Earth and Its Inhabitants (8 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I. Asia: Asiatic Russia: Caucasia and Aralo-Caspian Basin: Publisher's note. I. General remarks on Asia. II. Caucasia: 1. Caucasia. 2. Western caucasia. 3. Central Caucasus. 4. Eastern Caucasia. 5. Ingur, Rion and Chorukh Basins: 6. The Kura Basin.7. Russian Armenia. 8. General condition and administration of the Caucasus. III. The Aralo-caspian Basin: Russian Turkestan, the Turkoman Country, Khiva, Bokhara, region of the upper Oxus: 1. General survey. 2. The Pamir and Alai. 3. The Tian-Shan. 4. Tarbagatai Highlands and Balkhash Basin. 5. The Aralo-Caspian hydrographic system. 6. Inhabitants of the Aralo-Caspian regions. 7. States of the Aralo-Caspian Basin: i. Baktriana, or Afghan Turkestan. ii. Merv: the Southern Turkomans. iii. Bokhara. iv. Khiva. v. Russian Turkestan.

Vol. II. Asia: Asiatic Russia : Siberia: IV. Siberia: 1. Siberia. 2. The Altai Highlands. 3. The Ob Basin. 4. Yenesei-Baikal Basin. 5. Basin of the Lena: Shores of the arctic ocean. 6. Bering Peninsula, Basin of the Anadir, and Kamchatka. 7. The Stanovoi Highlands, Amur Basin, Russian Manchuria. 8. Sakhalin. 9. Material condition and administration of Siberia. Index.

Vol. III. Asia: East Asia: Chinese Empire: 1. General survey. 2. Tibet. 3. Chinese Turkestan: the Tarim Basin. 4. Mongolia: i. The Kuku-ngit. ii. Mongolian Kansu. iii. Zungaria and Kulja, or Ili. iv. North Mongolia and the Gobi. 5. China.

Vol. IV. Asia: East Asia: Korea and Japan: 6. Korea. 7. Japan. Index.

Vol. V. Asia: India and Indo-China: 1. General Survey. 2. General Survey of Hindustan. 3. Western Himalayas--Upper valleys of the "five rivers" --Kashmir, East Dardistan, Hazara, Chamba, Kangra, states of the upper Satlej. 4. Central Himalayas--upper Jamna and Ganges Basins.--Simla, Garhwal, Kumaon, Nepal. 5. The Eastern Himalays--Sikkim and Bhutan. 6. The five revers--Indus and Desert--Panjab, Derajat, Bahawalpur, West Rajputana, Sind, Catch. 7. Kattyawar--North Gujarat. 8. Aravali and Vindhya Ranges--Rajputana--Malwa--Gwalior--Bundelkhand--Bhagelkhand. 9. The Ganges Basin--North-West Provinces--Rampur--Audh--Behar--Bengal. 10. Assam Highlands and Brahmaputra Basin. 11. Subarnarekha, Baitarani, Bhahmani, and Maha Naddi Basins--Orissa, Chatisgarh, Chota-Nagpore. 12. Gondwana, Or Central Provinces--Upper Son, Narbadah, Tapti, and Godaveri Basins.

Vol. VI. Asia: India and Indo-China: 13. West slopes of the Plateaux and Ghats--Baroda, Kandesh, Konkans. 14. Godaveri and Kistna Basins--The Dekkan. 15. Southern India--Madras, Mysore, Curg, Cochin, Travancore. 16. Ceylon. 17. Laccadives--Maldives--Chagos Archipelago. 18. Material and moral condition of India. 19. Indo-China--General survey--Chittagong--Arrakan--Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 20. Irrawaddi and Salwen Basins--Manipur--Shan and Kakhyen Territories--Burma--Pegu--Martaban. 21. Menam Basin--West Siam, Shan and Lao States. 22. Mekong and Song-Koi Basins--East Siam--Tongking--South Annam--Camboja--French Cochin-China. 23. Peninsula of Malacca--Tenasserim--straits settlements--Siamese Territory Perak--Pahang--Selangor--Negri Sembilan--Johor. Index.

Vol. VII. Asia: South-Western Asia: 1. General Survey. 2. Afghanistan. 3. Baluchistan. 4. Persia. 5. Asiatic Turkey. 6. Lower Kurdistan--Mesopotamia--Irak-Arabi.

Vol. VIII. Asia: South-Western Asia: 7. Asia Minor. 8. Cyprus. 9. Syria--Palestine--Sinai. 10. Arabia. Index.

"This multivolume series, illustrated with numerous engraving and maps, deals with all the major aspects of planet earth and its inhabitants. Covering North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, it describes the physical features, geological formation, water systems, climate, flora and fauna, and human inhabitant, including their varied ethical as well as linguistic elements, culture, religions, migrations and influences, as also their occupation as well as administration." (jacket)