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evening classes 285 VII VIII Arabia Persia Afghanistan Natural Aspect of the Regions lying between the Tigris and the Indus-Shores of the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf IX -XII Southern Asia-India-Valley of the Indus Ganges Brahmapootra Irawady and Menam- Burmah-Siam-Cochin-China-The Malay Pe- ninsula XIII XIV Eastern Asia-The Valley of the Yang-tsze- kiang-The Cities of China-Ports opened by Recent Treaties-Japan its Natural Features and Productions XV Central Asia-The Plateaus of Tibet The Mon- golian Desert-The Basin of the Aral-The Cities of Turkestan XVI Northern Asia-The Siberian Plain-Basin of Lake Baikal-Course of Modern Discovery in this Region-The Mineral Wealth of Asiatic Russia XVII XVIII The Malay Archipelago -Course of Modern Discovery and Settlement in the Eastern Indies The Portuguese-The Spaniards-The Dutch-The English-Climate and Natural Pro- ductions of the East India Islands-Summary and Conclusion The lectures devoted to description of Great Cities delivered on successive Thursday evenings throughout the session will comprehend- Seats or Empire Lectures to Rome- Constantinople-London Paris-Vienna-Μ 08- cow-St Petersburg-Baghdad-Delhi II Emporiums op Commerce maritime Lectures vi to xiv Tyre-Alexandria-Marseilles-Venice-Genoa-Antwerp Amsterdam Hamburg Naples Lisbon -Trieste