History and Description of the Crystal Palace, Tallis

Автор: Tallis
Название: History and Description of the Crystal Palace
ISBN: 1108026710 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108026710
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: This three-volume account of the 1851 Great Exhibition, first published the following year, describes the planning of the project, exhibits from machinery and fabrics to jewellery and exotic imports, and the event`s reception and influence. Volume 2 describes exhibits including toys, fabrics and printing for the blind, and assesses the influence of the Great Exhibition on art and science.

Автор: Tallis
Название: History and Description of the Crystal Palace
ISBN: 1108026702 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108026703
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: This three-volume account of the 1851 Great Exhibition, first published the following year, describes the planning of the project, exhibits from machinery and fabrics to jewellery and exotic imports, and the event`s reception and influence. Volume 1 describes the preparations for the exhibition and focuses particularly on the `foreign and colonial` departments and the decorative arts.

Автор: Aikin
Название: A Description of the Country from Thirty to Forty Miles round Manchester
ISBN: 1108075843 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108075848
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: The late eighteenth century saw Manchester and its surroundings undergo significant change. Historically valuable and illustrated with maps and plates, this classic 1795 work offers a detailed portrait of a region in the process of industrialisation. Karl Marx notably referred to the book in his writings.

Автор: Schomburgk
Название: A Description of British Guiana, Geographical and Statistical
ISBN: 110802405X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108024051
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: This 1840 work was the first detailed account of the colony of British Guiana. Schomburgk surveyed and helped determine its boundaries with Brazil and Venezuela, and explored the interior, discovering many new plant species. He also studied the native tribes, who were suffering from attacks by the Brazilians.

Автор: Wentworth
Название: A Statistical, Historical, and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales, and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen`s Land
ISBN: 1108039855 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108039857
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: W. C. Wentworth (1790-1872) was a politician, landowner and journalist who played a major part in the history of modern Australia. This book, first published in 1819, contains a vast amount of information about New South Wales and Tasmania, and describes their advantages for European immigrants.

Автор: Daubeny
Название: A Description of Active and Extinct Volcanos, of Earthquakes, and of Thermal Springs
ISBN: 1108072984 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108072984
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: This pioneering work of nineteenth-century geology was first published in 1826. This reissue is of the second, enlarged edition of 1848, which was updated in the light of publications by Darwin. It contains descriptions of many volcanic and earthquake-prone regions and sets out Daubeny`s influential theory of volcanic action.