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Excursions in and about Newfoundland, during the Years 1839 and 1840
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Excursions in and about Newfoundland, during the Years 1839 and 1840
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Joseph Beete Jukes
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| Series | Excursions in and about Newfoundland, during the Years 1839 and 1840 2 Volume Set |
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| Series part Volume No. |
Volume 2
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:374 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 21 |
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| Category/Genre | Historical geography |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108030908
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| Classifications | Dewey:971.801 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
1 Maps
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
11 May 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Joseph Beete Jukes (1811-1869) was a geologist who studied at Cambridge under the famous Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873) and eventually became a prominent member of the Geological Survey of Great Britain. In 1839, after many field expeditions in England, he was appointed to a survey of Newfoundland, a place about which he had until then been in 'utter ignorance'. The explorers failed to find the hoped-for mineral wealth they had been sent to prospect for, and returned to Britain. In 1841 Jukes joined the H.M.S. Fly as a naturalist for an upcoming expedition to chart the coasts of Australia and New Guinea. The Fly set sail for the Pacific in 1842, the year in which this two-volume account of Jukes' Newfoundland experiences was published. Volume 2 focuses mainly on Jukes' scientific observations, and includes descriptions of the island's natural history, geography and geology.
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