Pitman's Commercial Geography of the World

Preface

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-COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS. Chapter III. — Common Metals and Minerals ... ... ... 15 ,, IV. — Common Plants and their Commercial Products .. 28 ,, V. — Commercial Products of Animal Origin ... ... 47

Part II

-THE UNITED KINGDOM. Chrrpter VI, — Introduction ... ... .. ... ... 5S ,, VII. — England and Wales ... ... ... ... 60 „ VIII. — Scotland ... ... ... ... ... 73 IX.— Ireland ... ... ... ... 80 ,, X. — Manufactures of the United Kingdom ... ... 8si „ XI. — Means of Transport ... ... ... ... 98 ., XII. — Imports and Exports .. ... ... ... 101 ,, XIII. — Commercial Towns ... ... ... ... 102 „ XIV.— Trade Routes ... ... ... ... ii-t BOOK H.— THE BRITISH EMPIRE ABROAD. Chapter I. — Naval and Military Stations ... ... 121 „ II. — Canada and Newfoundland ... ... ... ... 127 ., III.— Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand ... ... 1.37 « IV. — The British Empire in Asia ... ... ... ... T4S ., V. — The British Empire in Africa, etc. ... . ... ... 160 ,. VI.— The British West Indies etc. ... ... CONTENTS— continued.