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Andrews, J. R. H.

The Southern Ark; Zoological Discovery in New Zealand 1769 - 1900

1986

34,78 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1986
Lugar de impresión
Honolulu. University of Hawaii Press
Autor
Andrews, J. R. H.
Edición
First American Edition.
Materia
Travel - Pacific & Australia Scientific Expeditions Naturalists, Travels
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

folio [30 x 22 cm]; xii, 237 pp, numerous illustrations and plates, mostly in color, detailed bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, pictorial endpapers, dj, fine and clean copy, unused. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A description of the discovery of the unique fauna such as the Kiwi, Moa, Takahe and the Tuatara beginning with the voyages of Captain Cook to the end of the Victorian era. Attractive illustrations include those of Parkinson, Forster, Lear, Gould, Wolf, Martyn, Keulemans and Donovan cover all aspects of animal, bird, marine and insect life.