Notes on the Natural History of the Strait of Magellan and West Coast of Patagonia: Made During the Voyage of H.M.S. Nassau in the Years 1866-69: Made ... 69 (Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology) - Softcover

Cunningham, Robert O.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 110804185X ISBN 13: 9781108041850

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

The Scottish naturalist Robert O. Cunningham (1841–1918) began his 1866 voyage to South America in inclement weather, and, by the eleventh day of travel, noted a 'pond' forming in his tiny cabin aboard HMS Nassau. With never-failing humour, Cunningham presents here a record of the zoological, botanical and geological observations made across the three years he spent at sea. As the ship's naturalist (recommended for the post by J. D. Hooker), his time was given wholly to research and exploration, and his findings are both fascinating and thorough. Included are his anecdotal records of seamen's slang, research into the history of the changing landscapes he visited, which had been previously documented by travellers as diverse as Drake and Darwin, statistical data on various species of animals and plants, and twenty-two original images. First published in 1871, this is an absorbing testament of the breadth of the explorer-naturalist's interests.

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Book Description

Beginning with notes on the sea life around England, then moving on to zoological, botanical and geological observations of landscapes from Portugal to South America, this thorough and often humorous account, first published in 1871, describes the three-year exploratory voyage aboard HMS Nassau of naturalist Robert O. Cunningham (1841–1918).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 110804185X
• ISBN 13: 9781108041850
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 586