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Notes on the Natural History of the Strait of Magellan and West Coast of Patagonia: Made During the Voyage of H.M.S. Nassau in the Years 1866-69: Made ... HMS Nassau in the Years 1866, 67, 68, and 69 - Brossura

Cunningham, Robert O.

 
9781108041850: Notes on the Natural History of the Strait of Magellan and West Coast of Patagonia: Made During the Voyage of H.M.S. Nassau in the Years 1866-69: Made ... HMS Nassau in the Years 1866, 67, 68, and 69

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Originally published in 1871, this book is the engaging record of naturalist Robert O. Cunningham's three-year voyage to South America.

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Descrizione del libro

Beginning with notes on the sea life around England, then moving on to zoological, botanical and geological observations of landscapes from Portugal to South America, this thorough and often humorous account, first published in 1871, describes the three-year exploratory voyage aboard HMS Nassau of naturalist Robert O. Cunningham (1841–1918).

Contenuti

Preface; 1. Departure from England; 2. Voyage to Rio; 3. Maldonado; 4. Commencement of surveying operations; 5. Excursion to seam of coal in neighbourhood of Sandy Point; 6. Excursion to Quartermaster Island; 7. Voyage to Rio; 8. Leave Rio for the Strait; 9. Excursion to Gallegos River; 10. Leave Sandy Point for the Westward; 11. Leave San Carlos; 12. Valparaiso; 13. Leave Valparaiso; 14. Borja Bay; 15. Rio de Janeiro.

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