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Title: List of Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society (to August, 1859).
Publisher: Royal Geographical Society, 1859.
Notes: This is the official list of "Fellows" of the
Royal Geographical Society, for the year 1859,
the year of election Sir Richard F. Burton, making this the first
list of Fellows which includes Burton's name.
With over 1,200 Elected Members, this publication includes the place of
residence as well as the Year of Election for each,
showing Burton's residence at 14, St. James Square, S.W.
(the East India Club in London)
care of R. Arundell, Esq., Admiralty, Somerset-house, W. C.
An asterix indicates that Burton had compounded
his subscriptions for life.
Numerous other renowned explorers of Africa, polar regions,
India and the Middle East, are on this prestigious membership listing, some of which
include Captain John Hanning Speke, Charles Beke, Thomas Baines of the Livingstone Expedition, Sir Bartle Frere,
Colonel C. C. Gordon, William Bollaert, Captain John Baillie,
Heinrich Barth, Captain Allen Young, Captain Sherard Osborn, Francis Galton, Austen Henry Layard,
Captain John Palliser, Laurence Oliphant and Sir Clements Markham.
Naturalists Charles Darwin, Alfred Wallace and Charles Lyell are all on this list of elite.
An all-inclusive scarce record comprising the most influencial personalities in the advance of
global exploration and natural history.
Condition:
36 pages. These are the original text pages printed in 1859, in excellent condition, attractively bound booklet style in modern blue paper covers with label.
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