The Sherwill journals, 1840-1843 :: voyages and encounters in the eastern cape of southern Africa /

This volume brings together newly discovered personal journals from the mid-19th century, presented here with their original illustrations. The youthful Sherwill brothers, inheriting a family flair for science and adventure from their 18th century astronomer grandfather, Dr James Lind, and their mou...

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Hauptverfasser: Sherwill, Walter Stanhope (VerfasserIn), Sherwill, Markham (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Harvey, June
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020
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Zusammenfassung:This volume brings together newly discovered personal journals from the mid-19th century, presented here with their original illustrations. The youthful Sherwill brothers, inheriting a family flair for science and adventure from their 18th century astronomer grandfather, Dr James Lind, and their mountaineering father, recorded their colonial travels between 1840 and 1843. These years represent a vital period of change in British domestic and colonial history, which provides the background to their minute observations of the flora, fauna and inhabitants of Southern Africa and the oceans on eith.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxvii, 291 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1527548279
9781527548275

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