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Travels in New Zealand: With Contributions to the Geography, Geology, Botany, and Natural History of that Country, Volume II

Travels in New Zealand: With Contributions to the Geography, Geology, Botany, and Natural History of that Country, Volume II

Ernst Dieffenbach

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Travel WritingEnvironmental StudiesRegional: West

ISBN10: 9353603501
ISBN13: 9789353603502
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 412
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.92 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Walk beside a Victorian naturalist as New Zealand emerges, raw and unvarnished, from the unknown. In Volume II of Ernst Dieffenbach's Travels in New Zealand, rigorous science and keen human observation combine in a richly detailed 19th century travelogue of the islands at a turning point. Every page still feels alive. Dieffenbach writes as physician, geologist, botanist and explorer, shaping a natural history travel narrative that ranges from volcanic landscapes and coastlines to forests and fern-clad valleys. His measured accounts of the geology of New Zealand and his careful new zealand botany study sit alongside portraits of Maori culture and society and candid impressions of colonial era New Zealand in the 1840s. At once a scientific exploration book and an intimate record of 1840s New Zealand exploration, it stands among the essential works of Victorian exploration literature and wider pacific exploration narratives. As both primary source and engrossing narrative, Travels in New Zealand, Volume II serves as a valuable resource for naturalists, armchair travellers, and New Zealand history students seeking first-hand testimony of a world in rapid change. Its blend of field science, ethnographic insight and vivid description makes it equally at home on the shelf of the casual reader and the serious classic-literature collector. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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