explorations. q smaller sum is given for
valuable compilations OF map material
collected from various sources and a lower
price still is given for information that
may be used with approximate accuracy
In map making.
All the additions that Peary has made
10 the mapping Of the American Arctic,
excepting his very latest work. are now
shown In the best aliases Of every country
This information was obtained from maps
printed in the Bulletin Of the American
Geographical Society and the Biographical
Journal Of the Royal Geographical Society
The same may be said Of the results Of
the researches Of Nansen. sven Hedin
and the other great explorers. One geo
graphical magazine has just printed in
several sheets. appearing in two Of its mum
hers, a map on q large scale Of the work,
covering years. which George Grenfell
devoted 10 the survey Of the Congo River
for 300 miles from Stanley Pool Ia Stanley
Falls. No intelligent map maker will now.
think Of showing the Congo on any - his
maps without consulting this latest and
lies, information with regard to IA. river
Another magazine has just printed a
map showing the results ~ the latest stud
ia. a. 10 the distribution ~ rainfall over
the whole of Europe What would he
thought 81 the compiler 81 al atlAs Who
should ignore ,his oon, nbution IN making
a rain map - that continent
snms ~ tho very l---i pastures showing
tho clsraos.ririic AsIsots - the l----kDpSn
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