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Excerpt from Travels in Asia, Australia and America, Vol. 1: Comprising the Period Between 1879 and 1887 The leading idea which has governed the preparation of this little work has been to precisely relate the personal experiences of the author in different parts of our planet. The standpoint which he takes is partially that of a tourist, at the same time offering all the statistical and geographical data he possibly could obtain, and he wishes to be distinctly understood that in making these extensive, long lasting travels, he was not led by any other motive than the mere love for science, nature and art. Though, among explorers, only one of the "Dii minores," I found sufficient reward in the honorable mention of my expeditions and the scientific appreciations in the reports of the "Gesellschaft fur Erdkunde" (Society for the Enrichment of the Knowledge of the Earth), the Ethnologic Periodical and the lectures of Professor Doctor Virchow, of Berlin. Many of the tropical and sub-tropical plants, etc., with which I had supplied some countries in Europe and Africa for acclimatization, thrive well according to statements received, and promise to become a source of revenue. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."