The Naturalist on the River Amazon

Klappentext A literary-scientific travelogue that was! according to Darwin! 'the best work of natural history travels ever published in England.' Zusammenfassung This is a first-hand account! with illustrations! of Henry Walter Bates' Amazon expedition! which he undertook in 1848 with Alfred Russel Wallace. It records the astonishing range of natural life in the region and was! according to Darwin! 'the best work of natural history travels ever published in England.'

List of contents

1. Pará; 2. Pará; 3. Pará; 4. The Tocantins and Cameta; 5. Caripí and the Bay of Marajó; 6. The lower Amazons - Pará to Obydos; 7. The Lower Amazons - Obydos to Manaos, or the Barra of the Rio Negro; 8. Santarem; 9. Voyage up the Tapajos; 10. The upper Amazons - Voyage to Ega; 11. Excursions in the neighbourhood of Ega; 12. Animals of the neighbourhood of Ega; 13. Excursions beyond Ega.

Product details

• Authors: Henry Walter Bates
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.07.2009
• EAN: 9781108001632
• ISBN: 978-1-108-00163-2
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology; Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous