Excerpt from Life and Nature Under the Tropics, or Sketches of Travels Among the Andes, and on the Orinoco, Rio Negro, and Amazons
The expedition is under deep indebtedness to the Smithsonian Institution, which provided instruments for making meteorological observations, and secured transportation of collections, besides giving essential aid in other ways.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This exploration adventure tells the story of two ambitious young scientists and their joint expedition through the relatively unknown tropical regions of South America along the Amazon River and the Andes Mountains. The author duo craft a thorough examination of the region's geography, the flora and fauna of the areas they visited, and the people they encountered along the way. The narrative treats readers to firsthand accounts of their experiences with the challenges and wonders of travel in the 19th century, from the sublime to the perilous. A unique opportunity to gain insight into the hardships, triumphs, and perspectives of scientific expeditions of the past. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781333600495_0
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