A Description of British Guiana, Geographical and Statistical: Exhibiting its Resources and Capabilities, Together with the Present and Future Condition and Prospects of the Colony - Couverture souple

Schomburgk, Robert Hermann

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 110802405X ISBN 13 : 9781108024051

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

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

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk (1804–1865) was a German-born surveyor and traveller. In 1835–1839 he explored British Guiana for the Royal Geographical Society. In 1840 he was appointed to define its boundaries with Brazil, as Brazilian encroachments were wiping out native tribes. His report to the Colonial Office was published as A Description of British Guiana, Geographical and Statistical in 1840, and was the first detailed account of the colony. As well as surveying the land, and being the first European to reach the source of the Essequibo River, he discovered many new species of plants. His work on the boundaries led to the establishment of the 'Schomburgk Line' which was the basis for the definition of the borders with Brazil and Venezuela at the end of the century. He was knighted in 1845, and spent much of the rest of his life abroad as a British consul.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 110802405X
• ISBN 13: 9781108024051
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 172
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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