The Mediterranean

The Mediterranean PDF Author: William Henry Smyth
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Category : Mediterranean Region
Languages : en
Pages : 544

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The Mediterranean

The Mediterranean PDF Author: William Henry Smyth
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Pages : 544

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The Mediterranean

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The Mediterranean

The Mediterranean PDF Author: William Henry Rear Admiral Smyth
Publisher: Gale and the British Library
ISBN: 9781535813471
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The Mediterranean a Memoir Physical Historical and Nautical by William Henry Smyth

The Mediterranean a Memoir Physical Historical and Nautical by William Henry Smyth PDF Author: William Henry Smyth
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Languages : en
Pages : 544

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MEDITERRANEAN A MEMOIR PHYSICA

MEDITERRANEAN A MEMOIR PHYSICA PDF Author: W. H. (William Henry) 1788-1865 Smyth
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781363972814
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 538

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Mediterranean

The Mediterranean PDF Author: William Henry Smyth
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333187286
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 530

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Excerpt from The Mediterranean: A Memoir Physical, Historical, and Nautical The undertaking, though heavy, is nevertheless not wanting either in interest or importance: the Mediterranean Sea, so secondary in extent compared with others, being, per se, of vast surface, with many of its characteristics on the grandest scale. Besides, viewing it as the actual site where the intellectual culture to which we are most directly indebted was first developed, it cannot but be regarded for its portentous historical occurrences; nor will a sailor forget that it is the sea whereon the eets of Carthage, Greece, and Rome contended in fonner days, and those of Spain, France, 'italy, and England in later times. The grand object of travelling, ' said Dr. Johnson to General Paoli, 'is to see the shores of the Mediter ranean. On those shores were the four great empires of the world; the Assyrian, the Persian, the Greek, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle

The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle PDF Author:
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Languages : en
Pages : 738

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The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle... a Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs

The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle... a Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs PDF Author:
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Pages : 726

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The Nautical Magazine

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Category : Naval art and science
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Pages : 978

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The African Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1767–1820

The African Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1767–1820 PDF Author: Neil Chambers
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000965945
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 549

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This edition brings together in three fully edited volumes the correspondence and associated papers of Sir Joseph Banks regarding European and especially British exploration of Africa from 1767–1820, for the first time publishing this globally scattered material in one place, thereby revolutionizing its availability and understanding of the activities of a key figure who helped organize and publish a series of missions to penetrate the African interior, mainly from West Africa and by crossing the Sahara from Cairo and Tripoli. Banks was a founder in 1788 of the African Association, which mounted many of these missions, including those of Mungo Park to explore the River Niger, and J.L. Burkhardt exploring Syria, Arabia and Egypt. At the time, little was known about the African interior, its peoples, kingdoms and resources, and the aim of the African Association under Banks was to discover what lay there, to make contact with and study its societies, to map them and their lands and help establish trading links. Banks also maintained a lively correspondence with British diplomatic representatives in North Africa, such as James Mario Matra at Tangier and Henry Salt in Cairo, who were a rich source of news. Moreover, as unofficial director of the royal gardens at Kew he sent pioneering plant collectors to gather plants in South Africa, vastly boosting knowledge of this region’s important flora. At home, he corresponded with politicians, government officials, entrepreneurs, navigators, naturalists and campaigners like William Wilberforce about a great range of issues surrounding Africa. This work is multi-disciplinary and will stand alongside existing series of Banks’s correspondence published by Neil Chambers (Scientific Correspondence, 2007; Indian and Pacific Correspondence, 2007–14). It will appeal to scholars of African history in the Early Modern Period, to those studying exploration and collecting as well as those interested in natural history, the history of science, geography, cartography and the Enlightenment. An Introduction, detailed Calendar of Correspondents, Timelines for each volume and a comprehensive Index supplement the footnotes to nearly 800 documents included in this fascinating and comprehensive new series.