Transcriber’s Notes:
The cover image was created by the transcriber, and is in the public domain.
The illustrations have been moved so that they do not break up paragraphs and so that they are near the text they illustrate.
Typographical errors have been silently corrected but other variations in spelling and punctuation remain unaltered.
The use of “v” in [REPRODVCTION] and [Illvstrations] as they appear on the title page and in the heading for the list of illustrations have been retained.