The Naturalist on the River Amazon: A Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and...

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Henry Walter Bates

The Naturalist on the River Amazon

A Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects...

Henry Walter Bates

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English

Cambridge University Press
20 July 2009

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; History of engineering & technology

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology

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First published in 1863, this is a first-hand account of Henry Walter Bates' eleven-year expedition to the river Amazon in 1848, during which he discovered some eight thousand species unknown to the natural sciences. Written in the first person, it records the astonishing range of natural life in the regions traversed by the Amazon and its tributaries. Describing his adventures south of the equator, Bates takes the reader through Pará, Tocantins, Cametá, Marajó, Caripí, Obydos, Manos, Santarem, Tapajos, and Ega, descriptively cataloguing the rich vegetation, aboriginal population, and wondrous birds, animals and insects of these regions. More than just a scientist's log, the work that took Bates three years to complete was considered by Darwin to be 'the best work of natural history travels ever published in England.' This third edition of the book (1873) also contains numerous illustrations by the noted zoologist Joseph Wolf.

By: Henry Walter Bates
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9781108001632
ISBN 10: 1108001637
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology
Pages: 412
Publication Date: 20 July 2009
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active