{"product_id":"travels-in-chile-and-la-plata-including-accounts-respecting-the-geography-geology-statistics-government-finances-agriculture-manners-and-customs-and-the-mining-operations-in-chile-paperback-9781108072953","title":"Travels in Chile and La Plata; Including Accounts Respecting the Geography, Geology, Statistics, Government, Finances, Agriculture, Manners and Customs, and the Mining Operations in Chile (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108072953","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTravels in Chile and La Plata\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIncluding Accounts Respecting the Geography, Geology, Statistics, Government, Finances, Agriculture, Manners and Customs, and the Mining Operations in Chile\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA celebrated Victorian account of travels and life in Chile and a rich source of botanical information on the country.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Miers (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108072953, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 May 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e554 pages, 9 b\/w illus.  4 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe botanist and mining engineer John Miers (1789–1879) published Travels in Chile and La Plata in 2 volumes in 1826. The work is an account of his travels and residence in Chile between 1818 and 1825 and his investigations into the cultural, political, geographical and botanical aspects of the country. Richly illustrated with maps and his own drawings, the work is most valuable for the data it contains from Miers' research into the plants and birds he found there, including drawings and descriptions of many species previously unknown to the West. Volume 1 also contains the main travel account of his journey from England to Chile, geographical descriptions of the places he explored there, and an account of his plans and negotiations to build a copper-refining plant. The work is a rich source of botanical information and offers an insight into Victorian perceptions of Chile.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. London to Buenos Ayres, and thence to Barranquitos\u003cbr\u003e 2. Barranquitos to Mendoza\u003cbr\u003e 3. Mendoza to Villa Vicencio\u003cbr\u003e 4. Areco to Barranquitos\u003cbr\u003e 5. Observations on the country between Buenos Ayres and Mendoza\u003cbr\u003e 6. Mendoza to Santiago\u003cbr\u003e 7. Mendoza to Santiago\u003cbr\u003e 8. Santiago to Valparaiso\u003cbr\u003e 9. Chile described\u003cbr\u003e 10. Chile described\u003cbr\u003e 11. Chile described\u003cbr\u003e 12. Chile described\u003cbr\u003e 13. India Chile.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266181648664,"sku":"9781108072953","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108072953i_6513cb78-1d62-4f17-ad0e-1d2d54167b13.jpg?v=1696748961","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/travels-in-chile-and-la-plata-including-accounts-respecting-the-geography-geology-statistics-government-finances-agriculture-manners-and-customs-and-the-mining-operations-in-chile-paperback-9781108072953","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}