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Reis Door Noord Amerika, Parts 1-2 (1772)

Reis Door Noord Amerika, Parts 1-2 (1772)

Pehr Kalm

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Kessinger Publishing
Año de edición:
2009
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Antologías (no poéticas)
ISBN:
9781120024244
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Reis Door Noord Amerika is een boek in twee delen geschreven door Pehr Kalm in 1772. Het boek beschrijft de reis van Kalm door Noord-Amerika tussen 1748 en 1751, waarbij hij verschillende delen van het continent verkende en de flora, fauna en geologie van de regio bestudeerde. In het eerste deel beschrijft Kalm zijn reis van Zweden naar Noord-Amerika en zijn aankomst in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Vervolgens beschrijft hij zijn reis door de kolonies van Pennsylvania, New Jersey en New York, waarbij hij verschillende planten en dieren observeert en beschrijft. In het tweede deel beschrijft Kalm zijn reis naar Canada, waarbij hij Quebec, Montreal en andere delen van de regio verkent. Hij beschrijft ook de levensstijl en gewoonten van de inheemse bevolking en de Franse kolonisten in het gebied. Het boek bevat ook illustraties van de planten en dieren die Kalm tijdens zijn reis heeft waargenomen. Reis Door Noord Amerika is een belangrijk historisch document en een waardevolle bron van informatie over de flora, fauna en geologie van Noord-Amerika in de 18e eeuw.This Book Is In Dutch.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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