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Item Details
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EXCURSIONS IN AND ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND, DURING THE YEARS 1839 AND 1840 2 VOLUME SET
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| By: |
Joseph Beete Jukes |
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Multiple copy pack |
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£51.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1108030912 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108030915 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
20 May, 2011 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration |
| Pages: |
724 |
| Description: |
A British geologist's account, published in 1842, of the landscapes, inhabitants, and natural history of Newfoundland. |
| Synopsis: |
The geologist Joseph Beete Jukes (1811-1869) studied at Cambridge under Adam Sedgwick and eventually became a prominent member of the Geological Survey of Great Britain. In 1839 he was appointed to a survey of Newfoundland, a place about which he had until then been in 'utter ignorance'. The explorers failed to find the hoped-for mineral wealth they had been sent to prospect for, and in 1841 Jukes joined the H.M.S. Fly as a naturalist for an upcoming expedition to chart the coasts of Australia and New Guinea. The Fly set sail for the Pacific in 1842, the year in which this two-volume account of Jukes' Newfoundland experiences was published. Volume 1 describes Jukes' arrival in Newfoundland, its rugged landscapes, and life in the fishing communities of this harsh North Atlantic outpost. Volume 2 focuses on Jukes' scientific observations, and includes descriptions of the island's natural history, geography and geology. |
| Illustrations: |
1 map |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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