The islands of Titicaca and Koati, illustrated . ustrationsof objects, in comparison with the original. The flag on plans and diagrams indicates, in every case,the magnetic and not the true North. The magnetic decli-nation not having been accurately determined at the time Imade my surveys, I preferred not to assume the responsi-bility of adopting an approximate deviation of the needle,which at the time wa§ supposed to be about 12 degrees to theeast of north. The colored plates are due to the skilful hand of my friendand countryman Mr. Rudolph Weber, who has also madeand retouched the photograp
The islands of Titicaca and Koati, illustrated . ustrationsof objects, in comparison with the original. The flag on plans and diagrams indicates, in every case,the magnetic and not the true North. The magnetic decli-nation not having been accurately determined at the time Imade my surveys, I preferred not to assume the responsi-bility of adopting an approximate deviation of the needle,which at the time wa§ supposed to be about 12 degrees to theeast of north. The colored plates are due to the skilful hand of my friendand countryman Mr. Rudolph Weber, who has also madeand retouched the photographs of objects and reproducedthe frequently defective landscapes and scenes of Indianlife. Ad. F. Bandelier. THE BASIN OF LAKE TITICACA ERRATA P. xvi, 1. 10. For Victor Paltsists read Victor H. Paltsits. P. xvi, 11. 11, 12. For Dr. G. Billings read Dr. John S. Billings. r . li „ 11 \ I. \ r ! \ r A \ ? -\ ?- rff <(i?^• §:, ..? %.•:/, JV,. ...... ?;^^ -ft:s*w ^ ,.,„., i *«t1VL A C O* t\ I T I r A <• .\ -»*\<f „:v-. .^.. A ^ ^^ .i>>^^ M^ Plate I Map of Lake Titieaca aud surroundings Reduced copy from atlas of Peru, hy A. Kaimondi Paet ITHE BASIN OF LAKE TITICACA IN the heart of the western part of South America, be-tween the 15th and 17th degrees of latitude, south of theequator, and between the 68th and 70th degrees of longi-tude, west of the meridian of Greenwich, lies theextensive water sheet of Lake Titicaca at an aver-age altitude of 12,500 feet above the level of thesea,^ and distant in a straight line about 300 milesfrom the Pacific Coast and at least 2000 miles fromthe Atlantic shores of Brazil. The Republic of Peru claimstwo-thirds of its area,- and the Republic of Bolivia the re-maining southeastern third; but the boundary line is ratherindefinite between the two countries, across Lake Titicacaas well as on the mainland. The great chain of the BolivianAndes, or Cordillera Real, skirts the Lake on its easternside. This mountain chain, from t
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