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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, etc for Cabinets of Natural History - Cambridge Library Collecti Charles Waterton
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, etc for Cabinets of Natural History - Cambridge Library Collecti
Charles Waterton
The naturalist Charles Waterton (1782–1865), whose family owned plantations in Demerara, travelled widely in South America and the Caribbean. This 1825 account of his expeditions, reissued here in its 1828 second edition, describes research on Amazonian poison, the capture of an enormous snake, and being attacked by vampire bats.
354 pages, 1 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 27, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9781108034159 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 354 |
| Dimensions | 142 × 216 × 22 mm · 490 g |
| Language | English |
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