The Guiana Travels Of Robert Schomburgk 1835 1844

Author : Peter Rivière
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 442 pages
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Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0904180867

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The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk, 1835-1844: Explorations on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society, 1835-1839 by Peter Rivière Pdf

This is the first of a pair of volumes publishing the unedited full reports of Robert Schomburgk's travels in Guiana between 1835 and 1844, previously available only in greatly abridged and heavily edited versions. Sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society, between 1835 and 1839 Schomburgk explored much of the interior of the colony and completed the arduous overland journey to the Orinoco to connect his survey with that of Alexander von Humboldt in Brazil.

Author : Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Guiana
ISBN : 0904180883

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The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk, 1835-1844 by Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk Pdf

Author : Peter Rivière
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0904180883

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The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk, 1835-1844 by Peter Rivière Pdf

Volume one, the full reports of Schomburgk's exploration of the interior of Guiana for the Royal Geographical Society, 1835-39, including his overland journey to the Orinoco to connect with the survey of Alexander von Humboldt. Introductory essay and biography of Schomburgk. Volume two, the full reports of Schomburgk's survey to fix, on behalf of the British Government, the boundaries of the British colony of Guiana, 1841-43. Bibliography and glossary of vernacular plant names

Author : Peter Rivière
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 147246074X

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The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk 1835-1844 by Peter Rivière Pdf

This is the first of a pair of volumes publishing the unedited full reports of Robert Schomburgk's travels in Guiana between 1835 and 1844, previously available only in greatly abridged and heavily edited versions. Sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society, between 1835 and 1839 Schomburgk explored much of the interior of the colony and completed the arduous overland journey to the Orinoco to connect his survey with that of Alexander von Humboldt in Brazil.

Author : Peter Rivière
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1032320915

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The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk / 1835-1844 / Volume I / Explorations on Behalf of the Royal Geographical Society, 1835-183 by Peter Rivière Pdf

This is the first of a pair of volumes publishing the full reports of Schomburgk's travels in Guiana between 1835 and 1844, previously available only in greatly abridged and heavily edited versions. Robert Schomburgk left his native Germany for North America in 1828, aged twenty-four. A year later he was in the Caribbean, where, after various business failures, he devoted himself to the investigation of natural history, especially botany. Although he had no previous contact with the Royal Geographical Society in London, the work he submitted to it was of such a quality that he was able to persuade the Society to sponsor explorations in the north-east of South America, an area for which no accurate maps and little reliable information existed. From Schomburgk's arrival in British Guiana in 1835 up to 1839, he explored much of the interior of the colony and completed the arduous overland journey to the Orinoco to connect his survey with that of Alexander von Humboldt. During these expeditions he witnessed maltreatment of Amerindians at the hand of Brazilians, and having ascertained that the boundary between Brazil and British Guiana was undefined he proposed it should be fixed so that those within the British colony would be protected from further harassment. The British Government decided to go ahead with this exercise, and Schomburgk was appointed boundary commissioner with the task of surveying the boundaries of the colony. He did this between 1841 and 1843, returning to London in 1844 to be rewarded with a knighthood for his services. During much of his subsequent career, until his death in 1865, he acted as a British consul, first in Santo Domingo and then in Bangkok.

Author : Peter Rivière
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351814225

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The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk Volume II The Boundary Survey, 1840–1844 by Peter Rivière Pdf

This is the second of a pair of volumes publishing the unedited full reports of Schomburgk's travels in Guiana between 1835 and 1844, previously available only in greatly abridged and heavily edited versions. After his explorations in Guiana between 1835 and 1839 on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society, which are the subject of Volume I of The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk 1835-1844, Robert Schomburgk travelled to London. He was appointed Her Majesty's Commissioner for Boundaries with the duty to survey the boundaries of British Guiana, hitherto undefined. His surveys between 1841 and 1843 consisted of three journeys. The first took him to the mouth of the Orinoco River, from where he traced the boundary south-westward to the Cuyuni River, before returning to Georgetown. The second journey involved the survey of the boundary with Brazil: first, south to the sources of the Takutu River; and then north to Mount Roraima. In the third he covered the boundary with Dutch Guiana (modern Surinam), which involved an arduous trip down the length of the Corentyne River. Schomburgk returned to London in 1844 and was knighted for his services. Volume II of The Guiana Travels contains his reports of these journeys. In abbreviated form they appeared in the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society. Here they are published in full, including the material censored by the Colonial Office, which mainly details abuses of the native population committed by Venezuelans and Brazilians. In an 'Epilogue' an account is provided of his later career. The volume also includes two appendices: a summary of the boundary disputes which arose as a result of Schomburgk's survey and a vocabulary of vernacular plant names.

Author : Peter Rivière
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1472460766

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The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk 1835-1844 by Peter Rivière Pdf

This is the first of a pair of volumes publishing the unedited full reports of Robert Schomburgk's travels in Guiana between 1835 and 1844, previously available only in greatly abridged and heavily edited versions. Sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society, between 1835 and 1839 Schomburgk explored much of the interior of the colony and completed the arduous overland journey to the Orinoco to connect his survey with that of Alexander von Humboldt in Brazil.

Author : Peter Rivière
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0904180883

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The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk, 1835-1844 by Peter Rivière Pdf

This is the second of a pair of volumes publishing the unedited full reports of Robert Schomburgk's travels in Guiana between 1835 and 1844, previously available only in greatly abridged and heavily edited versions. It covers the journeys made by Schomburgk when surveying and establishing the boundaries of British Guiana, now Guyana, between 1841 and 1843.

Author : Peter Rivière
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351814232

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The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk Volume II The Boundary Survey, 1840–1844 by Peter Rivière Pdf

This is the second of a pair of volumes publishing the unedited full reports of Schomburgk's travels in Guiana between 1835 and 1844, previously available only in greatly abridged and heavily edited versions. After his explorations in Guiana between 1835 and 1839 on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society, which are the subject of Volume I of The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk 1835-1844, Robert Schomburgk travelled to London. He was appointed Her Majesty's Commissioner for Boundaries with the duty to survey the boundaries of British Guiana, hitherto undefined. His surveys between 1841 and 1843 consisted of three journeys. The first took him to the mouth of the Orinoco River, from where he traced the boundary south-westward to the Cuyuni River, before returning to Georgetown. The second journey involved the survey of the boundary with Brazil: first, south to the sources of the Takutu River; and then north to Mount Roraima. In the third he covered the boundary with Dutch Guiana (modern Surinam), which involved an arduous trip down the length of the Corentyne River. Schomburgk returned to London in 1844 and was knighted for his services. Volume II of The Guiana Travels contains his reports of these journeys. In abbreviated form they appeared in the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society. Here they are published in full, including the material censored by the Colonial Office, which mainly details abuses of the native population committed by Venezuelans and Brazilians. In an 'Epilogue' an account is provided of his later career. The volume also includes two appendices: a summary of the boundary disputes which arose as a result of Schomburgk's survey and a vocabulary of vernacular plant names.

Author : Moritz Richard Schomburgk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Guyana
ISBN : STANFORD:36105013851923

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Richard Schomburgk's Travels in British Guiana, 1840-1844 by Moritz Richard Schomburgk Pdf

Author : Moritz Richard Schomburgk,Walter Edmund Roth
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1293988960

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Richard Schomburgk's Travels in British Guiana, 1840-1844 Volume 1 - Scholar's Choice Edition by Moritz Richard Schomburgk,Walter Edmund Roth Pdf

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Author : Moritz Richard Schomburgk,Walter E 1861?-1933 Roth
Publisher : Legare Street Press
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Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
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Richard Schomburgk's Travels in British Guiana, 1840-1844; Volume 1 by Moritz Richard Schomburgk,Walter E 1861?-1933 Roth Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Richard Schomburgk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Guyana
ISBN : OCLC:162252678

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Richard Schomburgk's Travels in British Guiana 1840 - 1844 by Richard Schomburgk Pdf

Author : Moritz Richard Schomburgk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:236232986

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Richard Schomburgk's Travels in British Guiana 1840-1844 by Moritz Richard Schomburgk Pdf

Author : Kimberly J. Morse
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1437 pages
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Release : 2022-08-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216047667

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The Americas [2 volumes] by Kimberly J. Morse Pdf

This two-volume encyclopedia profiles the contemporary culture and society of every country in the Americas, from Canada and the United States to the islands of the Caribbean and the many countries of Latin America. From delicacies to dances, this encyclopedia introduces readers to cultures and customs of all of the countries of the Americas, explaining what makes each country unique while also demonstrating what ties the cultures and peoples together. The Americas profiles the 40 nations and territories that make up North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, including British, U.S., Dutch, and French territories. Each country profile takes an in-depth look at such contemporary topics as religion, lifestyle and leisure, cuisine, gender roles, dress, festivals, music, visual arts, and architecture, among many others, while also providing contextual information on history, politics, and economics. Readers will be able to draw cross-cultural comparisons, such as between gender roles in Mexico and those in Brazil. Coverage on every country in the region provides readers with a useful compendium of cultural information, ideal for anyone interested in geography, social studies, global studies, and anthropology.