AUTHOR OF CRITICAL RESEARCHES IN GEOGRAPHY, EDITOR OF ROLLIN'S ANCIENT HISTORY, &e. &c. ILLUSTRATED BY A COMPLETE SERIES OF MAPS, AND A. FULLARTON AND CO., 34, HUTCHESON STREET; W. CURRY, JUN., & CO., DUBLIN: SIMPKIN AND MARSHALL, MDCCCXXXVI. CONTENTS OF VOLUME FOURTH. ASIA. GENERAL INTRODUCTION. — Names - Boundaries, ASIATIC RUSSIA. CHAP. IV. THE KINGDOM OF KASAN-Government of CHAP. V. KINGDOM OF ASTRAKHAN-Government of vince of Caucasus-Province of Orenburg, 68. CHAP. VI, THE KINGDOM OF SIBERIA-Government of Tobolsk-Circle and Town of Tobolsk, 69District of Ischim-Circle of Kurgan-Tartar Inhabitants, 70-Government of TomskTown of Tomsk-Circle of Biisk and Chinese Frontier, 71-Province of Irkoutsk-Government of Irkoutsk-Vershni-Udinsk and Selenginsk, 72-Nertchinsk-Kiakhta-District of Okhotsk, 73-Country of the TschuktschesCountry of the Koriaks-Peninsula of Kamtschatka, 74-Islands in the Eastern Sea, 75. CHAP. VII. THE CAUCASIAN DISTRICTS, 76-I. Province of Georgia-Boundaries-Name-History, 80-Divisions-Physical Features-ClimateProductions, 83-Inhabitants-Trade and Commerce-Circle of Teflis, 84-II. The Province of Imeritia-Boundaries-Physical Features and Productions-Inhabitants-Guriel-Mingrelia, 85-The Suanes-III. The Country of the Abassians-Boundaries-Physical Features-Inhabitants, 86-IV. Circassia-BoundariesPhysical Features-Productions-Inhabitants, 87-Lesghians-Ossetinians - V. Province of Daghistan-Boundaries, 88-Physical Features -Climate and Productions-Population and Territorial Divisions.-VI. Province of Shirwan-Boundaries-Physical Features, 89-Inhabitants-District of Baku-Khanate of Shirwan-Khanate of Scheki-The state of Dschar -The Khanate Carabagh, 90-Talischin-VII. The Province of Aran, 91-Authorities, 92. ASIATIC TURKEY. Boundaries-Extent, 93-Divisions, 94. Boundaries, 36-Superficial Extent-Caucasian System, 37-Name-Historical Notice, 38Basins-Western Caucasus-Central Caucasus, 39-Eastern Caucasus-Geology and Scenery, 40-Productions-Caucasian Tribes, 41-Uralian Mountains, 42-The Little AltaiThe Baikalian Mountains-The Daourian Chains-Mountains of Kamtschatka-M. Humboldt's Observations, 43-Steppes, 44-Rivers— The Kara-The Obi, 45-The Yenisei-The Lena-The Omoloi, Kolyma, &c.-Rivers of the Southern Ocean, 46-Rivers of the Black Sea-Lakes-The Baikal, 47-Lakes of Wes. tern Siberia-Salt Lakes, 48. CHAP. IL CLIMATE-PRODUCTIONS-MANUFACTURES, AND COMMERCE-Climate-Diseases, 49-Productions-Animal Kingdom, 50-Vegetable Kingdom, 51-Mineral Kingdom-MinesManufactures, 52-Commerce, 53-Comparative Table-Monies, 57. CHAP. III. POPULATION AND TRIBES-Tribes and Nations-1st, The Slavonian Tribes--2d, Caucasian Tribes-3d, Tatarian Tribes, 58-4th, Mongols-5th, Mandshurs, 59-6th, Fins,60-7th, Samoides-The Yakouts, 61-8th, The Koriaks-9th, The Kamtschadalians-General CHAP. IV. CITIES AND TOPOGRAPHY-TrebisondSummary-Foreigners, 61. CHAP. I. PHYSICAL FEATURES-Face of the Country Amasia, 116-Tocat-Sivas, &c. 117-Scutari, |