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512pp., chapters 1 – 29; hardcover, with frontispiece of photo portrait of General Merritt, 209 illustrations, including Map of Manila and original-colour map of “Philippine Islands”, engravings, and photos.
This is the edition with 29 chapters & 209 illustrations. Called the Eldorado of the Orient, Murat Halstead, a War Correspondent, narrates the natural riches, industrial resources, statistics of productions, commerce & population; the laws, jabits & customs, scenery & conditions of the Philippines including personal character sketches of and interviews with Admiral Dewey, General Merritt, General Aguinaldo & the Archbishop of Manila. Also includes events of the war in the West with Spain, and the conquest of Cuba & Porto Rico.
![Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der, Wissenschaften . XXXVI. Band (36th vol] No.14, Sitzung vom 19. Mai 1859. Schreiben an Alexander von Humboldt Haidinger, M.W. : Zwei Mittheilungen: 1) von Herrn k.k. Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf Zur Verteilung der Winde auf der Oberfläche der Erde. 2) von Herrn Lieutenant M.F. Maury, U.S.N. in Washington Herrn k.k. Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf](https://galleryofprints.shop/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jo11968-von-Hochstetter-1859-Sitzungsberichte-front-600x750.webp)
