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Testacea Atlantica. Or the Land and Freshwater Shells of the Azores, Madeiras, Salvages, Canaries, Cape Verdes, and Saint Helena

Door T. Vernon Wollaston

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Boeknummer	#228447
Titel	Testacea Atlantica. Or the Land and Freshwater Shells of the Azores, Madeiras, Salvages, Canaries, Cape Verdes, and Saint Helena
Auteur	Wollaston, T. Vernon
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London, Forgotten Books
Jaar van uitgave	2015
ISBN10	1332307825
ISBN13	9781332307821
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Reprint of the 1878 edition of L. Reeve & Co. in London
Samenvatting	Excerpt from Testacea Atlantica: Or the Land and Freshwater Shells of the Azores, Madeiras, Salvages, Canaries, Cape Verdes, and Saint Helena It is now exactly thirty years since I commenced to collect (in the autumn of 1847) the Land-Shells of the various outlying islands and rocks of the Madeiran Group; and although Insects, rather than Mollusca, formed at that time the main object of my researches, I was nevertheless enabled to add a considerable number of unmistakeably new species to the careful and elaborate catalogue which had previously been compiled by my excellent friend, and after-companion, the late Rev. R. T. Lowe. Not to mention the many explorations and encampments which I subsequently enjoyed in Mr. Lowe's company during four successive trips to the archipelago, the last of... (Lees verder) which occupied the summer of 1855, it was not until January of 1858 that the liberality of John Gray, Esq., gave me the first opportunity of turning my attention to the Canarian fauna. By a somewhat curious coincidence Mr. Lowe was at that particular time spending the winter in Teneriffe, so that Mr. Gray's yacht was generously placed at our disposal to visit the numerous islands of the widely-scattered Canarian Group; and, although Mr. Gray's sojourn was unexpectedly curtailed, I did not return to England until the following July, - and with the full intention, even then, of making a second expedition so soon as the necessary arrangements could be completed. This, fortunately, did not require long; for I again had a very profitable interval, from February to July of 1859, in the Canarian archipelago, - joined, as before, by Mr. Lowe. 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.
Pagina's	588
Conditie	Goed — Small wrinkle in front cover.
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