| Scientific Travellers, 1789-1874 Contributor(s): Knight, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415289319 ISBN-13: 9780415289313 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 2003 * Out of Print * Annotation: Published in association with the British Natural History Museum, this collection brings together facsimiles of six classic works by eighteenth and nineteenth-century scientist-travelers studying natural philosophy as well as natural history. Including accounts from Australia, Asia, Africa, and South America, the set covers a wide geographical spread. The six works in Scientific Travellers, 1789-1874 are published in nine volumes, printed on acid-free paper and bound for library use. The works include: * John White, "Journal of a" "Voyage to New South Wales" (1790) [ISBN: 0-415-28932-7] * Alexander von Humboldt, "Aspects of Nature in Different Lands and Different Climates" (1849) [ISBN: 0-415-28933-5] * Joseph Hooker, "Himalayan Journals" (1854) in two parts [Part One ISBN: 0-415-28934-3 * Part Two ISBN: 0-415-28935-1] * H.W. Bates, "Naturalist on the River Amazons" (1863) in two parts [PartOne ISBN: 0-415-28936-X * Part Two ISBN: 0-415-28937-8 * A.R. Wallace, "The Malay Archipelago" (1869) in two parts [Part One ISBN: 0-415-28938-6 * Part Two ISBN: 0-415-28939-4] * Thomas Baines, "The Gold Regions of South-East Africa "(1877) [ISBN: 0-415-32873-X] Click for more in this series: Scientific Travellers, 1790-1877 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature - Travel | Africa - General - Travel | Asia - General |
| Dewey: 508.944 |
| LCCN: 2003066836 |
| Series: Scientific Travellers, 1790-1877 |
| Physical Information: 4304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection will bring together a selection of works by travellers studying natural philosophy as well as natural history. The set will cover a wide geographical spread, including accounts from Australia, Asia, Africa and South America. The style of writing and subject matter are also diverse. Some offer more reflective writing, mingling scientific observation with romantic musing and high style, others have a more specific focus - such as Bates description of Mimicry in butterflies in Bali. The first volume includes a general introduction to the collection and each succeeding volume also includes a new introduction by the editor, which places each work in its historical and intellectual context. |
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