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used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Rivers of the World, vividly written and meticulously researched,
is a rich and thorough treatment of some 200 of the world's rivers.
In this comprehensive treatment of the major rivers of the world,
author James R. Penn's purpose is not just to feature geographic
data, but to tell a story of historical drama, poetic significance,
and cultural relationships. The book shows glimpses of Chairman Mao
boosting his image by swimming in the Yangtze; Indian middlemen
residing on both sides of the Columbia River exacting tolls from
travelers like Lewis and Clark; and, near the Dordogne in southwest
France, Paleolithic cave art, paintings, and designs in rock
shelters and subterranean caverns, which are textbook examples of
early human creativity and artistic impulse. In nearly 200 entries
ranging from a few paragraphs to several pages, Rivers of the World
covers all of the great rivers of the world including the Nile,
Niger, Amazon, and Mississippi, as well as smaller waterways that
illustrate important themes or represent trends. The book includes
bibliographies for each river.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Title: The South American Pilot ... Part I. The East Coast ... from
Cape St. Roque to Cape San Antonio ... and the North Coast from
Cape St. Roque to Rio Maroni ... Compiled by J. Penn.Publisher:
British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is
the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the
world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items
in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers,
sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The GEOLOGY collection includes books from
the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The works in this
collection contain a number of maps, charts, and tables from the
16th to the 19th centuries documenting geological features of the
natural world. Also contained are textbooks and early scientific
studies that catalogue and chronicle the human stance toward water
and land use. Readers will further enjoy early historical maps of
rivers and shorelines demonstrating the artistry of journeymen,
cartographers, and illustrators. ++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Anonymous;
Penn, James; 1864. 8 . 10496.h.20.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Title: The West India Pilot. Vol. II. The Caribbean Sea, from
Barbados to Cuba; with the Bahama and Bermuda Islands, and Florida
Strait. Compiled by Captain E. Barnett.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The GEOLOGY collection includes books from
the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The works in this
collection contain a number of maps, charts, and tables from the
16th to the 19th centuries documenting geological features of the
natural world. Also contained are textbooks and early scientific
studies that catalogue and chronicle the human stance toward water
and land use. Readers will further enjoy early historical maps of
rivers and shorelines demonstrating the artistry of journeymen,
cartographers, and illustrators. ++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Anonymous;
Penn, James; 1866. xiv. 592 p.; 8 . 10496.i.15.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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