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Linklater, Eric

The Voyage of the Challenger

1972

20,68 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1972
Lugar de impresión
Garden City, NY. Doubleday
Autor
Linklater, Eric
Edición
First American Edition.
Materia
Travel - General Naturalists Travels
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

4to [25.5 x 19 cm]; 288pp, numerous illus, including full-page, many color plates, including from orig sources. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (slightly rubbed at spine head, not price clipped), fine, clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author of over 50 books gives a very readable account of the important scientific voyage of the Challenger that began in 1872. The purpose was to investigate marine life, chart the sea depths and collect scientific data. The naturalists aboard (Henry Moseley, John Murray) also made many observations and drawings at the many places the ship landed. The voyage included Atlantic islands, West Indies, Patagonia, Pacific islands, Tahiti, New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Japan, Antarctic, etc. An interesting and well-produced book, beautifully illustrated with many historical pictures.