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A Description of British Guiana, Geographical and Statistical: Exhibiting its Resources and Capabilities, Together with the Present and Future ... Library Collection - Latin American Studies) - Softcover

Schomburgk, Robert Hermann

 
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This 1840 work was the first detailed account of the colony of British Guiana, by a distinguished surveyor and traveller.

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This 1840 work was the first detailed account of the colony of British Guiana. Schomburgk surveyed and helped determine its boundaries with Brazil and Venezuela, and explored the interior, discovering many new plant species. He also studied the native tribes, who were suffering from attacks by the Brazilians.

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