The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk, 1835-1844: The boundary survey, 1840-1844Peter Rivière Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 01/01/2006 - 266 páginas This is the second of a pair of volumes publishing the unedited full reports of Schomburgk's travels in Guiana between 1835 and 1844, previously available only in greatly abridged and heavily edited versions. After his explorations, he was appointed Her Majesty's Commissioner for Boundaries with the duty to survey the boundaries of British Guiana, hitherto undefined. His surveys between 1841 and 1843 consisted of three journeys. Schomburgk returned to London in 1844 and was knighted for his services. Here they are published in full, including the material censored by the Colonial Office, which mainly details abuses of the native population committed by Venezuelans and Brazilians. In an 'Epilogue' an account is provided of his later career. The volume also includes two appendices: a summary of the boundary disputes which arose as a result of Schomburgk's survey and a vocabulary of vernacular plant names. |
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Índice
1841 141 19 | 1 |
18421843 | 41 |
1843 | 115 |
Epilogue | 207 |
The Boundary Dispute | 219 |
The Works of Robert H Schomburgk | 229 |
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The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk, 1835-1844, Edição 2 Peter Rivière Visualização de excertos - 2006 |
The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk, 1835-1844, Edição 2 Peter Rivière Visualização de excertos - 2006 |
The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk, 1835-1844, Edição 2 Peter Rivière Visualização de excertos - 2006 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
Amacura Amerindian appeared arrived ascending August baggage Barima Barometer Bartika boats Botany boundary branches Brazilians British Guiana called camp canoes Canuku Cassada Cataract Chieftain Colonial Office colour commenced Corentyne corials Coxswain Cuyuni distance Essequibo expedition fall feet former genus Georgetown Goodall granite ground Guayana hammock height hills hour inches inhabitants Journal journey junction June latitude left bank Letter of Schomburgk London Macusi Indians Majesty's Majesty's Government Manari Maopityans miles morning mountains mouth night North o'clock observed Orinoco palm passed Pianoghottos Pirara plant procure provisions rain RBGK reached remarkable Richard Schomburgk Rio Branco Rio Negro Robert Schomburgk rocks Roraima Royal Geographical Society Rupununi Savannahs scarcely settlement small river Sororeng South species summit survey Takutu Taruma Thermometer Travels trees tribes tributary Tuarutu Venezuelan village vols Waikas Waini Wanamu Wapisianas Warao Warraus Watu Ticaba West wood