THE CHART IS PUBLISHED IN THE FOLLOWING STYLES: Each Edition of the Chart is substantially mounted, is 22 inches in depth, and, when fully extended, 17 FEET in length. To fully extend the Chart is, however, generally unnecessary, except for Scholastic purposes, or when it is thought desirable to place it against the wall, so as to show the whole at one view. To render it convenient in form for reference or study, and to enable it to be opened on an ordinary desk or table, the leaves (sections) of the Portfolio Chart have been carefully adjusted and will turn over like those of an ordinary volume. [P.T.O. To each purchaser of the Chart a full and comprehensive Key or Plan in SEVEN Languages is presented GRATIS. Crown 8vo. 35. 6d. With Thirty-three Illustrative Coloured Maps by KEITH JOHNSTON, LL.D., F.R.S., F.R.G.S., etc., Geographer to the Queen. Book of Dates: A Manual of the World's Chief Historical Landmarks. With an Outline of Universal History By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE. "The volume contains a synopsis of the great events of the world, arranged so as to give a bird's-eye view of the contemporary occurrences in different countries, and thereby impress upon the mind of the student a clearer idea of the relation that one country bears to another, and the influences that each has had upon the other. The first portion is devoted to a general outline of the history of the Ancient World, commencing with that of the three great races-the Semitic, the Aryan, and the Turanian-the settlements of the early tribes, the rise of the Greek kingdoms of Syria and Egypt, the Roman Commonwealth, and the Punic wars, followed by the development of the great Roman Empire, the rise of the Papal Power, mediæval Europe, the reaction against corruption resulting in that great religious revolution, the Reformation, followed by the various social and political revolutions of the last three centuries, and the changes in the boundaries of States as a consequence of the continental wars of 1848 to 1871. Under the head of Historical Landmarks' we have (1) a series of synchronological tables of events under various dynasties from the year B.C. 2500 to A.D. 651, when Fersia became absorbed in the Empire of the Mahometans; and (2) a series of chronological tables arranged in periods from the death of Theodosius the Great, A.D. 395, to the present time, the most important occurrences in each country being grouped in the period to which it pertains. An interesting feature is a table setting forth the populations, religions, and governments of the world, with detailed particulars of the colonies and dependencies of the European and other States, with the years in which they were severally acquired-tables that may be read with profit by those who would look with indifference on the frittering away of our own empire, showing, as they do, the extent to which some of our continental neighbours, notably Germany, have added to their territorial posses. sions during the last few years. The volume furnishes a handy and compact reference to the chief events of every country and State. It contains a mass of useful information relating to each particular epoch, presented in a clear, concise, and readable form, and gives not only a comprehensive view of ancient and mediæval history, but an intelligible and continuous picture of Europe from the dawn of modern civilisation to the present time. A vast amount of labour must have been bestowed in the preparation and in the arrangement of the subject matter, and every care has been taken to secure accuracy of detail. The work is accompanied by a series of carefully engraved maps, 33 in all, commencing with that of Europe at the time of the Crusades, and culminating in a general survey of the existing state of the world." MANCHESTEer Courier, Crown 8vo. 35. 6d. With a Coloured Diagram of the Earth's Crust, showing the order of super-position of Strata. A Sketch of Geological History By PROFESSOR HULL. Is the Natural History of the Earth and of its Pre-human Inhabitants, and deals with the Globe before Man made By PROFESSOR RAWLINSON. Relates the History of the various Nations and States of the Earth in a series of parallel narratives, from the beginning of the World to the destruction of the Roman Empire in the West by the Barbarians, A.D. 476. Crown 8vo. 5s. A Sketch of Medieval History By PROFESSOR STOKES. Deals with the Middle Ages, from the death of Theodosius the Great, A.D. 395, to the fall of Constantinople, 1453, and gives the chief facts of the Eastern and Western Empires, the Gothic and Lombardic Kingdoms, the early history of England, Ireland and Scotland, the Carlovingian Empire, the Saracenic or Mahommedan Empire, with references to Russia, Poland, Spain, China, &c., &c. "A useful feature in Dr. Stokes' volume is a list of authorities at the head of each chapter, and the book is on the whole singularly free from errors."-ATHENÆUM. "Will be cordially welcomed by student and general reader alike." THE ROCK. Crown 8vo. 78. 6d. A Sketch of Modern History By PROFESSOR PATTON. Continues the story of the nations, commencing with the destruction of the Greek Empire by the taking of Constantinople, A.D. 1453, and brings us down to the present day. It traces the advancement and consolidation of the States into which the World is now divided, and shows the progress of Literature, Science, and the Arts in each period. |