Travels in Chile and La Plata
Including Accounts Respecting the Geography, Geology, Statistics, Government, Finances, Agriculture, Manners and Customs, and the Mining Operations in Chile
Seiten
2011
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-07296-0 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-07296-0 (ISBN)
John Miers' Travels in Chile (1826) is the account of his travels and residence in Chile between 1818 and 1825 and his investigations into the cultural, political, and geographical aspects of the country. It is a rich source for botanical information and offers an insight into Victorian perceptions of Chile.
The botanist and mining engineer John Miers (1789–1879) published Travels in Chile and La Plata in 2 volumes in 1826. The work is an account of his travels and residence in Chile between 1818 and 1825 and his investigations into the cultural, political, geographical and botanical aspects of the country. Richly illustrated with maps and his own drawings, the work is most valuable for the data it contains from Miers' research into the plants and birds he found there, including drawings and descriptions of many species previously unknown to the West. Volume 2 also gives an account of Chile's political and economic history; its religion and culture; its trade, agriculture and mining; and contains an appendix listing the plants and animals he examined. The work is both a rich source for geographical and botanical information and offers an insight into Victorian perceptions of Chile.
The botanist and mining engineer John Miers (1789–1879) published Travels in Chile and La Plata in 2 volumes in 1826. The work is an account of his travels and residence in Chile between 1818 and 1825 and his investigations into the cultural, political, geographical and botanical aspects of the country. Richly illustrated with maps and his own drawings, the work is most valuable for the data it contains from Miers' research into the plants and birds he found there, including drawings and descriptions of many species previously unknown to the West. Volume 2 also gives an account of Chile's political and economic history; its religion and culture; its trade, agriculture and mining; and contains an appendix listing the plants and animals he examined. The work is both a rich source for geographical and botanical information and offers an insight into Victorian perceptions of Chile.
14. Political history of Chile; 15. Political history of Chile; 16. Political history of Chile; 17. Political history of Chile – government; 18. Finance; 19. Religion, morals, manners, and customs of the Chilenos; 20. Trade, commerce, manufactures, weights and measures; 21. Agriculture, tenures; 22. Mines, mining; 23. Mines, mining; 24. The Indians; Appendix.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.5.2011 |
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Reihe/Serie | Travels in Chile and La Plata ; Volume 2 |
Zusatzinfo | 8 Plates, black and white; 1 Maps |
Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 720 g |
Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Südamerika |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 1-108-07296-8 / 1108072968 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-07296-0 / 9781108072960 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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