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1. CHARLES DARWIN

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2. THE "BEAGLE" BEACHED AT THE MOUTH OF THE SANTA CRUZ Vignette

3. THE KINGDOM OF ESOP (AFTER BEWICK)

4. ANCIENT GREEK HORSE-RACE.

5. THRESHING GRAIN WITH HORSES IN ARMENIA (ASIA MINOR)

6. FOSSIL REMAINS OF A MEGATHERIUM

7. FOSSIL REMAINS OF AN ELEPHANT

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44. NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN-WINNEBAGO (FROM A PHOTOGRAPH). 45. SOUTH AFRICAN KAFFIR

46. AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES

47. FUEGIAN FEAST .

60. TAMARIND-TREE AT POINT VENUS, TAHITI, SOCIETY ISLANDS

61. NATIVE BAMBOO HOUSE, TAHITI

62. FIRE BY FRICTION

63. BANANA LEAVES AND FRUIT-STALK.

64. BANANA BLOSSOM

65. AUSTRALIAN NEGRO

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73. MOUNTAINS AND GLACIERS IN MAGELLAN STRAIT 74. CUSTOMS GUARD-HOUSE, VALPARAISO, CHILE

75. PLAZA DE LA CONSTITUCION, SANTA CRUZ. 76. PEAK OF TENERIFFE .

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82. CAPE TOWN, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (FROM A PHOTOGRAPH).
83. EUCALYPTUS-TREE, OR BLUE-GUM (FROM A PHOTOGRAPH).
84. MANGO FRUIT

85. CHRISTMAS HARBOR, KERGUELEN LAND.

86. STAR-FISH.

87. USPALLATA PASS

88. CAPE FROWARD (PATAGONIA), STRAIT OF MAGELLAN

89. ISLAND OF JUAN FERNANDEZ

90. ROBINSON CRUSOE.

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97. GROWTH OF CORAL ON A MOUNTAIN SLOWLY SUBSIDING.

101. KARAKAKOOA BAY, THE SCENE OF CAPTAIN COOK'S DEATH.

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102. CAPTAIN WILLIAM DAMPIER

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103. GENERAL ROSAS

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