Author

Publication

1996 - Chatto & Windus, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

69,000 words, Guess

Page Count

276 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing20610
  • Goodreads253471

Classifications

  • LCCQ115 .R18 1996
  • DDC508/.09/034

First Sentence

THE SYSTEMATIC CATALOGUING OF the world was a monumental undertaking.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryScientistsExpeditionsTravel writingScientific expeditionsGreat britain, history, victoria, 1837-1901Scientific expeditions -- History -- 19th century.

Places

Times

Other Editions

  • Bright paradise: Victorian scientific travellersChatto & Windus1996-01-01

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