{"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-9781108072960","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) 9781108072960","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\"\u003e9781108072960, 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\"\u003e572 pages, 8 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.2 cm, 0.72 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 2 also gives an account of Chile's political and economic history; its religion and culture; its trade, agriculture and mining; and contains an appendix listing the plants and animals he examined. The work is both a rich source for geographical and 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\"\u003e14. Political history of Chile\u003cbr\u003e 15. Political history of Chile\u003cbr\u003e 16. Political history of Chile\u003cbr\u003e 17. Political history of Chile – government\u003cbr\u003e 18. Finance\u003cbr\u003e 19. Religion, morals, manners, and customs of the Chilenos\u003cbr\u003e 20. Trade, commerce, manufactures, weights and measures\u003cbr\u003e 21. Agriculture, tenures\u003cbr\u003e 22. Mines, mining\u003cbr\u003e 23. Mines, mining\u003cbr\u003e 24. The Indians\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\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":46266181583128,"sku":"9781108072960","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108072960i_491ebb55-1da4-4cfe-afd4-226f559304c2.jpg?v=1696748954","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-9781108072960","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}