Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of Hms Fly - During the Years 1842-1846

Klappentext An 1847 publication by a leading British geologist! describing an expedition to the Barrier Reef! New Guinea and Java. Zusammenfassung The geologist Joseph Beete Jukes (1811–1869) participated in a British surveying expedition to Australia and New Guinea from 1842 to 1846. This two-volume work, published in 1847, describes his observations and experiences in these exotic locations. Volume 2 focuses mainly on Jukes' travels in the interior of Java. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Start on a tour into the interior; 2. Ride from Klakka to Lamajang; 3. Extreme cold of 50° Fahr.; 4. Cigar manufactory; 5. The citadel and defence of Sourahaya; 6. Notes on the Government of Java; 7. Leave Java; 8. Islands of Kangalang and Lubeck; 9. On the ethnology of the Indian and Pacific Oceans; Appendices.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Beete Jukes
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.05.2011
• EAN: 9781108031073
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03107-3
• No. of pages: 398
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration; Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of HMS Fly 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Australia, HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, HISTORY / Oceania, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Australasian & Pacific history, Indonesia, Australasian and Pacific history, Historical Geography, Papua New Guinea