Travels in Chile and La Plata - Volume 2

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-108-07296-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 572 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 797 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration

The botanist and mining engineer John Miers (1789-1879) published Travels in Chile and La Plata in 2 volumes in 1826. The work is an account of his travels and residence in Chile between 1818 and 1825 and his investigations into the cultural, political, geographical and botanical aspects of the country. Richly illustrated with maps and his own drawings, the work is most valuable for the data it contains from Miers' research into the plants and birds he found there, including drawings and descriptions of many species previously unknown to the West. Volume 2 also gives an account of Chile's political and economic history; its religion and culture; its trade, agriculture and mining; and contains an appendix listing the plants and animals he examined. The work is both a rich source for geographical and botanical information and offers an insight into Victorian perceptions of Chile.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Miers, John

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographische Entdeckungen und Erkundung
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Historische Geographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historische Geographie, Landkarten & Atlanten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

14. Political history of Chile; 15. Political history of Chile; 16. Political history of Chile; 17. Political history of Chile - government; 18. Finance; 19. Religion, morals, manners, and customs of the Chilenos; 20. Trade, commerce, manufactures, weights and measures; 21. Agriculture, tenures; 22. Mines, mining; 23. Mines, mining; 24. The Indians; Appendix.