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)
978-1-108-07295-3 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-07295-3 (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 1 also contains the main travel account of his journey from England to Chile, geographical descriptions of the places he explored there, and an account of his plans and negotiations to build a copper-refining plant. The work is a rich source of 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 1 also contains the main travel account of his journey from England to Chile, geographical descriptions of the places he explored there, and an account of his plans and negotiations to build a copper-refining plant. The work is a rich source of botanical information and offers an insight into Victorian perceptions of Chile.
Preface; 1. London to Buenos Ayres, and thence to Barranquitos; 2. Barranquitos to Mendoza; 3. Mendoza to Villa Vicencio; 4. Areco to Barranquitos; 5. Observations on the country between Buenos Ayres and Mendoza; 6. Mendoza to Santiago; 7. Mendoza to Santiago; 8. Santiago to Valparaiso; 9. Chile described; 10. Chile described; 11. Chile described; 12. Chile described; 13. India Chile.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.5.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Travels in Chile and La Plata ; Volume 1 |
| Zusatzinfo | 9 Plates, black and white; 4 Maps |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 700 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Südamerika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-07295-X / 110807295X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-07295-3 / 9781108072953 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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