An accurate map of Bolivia, the region formerly known as Upper Peru, and famous throughout the world for its inexhaustible supplies of silver, has long been a desideratum. We are glad to hear that Commander Musters, R.N., the gallant explorer of Patagonia, and Mr. Minchin, a civil engineer, are engaged in carefully fixing the positions of the principal towns in Bolivia by astronomical observations. Commander Musters resides at Sucre, the capital, and he is provided with a telescope for the observation of Jupiter's satellites, to determine the longitude.
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