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Author : Glyn Williams
Release : 2013-10-22
Genre : Science
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Book Synopsis Naturalists at Sea by : Glyn Williams
Download or read book Naturalists at Sea written by Glyn Williams. This book was released on 2013-10-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVDIVTales of the intrepid early naturalists who set sail on dangerous voyages of discovery in the vast, unknown Pacific/div/div
Author : Arthur James Wells
Release : 2007
Genre : Bibliography, National
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Book Synopsis The British National Bibliography by : Arthur James Wells
Download or read book The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Layland
Release : 2016
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis A Perfect Eden by : Michael Layland
Download or read book A Perfect Eden written by Michael Layland. This book was released on 2016. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1842, when famed world explorer James Douglas first encountered the rugged natural paradise that would become Vancouver Island, he described it as "A perfect Eden." He was just one among many European explorers to experience the intense beauty of the Pacific Northwest, most of whom have left fascinating accounts of their encounters with the terrain and the peoples they found, their exploration and settlement of the land there. Interspersed with maps, illustrations, paintings, and photographs, these first-hand accounts create a captivating tale of discovery and exploration. Starting from before the first known European arrivals, the stories feature Spanish and British naval officers, traders seeking sea otter pelts, colonial surveyors, "Indian” chiefs, soldiers, settlers and adventurers, and end in 1858, when Douglas, by then Sir James, retired as governor of the two colonies -- Vancouver Island and British Columbia. The companion book to Michael Layland’s prizewinning The Land of Heart’s Delight: Early Maps and Charts of Vancouver Island, which traces the cartographic history of this remarkable region, A Perfect Eden paints a vivid picture of what the explorers saw, the people they met, the hazards they faced, and some mysteries, as yet unsolved.
Author : Alessandro Malaspina
Release : 2001
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Malaspina Expedition, 1789-1794: Cadiz to Panama by : Alessandro Malaspina
Download or read book The Malaspina Expedition, 1789-1794: Cadiz to Panama written by Alessandro Malaspina. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the voyages of exploration and surveying in the late 18th century, that of Alejandro Malaspina best represents the high ideals and scientific interests of the Enlightenment. In July 1789 he sailed from Cádiz in the purpose-built corvettes, Descubierta and Atrevida. On board the vessels were scientists and artists and an array of the latest surveying and astronomical instruments. The voyage lasted more than five years. On his return Malaspina was promoted Brigadier de la Real Armada, and began work on seven-volume account of the voyage, to dwarf the narratives of his predecessors in the Pacific such as Cook and Bougainville. But he became involved in political intrigue and was imprisoned from 1795 to 1803, then spending the last seven years of his life in obscure retirement in Italy. He never resumed work on the great edition, and his journal remained long unpublished. Only now is justice being done to the achievements of what for long was a forgotten voyage.This volume of a series of three contains Malaspina's diario or journal from 31 July 1789 to 14 December 1790, newly translated into English, with substantial introduction and commentary. Among the places visited and described are Montevideo, Puerto Deseado, Port Egmont, Puerto San Carlos, Valparaíso, Callao, Guayaquil and Panamá.
Author : Ernst Levy
Release : 1951
Genre : Property (Roman law).
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Book Synopsis West Roman Vulgar Law by : Ernst Levy
Download or read book West Roman Vulgar Law written by Ernst Levy. This book was released on 1951. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
