THE NARRATIVE OF HOEI-SHIN, WITH COMMENTS BY PROFESSOR CARL F. NEUMANN.

CHAPTER I.

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KNOWLEDGE OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES AMONG THE CHINESE

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CHINESE KNOWLEDGE OF LANDS AND NATIONS

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CHAPTER II.

IDENTITY OF THE TARTARS AND NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS; OR, THE ROAD TO AMERICA, AND THE PEOPLE IN IT,

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TUNGUSE EASTERN BARBARIANS,

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KAMTSCHATKA IN THE TIME OF TANG,

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CHAPTER III.

TAHAN OR ALIASKA, AND ITS DISCOVERY,

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THE KINGDOM OF FUSING, OR MEXICO,

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OF WRITING AND CIVIL REGULATIONS IN FUSING,

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THE KINGDOM AND THE NOBLER OF FUSANG,

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MANNERS AND CUSTOMS,

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AMAZONIA,

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CHAPTER IV.

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REMARKS ON THE REPORT OF HOEI-SHIN,

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THE OLDEST HISTORY OF MEXICO,

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THE RUINS OF MITLA AND PALENQUE,

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FUSANG, MAGUEY, AGAVE AMERICANA,

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METALS AND MONEY,

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LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF THE AZTECS,

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DOMESTIC ANIMALS,

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CHAPTER V.

CHINESE AND JAPANESE IN KAMTSCHATKA AND THE HAWAIIAN GROUP,

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THE FUTURE OF EASTERN ASIA,

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REMARKS ON THE TEXT OF PROFESSOR NEUMANN.

CHAPTER VI.

FUSANG AND PERU,

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LETTER FROM COLONEL BARCLAY KENNON ON THE NAVIGATION OF THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN.

CHAPTER VII.

NAVIGATION OF THE NORTH PACIFIC,

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CHAPTER VIII.

REMARKS ON COLONEL KENNON'S LETTER,

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CHAPTER IX.

TRAVELS OF OTHER BUDDHIST PRIESTS (FROM THE FOURTH TO THE EIGHTH CENTURY A.D.),

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AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES, WITH THEIR RELATIONS TO THE OLD WORLD.

CHAPTER X.

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AFFINITIES OF AMERICAN AND ASIATIC LANGUAGES,

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CHAPTER XI.

THE MOUND-BUILDERS AND MEXICANS,

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CHAPTER XII.

IMAGES OF BUDDHA,

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THE ADVOCATES AND OPPONENTS OF THE NARRATIVE OF HOEI-SHIN.

CHAPTER XIII.

DEGUIGNES, KLAPROTH, AND D’EICHTHAL,

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THE LATEST DISCUSSION OF FUSANG.

CHAPTER XIV.

T. SIMPSON AND DR E. BRETSCHNEIDER; OR, EUROPEANS RESIDING IN CHINA ON FUSANG,

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