1929

Transcription of the Image Title: MALAYSIA Subtitle: THE ISLAND WORLD OF THE EASTERN SEAS RACES OF PRIMITIVE CULTURE Text: Malaysia is the general designation of a group of islands in the eastern seas, extending out in front of the south-east of Asia, forming the stepping-stone to the mainland of Australia on the one side, and to the “Malanea***” archipelagoes and the island-world in the other. It is invaluable as Indonesia, the Indian Archipelago, and the members of the group include some of the most gigantic islands on the globe, with their magnificent and navigable rivers well known, and their extensive drynesses and […]