Naturalist's and traveller's companion, the
Auteur :
Lettsom, John Coakley
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108076760
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2015
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
320 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Written by physician and philanthropist John Coakley Lettsom, and reissued in its 1779 third edition, this work provides the traveller with advice on collecting and preserving scientific specimens, and on pursuing intellectual investigations. It offers a fascinating insight into the approach and expectations of the educated traveller in the eighteenth century.