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For years readers have enjoyed Charles Waterton's intriguing book, Wanderings in South America, about his adventurous travels in Guiana, West Indies. Waterton, a famous English eccentric and naturalist, returned to England in 1821 from an expedition to Guiana, where he had collected hundreds of specimens of South American wildlife, all carefully preserved.
On a second expedition to Guiana he acquired the head of an amazing specimen he described as the "Nondescript," a fur-covered, manlike creature native to the South American jungle. Adding a touch of intrigue to this compelling narrative is the rumor that the Nondescript bears a startling resemblance to an overzealous customs inspector who had caused him so much grief upon his return in 1821. It is popular opinion that Waterton, in his own peculiar way, was literally trying to "make a monkey" out of an annoying tax collector.
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Naturalist and explorer CHARLES WATERTON (1782-1865) was born in Yorkshire, England, to a family eminent in the service of the state. In 1796, he pursued higher studies at Stonyhurst, where he developed his early passion for natural history. Determined to start exploring the hinterland of Guiana at intervals of four years, he made the four adventurous expeditions described in the well-known Wanderings in South America.
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1973
- ISBN 10 0192554050
- ISBN 13 9780192554055
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hardcover. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 230 pages. index, notes and many delightful illustrations of the creatures that Matthews found on his trips to South America. This book was very popular when it was first published. Even today it is a very extraordinary book about how people viewed South America long ago. Seller Inventory # 007214
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WANDERINGS IN SOUTH AMERICA, the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 and 1824, with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds and for cabinets of natural history. Edited with an introduction by L. Harrison Matthews.
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Wanderings in South America: the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 and 1824 with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds and for cabinets of natural history
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Condition: Very Good. xxvi, 230, 12 plates, text figs. . HB. Fine in price-clipped and slightly foxed d/w. Reprint of the first edition (1825) of Waterton's account of his travels in South America. [9780192554055]. Seller Inventory # S37486
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Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 and 1824 with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds and for cabinets of natural history
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