Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840–1844 3 Volume Set

In Auftrag Sr. Mäjestat des Königs von Preussen

Richard Schomburgk (Autor)

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1842 Seiten

2010
Cambridge University Press
9781108023399 (ISBN)

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This account of the Schomburgk brothers' expedition to British Guiana, to survey and collect, between 1840 and 1844, was published in Germany in 1847–1848. They penetrated deep into the interior, and studied native tribes as well as flora and fauna. The account of the latter was considered particularly important.

Richard Schomburgk (1811–1891) accompanied his brother Robert Hermann Schomburgk on his mission to survey the boundary of British Guiana (his account is also reissued in this series). Richard was commissioned by the Prussian government to find new flora, fauna and ethnographical specimens for the Berlin Botanic Gardens and the royal museums. The publication in 1847–1848 in Germany of this three-volume account of the expedition was supported by Alexander von Humboldt, who was a close friend. The third volume especially, which concentrated on botany, was considered a major taxonomical work. Schomburgk contracted yellow fever, and found the preservation and transportation of his specimens difficult in the climate, many perishing before they got to Germany. Schomburgk later emigrated to Australia, becoming director of the Botanic Garden, Adelaide.

Volume 1: 1. Abreise von Voigtstedt; 2. Abreise von London; 3. Landung; 4. Expedition nach der Mündung des Orinoko; 5. Theilung der Expedition; 6. Mündung des Essequibo; 7. Expedition nach dem Innern Guiana's; 8. Ankunft der Militairexpedition; 9. Ausflug nach dem Canukugebirge. Volume 2: 1. Abreise von Pirara; 2. Aufbruch von Tenette; 3. Vorbereitung zur Rückkehr nach Pirara; 4. Eintritt der Regenzeit; 5. Antritt der Reise nach dem Roraima; 6. Aufbruch von Torong-Yauwise; 7. Our Village; 8. Aufbruch von Our Village; 9. Sitten, Gebräuche und Sprache der Macusis, so wie anderer Stämme; 10. Mein Aufbruch von Pirara; 11. Reise nach dem Quellgebiete des Pomeroon; 12. Rückkehr meines Bruders von dem Quellgebiet des Corentyn. Volume 3: 1. Fauna; 2. Flora; Register.

Reihe/Serie	Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
Zusatzinfo	16 Plates, black and white; 2 Maps; 2 Line drawings, black and white
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	deutsch
Maße	250 x 320 mm
Gewicht	3000 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-13	9781108023399 / 9781108023399
Zustand	Neuware