Rice, A. L, Voyages of discovery , c2000
- Title(s):
- Voyages of discovery : three centuries of natural history exploration / written by Tony Rice, with an introduction by David Bellanmy.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Published/Created:
- London ; Scriptum Editions, in association with the Natural History Museum, London, c2000.
Hong Kong : Scriptum Editions, in association with the Natural History Museum, London, c2000. - Physical Description:
- 335 p. : heavily ill. (many col.), maps, ports. ; 33 cm.
- Holdings:
- Reference LibraryQH15 .R44 2000 (LC) Oversize ;Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
Note: Please contact the Reference Library to schedule an appointment [Email ycba.reference@yale.edu] - Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/11649637
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Contains biographical information.
Includes bibliographical references, p. 330-331, and index. - Subject Terms:
- Natural history -- History.Natural history illustration.Voyages and travels.
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- Voyage to Jamaica: Sir Hans Sloane
- Surveying Ceylon: Paul Hermann, Johan Gideon Loten & Pieter de Bevere
- Sojourn to Surinam: Maria Sibylla Merian
- Travels in North America: William Bartram
- Pacific Crossing: James Cook, Sir Joseph Banks & Sydney Parkinson
- Return to the South Seas: James Cook, Johann & George Forster
- Charting Australia: Matthew Flinders & Ferdinand Bauer
- Sailing with the Beagle: Charles Darwin
- Amazonia and beyond: Alfred Russel Wallace & Henry Walter Bates
- Fathoming the deep: the Challenger expedition.