Masters of All They Surveyed: Exploration, Geography, and a British El Dorado
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (992 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0226081206 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 314 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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How did nineteenth-century Europeans turn areas they called terra incognita into bounded colonial territories? How did a tender-footed gentleman, predisposed to seasickness (and unable to swim), make his way up churning rivers into thick jungle, arid savanna, and forbidding mountain ranges, survive for the better part of a decade, and emerge with a map? What did that map mean?In answering these questions, D. Chronicling the British pursuit of the legendary El Dorado, Masters of All They Surveyed tells the fascinating story of geography, cartograph
Grover, Brigham Young Univ., Pleasant Grove, UT Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Burnett, who aimed to write a study on the history of science, examines the history of mapmaking and geography as it relates to the discovery and formation of the British Empire in this part of the Americas. This well-written and easy-to-follow study will be of value to collections on Latin America, the British Isles, and travel. Burnett (fellow, Ctr. Focusing on mid-1800s explorer Sir Robert H. Schomburgk, who under the auspices of the Royal Geographical Society explored and mapped a region that is now part of Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana, Burnett shows that the activities of Schomburgk and other explorers essentially determined the official boundaries of what became British Guiana. Mark L. . for Scholars and Writers, NYPL) has written a fascinating book on the early period of this former
Lawrence Duffy said The View From the Non-Expert. As an aficionado of the history of the British Empire, I found this book to be very informative and readable. Knowing nothing of the subject beforehand, being easy to read is important. The erudition of the author's style may intimidate some, but, in the end, it is precisely the element of the book w. "Masters of All That They Surveyed" according to A Customer. An interesting, well researched book about Robert Schomburgk's attempts to obtain a place for himself in history within the context of setting forth British Guiana's borders using the science and land surveying techniques available to him in the 19th century. The prose of book, however, is what nativ. Incredible Treatise Thoroughly appreciate owning this book as it contains well-researched information about the early 19th century perspective of British Guiana. I am particularly interested in the explorations and subsequent documentation/contributions of the Royal Geographical Society botanist.