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Hartt, Ch. [Charles] Fred

Thayer Expedition. Scientific Results of a Journey in Brazil. By Louis Agassiz and His Travelling Companions. Geology and Physical Geography of Brazil

1870

195,52 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1870
Lugar de impresión
Boston. Fields, Osgood, & Co.
Autor
Hartt, Ch. [Charles] Fred
Edición
First edition, first issue.
Materia
Travel - South America Brazil
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xxiii, 620 pp, frontispiece with tissue guard, large folding map (short tear at stub but complete), 9 full-page plates & maps, numerous other illustrations including some not in list, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine a bit faded but lettering clear, outer corner lightly bumped, very good sound and solid copy, clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A well-illustrated account of the scientific results of the famed Thayer expedition, lead by Agassiz. Hartt was a former student of Agassiz and at the time of writing this work, professor of geology at Cornell University. Many plates and illustrations are views in Brazil.