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Hakluyt Society, Third Ser.: Sir Joseph Banks, Iceland and the North Atlantic 1772-1820 / Journals, Letters and Documents by Anna Agnarsdóttir (2016, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHakluyt Society
ISBN-101908145145
ISBN-139781908145147
eBay Product ID (ePID)221361211
Product Key Features
Number of Pages682 Pages
Publication NameSir Joseph Banks, Iceland and the North Atlantic 1772-1820 / Journals, Letters and Documents
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
SubjectCultural Heritage, Modern / 19th Century, Environmentalists & Naturalists, Europe / Great Britain / General, Regional
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNature, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorAnna Agnarsdóttir
SeriesHakluyt Society, Third Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2.1 in
Item Weight64.1 Oz
Item Length9.9 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2015-029924
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Ash and cod have long dominated foreigners' notions of Iceland. While other countries' ships fished the well-stocked seas, naturalists found the island's glacial ice and volcanic fire fascinating. First-hand information was scarce; some even wrote the island's natural history without ever going there. The first British survey was led by Joseph Banks in 1772. At a key moment in the invention of romantic aesthetics and in North Atlantic politics, Banks' journals and letters offer a gripping story of science and travel. They are now available in the Hakluyt Society's fine edition."- Simon Schaffer, History Today
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal508.092
Table Of ContentContents: Preface; Introduction: Banks and Iceland; Textual introduction; Introduction to the journals; The Iceland journal of Sir Joseph Banks I: from 12 July 1772 to 6 September 1772; The Iceland journal of Sir Joseph Banks II; The Iceland journal of James Roberts; Calendar of letters and documents; The Iceland correspondence and documents of Sir Joseph Banks, 1772-1820; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
SynopsisSir Joseph Banks was one of the great figures of Georgian England, best known for participating as naturalist in Cook's Endeavour voyage (1768-71), as a patron of science and as the longest-serving President of the Royal Society (1778-1820). This volume brings together all Banks's papers concerning Iceland and the North Atlantic, scattered in repositories in Britain, the United States, Australia and Denmark, and most published here for the first time. A detailed introduction places them in historical context.
LC Classification NumberQH31.B19S57 2016
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