A genus of mammals belonging to the bear family. They are native to Central and South America. These animals are peculiar for their long claws, which turn toward the body, thus making it difficult to move on the ground, but they pass to and fro with remarkable favility on the limbs of trees.

Sloth

A genus of mammals belonging to the bear family. They are native to Central and South America. These…

A species of antelope which resembles the gazelles in size and habits. It is native to the open plains of South Africa.

Springbok

A species of antelope which resembles the gazelles in size and habits. It is native to the open plains…

The Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.

Alexander Stephens

The Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.

A career U.S. Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War.

George Thomas

A career U.S. Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War.

A plant of the nightshade family, which is extensively cultivated for its edible fruit. The tomato is native to South America, whence it was introduced to the United States about 1830.

Tomato

A plant of the nightshade family, which is extensively cultivated for its edible fruit. The tomato is…

An inhabitant in the region to the south of Egypt, along the Nile and in northern Sudan.

Nubian

An inhabitant in the region to the south of Egypt, along the Nile and in northern Sudan.

Various utensils used by the native peoples of South Africa.

Utensils Used by South African Natives

Various utensils used by the native peoples of South Africa.

The peoples of South Africa and neighbouring Botswana and Namibia, who live in the Kalahari, are part of the Khoisan group and are related to the Khoikhoi.

Bushmen

The peoples of South Africa and neighbouring Botswana and Namibia, who live in the Kalahari, are part…

A girl from the country, Samoa, in the South Pacific Ocean.

Samoan Girl

A girl from the country, Samoa, in the South Pacific Ocean.

Patagonian dancers. Patagonia is that portion of South America which, to the east of the Andes, lies south of the Neuquen and Rio Colorado rivers, and, to the west of the Andes.

Patagonian Dancers

Patagonian dancers. Patagonia is that portion of South America which, to the east of the Andes, lies…

The quagga is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra, which was once found in great numbers in South Africa's Cape Province and the souther part of the Orange Free State.

Quagga

The quagga is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra, which was once found in great numbers in South…

A large South American bird.

Globose Curassow

A large South American bird.

A kind of weasel in South Africa.

African Meerkat

A kind of weasel in South Africa.

This illustration shows a rock formation that has a tilted strata. d p is the direction of the dip. Both the angle of slope and the direction are noted by the geologist: thus, it may be said of beds, the dip is 50 degrees to the south, or 45 degrees to the northwest, etc.

Tilted Strata

This illustration shows a rock formation that has a tilted strata. d p is the direction of the dip.…

This illustration shows the trial of King Charles I. He was put on trial after a civil war, which lead to his beheading.

Charles I Trial

This illustration shows the trial of King Charles I. He was put on trial after a civil war, which lead…

They have circular nostrils with a central tubercle; the plumage of the adult is black with a white basal bar on the tail; the produced cere and naked sides of the head are reddish.

South American Hawk

They have circular nostrils with a central tubercle; the plumage of the adult is black with a white…

A South American hystricomorphic rodent.

Degu

A South American hystricomorphic rodent.

A parrot having a large erectile nuchal chest.

South American Hawk Parrot

A parrot having a large erectile nuchal chest.

The official seal of the U.S. state of South Carolina in 1889.

South Carolina

The official seal of the U.S. state of South Carolina in 1889.

The principal city of Baeotia, in ancient Greece, was situated in the south part of the country, onm the slopes of Mt. Teumessus, and between two streams, the Dirce and the Ismenus.

Thebes

The principal city of Baeotia, in ancient Greece, was situated in the south part of the country, onm…

A splendid South American Beetle.

Diamond Beetle

A splendid South American Beetle.

Capital letter I with the Old South Church.

I, Capital

Capital letter I with the Old South Church.

The United States seal of South Carolina with the ruins of Fort Sumter in the background.

South Carolina

The United States seal of South Carolina with the ruins of Fort Sumter in the background.

A medal awarded to brave Union soldiers in the Civil War.

Lincoln Medal

A medal awarded to brave Union soldiers in the Civil War.

This is the earliest representation which we have of the natives of the New World, showing such as were found by the Portuguese on the north coast of South America. It has been supposed that it was issued in Augsburg somewhere between 1497 and 1504, for it is not dated. The only copy ever known to bibliographers is not now to be traced.

South Americans

This is the earliest representation which we have of the natives of the New World, showing such as were…

A general in the United States Army during the Civil War.

General William T. Sherman

A general in the United States Army during the Civil War.

The native name of one small, large-eyed, nocturnal South American monkeys.

Douroucouli

The native name of one small, large-eyed, nocturnal South American monkeys.

Natives on rafts in Peru, at the time of conquest.

Natives

Natives on rafts in Peru, at the time of conquest.

Spaniards embarking upon Peru.

Peru Embarking

Spaniards embarking upon Peru.

A genus of South American synallaxine birds.

Philydor

A genus of South American synallaxine birds.

A South American Palm.

Piassava

A South American Palm.

(1535-1609) Governor of Chile and Viceroy of Peru.

Garcia Hurtado de Mendoza

(1535-1609) Governor of Chile and Viceroy of Peru.

(1512-1577) Spanish conquistador and Governor of Chile.

Melchor Bravo de Saravia Sotomayor

(1512-1577) Spanish conquistador and Governor of Chile.

(1509-1579) Conquistador in Columbia and Spanish explorer.

Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada

(1509-1579) Conquistador in Columbia and Spanish explorer.

Indians in their beds during the time of Magellan's discovery.

Indian Beds

Indians in their beds during the time of Magellan's discovery.

Chief Quoniambec was ruler of Brazil during the 16th century.

Chief Quoniambec

Chief Quoniambec was ruler of Brazil during the 16th century.

A large camelid that originates from North and South America.

Llamas

A large camelid that originates from North and South America.

Lake Titicaca in South America.

Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca in South America.

Section of bluff two miles south of Trenton, New Jersey.

Trenton Bluff

Section of bluff two miles south of Trenton, New Jersey.

"A South American tree of the natural order Papayaceae of which order about 30 species are known which has now been introduced into many tropical and subtropical countries. It grows to the height of 15-30 feet, with leaves only at the top." — Chambers, 1881

Papaw Tree

"A South American tree of the natural order Papayaceae of which order about 30 species are known which…

Crumlin Viaduct, South Wales.

Crumlin Viaduct

Crumlin Viaduct, South Wales.

"The family Morphidae contains the largest and most splendid of the South American butterflies. Their wings, often 7 inches in expanse, are generally of a brilliant metallic blue, which, as the insect flies, flashes in the sunlight so as to be visible, it is said, a quarter of a mile off." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Morphidae

"The family Morphidae contains the largest and most splendid of the South American butterflies. Their…

"A market-town and municipal borough of England, in the county of Cheshire, near the border of Staffordshire, 26 miles south of Manchester by rail. it is finely situated in a deep valley, on the banks of the dane, a tributary of the Weaver." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Congleton

"A market-town and municipal borough of England, in the county of Cheshire, near the border of Staffordshire,…

"Drawn from the royal achievement of Henry VII, sculptured with great spirit above the south entrance to King's College Chapel, Cambridge, the royal motto is inscribed upon the circlet." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"Drawn from the royal achievement of Henry VII, sculptured with great spirit above the south entrance…

The seal for the civil corporation of Durham and Framwellgate.

Corporation Seal

The seal for the civil corporation of Durham and Framwellgate.

"One of the most remarkable buildings in Europe, comprising at once a convent, a church, a palace, and a mausoleum. It is situated on the south-eastern versant of the Sierra de Guadarrama, on the borders of New Castile, about 27 miles N.W. of Madrid and Avila." &mdash Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Escorial

"One of the most remarkable buildings in Europe, comprising at once a convent, a church, a palace, and…

"One of the most remarkable buildings in Europe, comprising at once a convent, a church, a palace, and a mausoleum. It is situated on the south-eastern versant of the Sierra de Guadarrama, on the borders of New Castile, about 27 miles N.W. of Madrid and Avila." &mdash Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Escorial

"One of the most remarkable buildings in Europe, comprising at once a convent, a church, a palace, and…

"One of the most remarkable buildings in Europe, comprising at once a convent, a church, a palace, and a mausoleum. It is situated on the south-eastern versant of the Sierra de Guadarrama, on the borders of New Castile, about 27 miles N.W. of Madrid and Avila." &mdash Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Escorial

"One of the most remarkable buildings in Europe, comprising at once a convent, a church, a palace, and…

"A species of antelope, abounding on the dry yet fertile plains of South Africa, where it feeds on the bulbs of water-root and other kinds of succulent vegetation, by means of which the antelopes of those regions are able to subsist without water for months together. It is a large and powerful animal, measuring abot 5 feet in length and over 3 feet in height at the shoulders. Its horns, situated on the same plane with its forehead, exceed 2 feet in length, are almost straight, and are obscurely ringed throughout their lower half." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Gemsbok

"A species of antelope, abounding on the dry yet fertile plains of South Africa, where it feeds on the…

"A genus of carnivorous mammals belonging to the Viverridae or family of civets. It contains six species, all of which are found exclusively in Africa, with the exception of the common genet, which occurs also throughout the south of Europe and in Palestine, where Tristram notes it as occurring on Mount Carmel. The fur of this species is of a dark grey color, thickly spotted with black, and having a dark streak along the back, while the tail, which is nearly as long as the body, is prettily ringed with black and white." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Genet

"A genus of carnivorous mammals belonging to the Viverridae or family of civets. It contains six species,…

A tropical plant on South America.

Quassia Amara

A tropical plant on South America.

A South American rodent.

Chincha

A South American rodent.

A tropical palm native to Africa, Central and South America.

Raphia Palm

A tropical palm native to Africa, Central and South America.

A South American shrubs whose root is used for medicine.

Rhatany

A South American shrubs whose root is used for medicine.

A large non—flying bird of South America.

South American Ostrich

A large non—flying bird of South America.

"The name given by the Greeks and Romans to the plants sometimes called Brancursine, of which it is also the botanical generic name. A. mollis and A. spinosa, natives of the south of Europe, are the species best known. The twining habit of the plants, their large white flowers, and, above all, the beautiful form of their dark and shining leaves, have led to their artistical application, especially in the capitals of Corinthian columns." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Acanthus

"The name given by the Greeks and Romans to the plants sometimes called Brancursine, of which it is…

"A genus of plants of the natural order Aristolochiaceae. This order, which is dicotyledonous or exogenous, consists of herbaceous plants or shrubs, orten climbing shrubs, and contains upwards of 130 known species, chiefly natives of warm climates, and particularly abundant in the tropical regions of South America." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Aristolochia

"A genus of plants of the natural order Aristolochiaceae. This order, which is dicotyledonous or exogenous,…

"A genus of plants of the natural order Aristolochiaceae. This order, which is dicotyledonous or exogenous, consists of herbaceous plants or shrubs, orten climbing shrubs, and contains upwards of 130 known species, chiefly natives of warm climates, and particularly abundant in the tropical regions of South America." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Aristolochia

"A genus of plants of the natural order Aristolochiaceae. This order, which is dicotyledonous or exogenous,…

"An erect, branching perennial, herbaceous plant of the natural order Labiatae, a native of the south of Europe, naturalised in a few places in England." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Balm

"An erect, branching perennial, herbaceous plant of the natural order Labiatae, a native of the south…

"A fish of the family Cyprinidae, of the same genus with the roach, dace, bleak and minnow. The color is bluish-black on the upper parts, passing in to silvey white on the belly; the cheeks and gill-covers rich golden yellow. The chub rarely attains a weight exceeding 5 lbs. It is plentiful in many of the rivers of England, and occurs in some of those of the south-west of Scotland." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Chub

"A fish of the family Cyprinidae, of the same genus with the roach, dace, bleak and minnow. The color…