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Letters On Iceland - Containing Observations On the Civil, Literary, Ecclesiastical, and Natural History; Antiquities, Volcanos, Basaltes, Hot Springs; Customs, Dress, Manners of the Inhabitants, &c. &c (Hardcover)
Joseph Banks, Uno Von Troil, Abraham Bäck
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R1,041
Discovery Miles 10 410
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During Charles Darwin's 1831-6 voyage on the Beagle, his on-board
library included 'Cook's voyages' (the edition is not specified).
This illustrated 1821 edition, in seven volumes, is representative
of the versions available in the early nineteenth century. Volumes
1 and 2 cover the first Pacific voyage of James Cook (1728-79), the
object of which was to observe the 1769 transit of Venus from
Tahiti. The text replicates the version published in 1773 by John
Hawkesworth (1715-73) as part of a collection of 'Voyages ... in
the Southern Hemisphere', which interwove Cook's account with
botanical and ethnographical notes by the ship's naturalist, Sir
Joseph Banks (1743-1820). The journals were only published
separately much later: Cook's in 1893 (ed. Wharton) and Banks' in
1896 (ed. Hooker); both are also available. Volume 1 narrates the
voyage to Tahiti, the observations there, and the explorers' first
impressions of New Zealand.
During Charles Darwin's 1831-6 voyage on the Beagle, his on-board
library included 'Cook's voyages' (the edition is not specified).
This illustrated 1821 edition, in seven volumes, is representative
of the versions available in the early nineteenth century. Volumes
1 and 2 cover the first Pacific voyage of James Cook (1728-79), the
object of which was to observe the 1769 transit of Venus from
Tahiti. The text replicates the version published in 1773 by John
Hawkesworth (1715-73) as part of a collection of 'Voyages ... in
the Southern Hemisphere', which interwove Cook's account with
botanical and ethnographical notes by the ship's naturalist, Sir
Joseph Banks (1743-1820). The journals were only published
separately much later: Cook's in 1893 (ed. Wharton) and Banks' in
1896 (ed. Hooker); both are also available. Volume 2 focuses on New
Zealand, Australia, and the explorers' return via Indonesia.
Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) was a British botanist and one of the
most influential scientific patrons of the eighteenth century.
After inheriting a fortune on the death of his father in 1761,
Banks devoted his life to studying natural history. His fame
following his participation in Captain Cook's epic voyage on the
Endeavour between 1768 and 1771 led to his election as President of
the Royal Society in 1778, a post which he then held until his
death. This volume, first published in 1896, contains Banks'
account of the voyage of the Endeavour across the Pacific Ocean.
Edited by the great botanist Sir Joseph Hooker, it describes in
fascinating detail the peoples, cultures and wildlife Banks
encountered in Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia. Banks' aptitude
as a natural historian and the crucial role he played in
cataloguing and illustrating exotic wildlife during the expedition
are emphasised in the work.
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Letters On Iceland - Containing Observations On the Civil, Literary, Ecclesiastical, and Natural History; Antiquities, Volcanos, Basaltes, Hot Springs; Customs, Dress, Manners of the Inhabitants, &c. &c (Paperback)
Joseph Banks, Uno Von Troil, Abraham Bäck
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R768
Discovery Miles 7 680
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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