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Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of HMS Fly - During the Years 1842-1846 (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,185
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Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of HMS Fly - During the Years 1842-1846 (Paperback): Joseph Beete Jukes

Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of HMS Fly - During the Years 1842-1846 (Paperback)

Joseph Beete Jukes

Series: Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of HMS Fly 2 Volume Set, Volume 2

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Joseph Beete Jukes (1811-1869) was a geologist who studied at St John's College, Cambridge under Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873) and, after many field expeditions in England, was appointed to a survey of Newfoundland in 1839. In 1841 he joined the H.M.S. Fly as a naturalist for an upcoming expedition to chart the coasts of Australia and New Guinea. He also made some inland investigations on Java before returning to England in 1846. The following year he published this two-volume account of his journey. Blackwood's Magazine described Jukes' work as 'scientific without being abstruse, and picturesque without being extravagant, [Jukes] has made his volumes a striking and graceful addition to our knowledge of countries highly interesting in themselves'. Volume 2 focuses mainly on Java, where Jukes visited sugar and coffee plantations and industrial sites. The appendixes contain vocabulary lists for several indigenous languages, and notes on marine life and snakes.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of HMS Fly 2 Volume Set, Volume 2
Release date: May 2011
First published: April 2011
Authors: Joseph Beete Jukes
Dimensions: 216 x 22 x 140mm (L x W x H)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 398
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-03107-3
Categories: Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General
Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
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LSN: 1-108-03107-2
Barcode: 9781108031073

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