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Antonio de Ulloa (1716-95) was a Spanish scientist who joined the French geodesic mission to South America between 1735 and 1744. These volumes contain the English translation of his description of South America (first published in 1758), in the fourth edition of 1806.
Antonio de Ulloa (1716-95) was a Spanish scientist who joined the French geodesic mission to South America between 1735 and 1744. These volumes contain the English translation of his description of South America (first published in 1758), in the fourth edition of 1806.
Finnish-Swedish botanist Peter Kalm (1716–79) forged important scientific links between his country and England and North America through his extensive travels in and notes about the latter, which were translated into English via German and published in three volumes in 1770–1.
Finnish-Swedish botanist Peter Kalm (1716–79) forged important scientific links between his country and England and North America through his extensive travels in and notes about the latter, which were translated into English via German and published in three volumes in 1770–1.
Finnish-Swedish botanist Peter Kalm (1716–79) forged important scientific links between his country and England and North America through his extensive travels in and notes about the latter, which were translated into English via German and published in three volumes in 1770–1.
Eight years after his death, the memoirs of Walter Chichele Plowden (1820-60) were published in Britain. As the... Læs mere
Written by explorers Richard Burton and Verney Lovett Cameron, this two-volume memoir describes the journey the two men took into West Africa in 1881 to... Læs mere
Written by explorers Richard Burton and Verney Lovett Cameron, this two-volume memoir describes the journey the two men took into West Africa in 1881 to... Læs mere
First published in 1876, this two-volume work describes two expeditions in West Africa undertaken by explorer and diplomat Richard Burton during his consulship in Equatorial Guinea in the 1860s. The second volume records Burton's journey to Loango Bay and up the Congo River.
First published in 1876, this two-volume work describes two expeditions in West Africa undertaken by explorer and diplomat Richard Burton during... Læs mere
Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) was a journalist and explorer renowned for his adventures in Africa. These volumes,... Læs mere
Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) was a journalist and explorer renowned for his adventures in Africa. These volumes,... Læs mere