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1. Hortus Veitchii: a history of the rise and progress of the nurseries of Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, together with an account of the botanical collectors and hybridists employed by them and a list of the most remarkable of their introductions

Creator/Contributor:
Veitch, James H., creator
Creation Date:
1906
Subjects:
James Veitch & Sons--History
Horticulture--History
Nurseries (Horticulture)--England--London--History
Horticulture--Great Britain
Plant collectors
Gardening--Great Britain

2. A journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, in the years 1808-1809: in which is included, some account of the proceedings of His Majesty's mission, under Sir Harford Jones, Bart. K.C., to the court of the king of Persia

Creator/Contributor:
Morier, James Justinian, 1780?-1849, creator
Creation Date:
1812
Subjects:
Iran--Description and travel
Armenia--Description and travel
Turkey--Description and travel
Middle East--Description and travel
Iran--Antiquities
Iran--Politics and government

3. A new account of East India and Persia: John Fryer's East India and Persia: Fryer's East India and Persia: being nine years' travels, 1672-1681

Creator/Contributor:
Fryer, John, -1733, creator
Crooke, William, 1848-1923
Creation Date:
1909-1915
Subjects:
India--Discovery and exploration--British
Iran--Discovery and exploration--British

4. The depths of the ocean: a general account of the modern science of oceanography based largely on the scientific researches of the Norwegian steamer Michael Sars in the North Atlantic

Creator/Contributor:
Murray, John, Sir, 1841-1914, creator
Hjort, Johan, 1869-1948
Appellöf, Jakob Johan Adolf, 1857-1921
Gran, H. H. (Haakon Hasberg), 1870?-1955
Helland-Hansen, Bjørn, 1877-
Hjort, Johan, 1869-1948, author.
Helland-Hansen, Bjørn, 1877-1957
Michael Sars (Steamer)
Creation Date:
1912
Subjects:
"Michael Sars" North Atlantic Deep-sea Expedition (1910)
Oceanography
Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

5. An explanation of the gnomonic projection of the sphere and of such points of astronomy as are most necessary in the use of astronomical maps: being a description of the construction and use of the larger and smaller maps of the stars, as also of the six maps of the earth

Creator/Contributor:
De Morgan, Augustus, 1806-1871, creator
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Creation Date:
1836
Subjects:
Stars--Atlases
Astronomy--Observers' manuals
Map projection

6. Notes by a naturalist on the "Challenger": being an account of various observations made during the voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" round the world, in the years 1872-1876, under the commands of Capt. Sir G.S. Nares, R.N., K.C.B., F.R.S., and Capt. F.T. Thomson, R.N

Creator/Contributor:
Moseley, H. N. (Henry Nottidge), 1844-1891, creator
Macmillan & Co, publisher.
Challenger Expedition (1872-1876)
Creation Date:
1879
Subjects:
Challenger (Ship : 1872-1876)
Challenger Expedition (1872-1876)
Natural history
Voyages around the world--19th century
Natural History

7. The sea-side book: being an introduction to the natural history of the British coasts

Creator/Contributor:
Harvey, William H. (William Henry), 1811-1866, creator
Yarrell, William, 1784-1856
Creation Date:
1857
Subjects:
Marine biology--Great Britain
Natural history--Great Britain
Fishes

8. The natural history of Aleppo: containing a description of the city, and the principal natural productions in its neighbourhood : together with an account of the climate, inhabitants, and diseases, particularly of the plague

Creator/Contributor:
Russell, Alexander, 1715?-1768, creator
Ehret, Georg Dionysius, 1708-1770, dln
Russell, Patrick, 1727-1805
Creation Date:
1794
Subjects:
Epidemiology--Early works to 1800
Ethnology--Syria--Early works to 1800
Medicine, Arab
Natural history--Syria--Aleppo--Early works to 1800
Plague--Early works to 1800
Plague--Syria--Early works to 1800
Natural history--Syria--Aleppo--Pre-Linnean works
Aleppo (Syria)
Aleppo (Syria)--Early works to 1800
Natural History
History, 18th Century
Plague
Epidemiology
Anthropology, Cultural
Medicine, Arabic
Plague--epidemiology
Syria

9. The Nile basin: Lake Tanganyika: Discovery of the source of the Nile: Captain Speke's Discovery of the source of the Nile : a review: Captain Speke's discovery of the source of the Nile: Part I. Showing Tanganyika to be Ptolemy's western lake reservoir : a memoir read before the Royal Geographic Society, November 14, 1864 : with prefatory remarks: Ptolemy's westerm lake-reservoir of the Nile

Creator/Contributor:
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890
Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)
Creation Date:
1864
Subjects:
Speke, John Hanning--Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile
Nile River--Description and travel
Africa, Central--Description and travel

10. Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., K.B., P.R.S: Journal of Sir Joseph Banks: during Captain Cook's first voyage in H.M.S. Endeavour in 1768-71 to Terra del Fuego, Otahite, New Zealand, Australia, the Dutch East Indies, etc

Creator/Contributor:
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820, creator
Hooker, Joseph Dalton, 1817-1911
Creation Date:
1896
Subjects:
Banks, Joseph--Diaries
Endeavour (Ship)
Voyages around the world
Natural history--Oceania
Voyages around the world--Early works to 1800
Oceania--Discovery and exploration
Indonesia--Discovery and exploration
Southern Cone of South America--Discovery and exploration
Australia--Discovery and exploration
New Zealand--Discovery and exploration
Oceania--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800
Natural History

11. The naturalist on the river Amazons: Bates' River Amazons: a record of adventures, habits of animals, sketches of Brazilian and Indian life, and aspects of nature under the equator, during eleven years of travel

Creator/Contributor:
Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892, creator
Clodd, Edward, 1840-1930
Creation Date:
1892
Subjects:
Bates, Henry Walter
Indians of South America--Brazil
Natural history--Amazon River Valley
Amazon River Valley--Description and travel
Brazil--Description and travel
Indians, South American
Anthropology
Indians, South American--history
Travel
Travel--19th Century--Brazil
Brazil

12. The eastern Libyans, loose photographs accompanying Tozzer copy: an essay

Creator/Contributor:
Bates, Oric, 1883-1918, creator
Creation Date:
1914
Subjects:
Ethnology--Africa, Northeast
Libyans
Africa, Northeast--Civilization

13. Biologia Centrali-Americana, or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America Archaeology: Biologia Centrali-Americana: Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America: Archaeology

Creator/Contributor:
Maudslay, Alfred Percival, 1850-1931, creator
Goodman, J. T.
Godman, Frederick Du Cane, 1834-1919
Salvin, Osbert, 1835-1898
Griggs, William, 1835-1911
Hunter, Ada.
Greve, W., lithographer.
Purkiss, W., lithographer.
Richardson, Francis B., former owner.
Autotype Company
Boussod, Valadon & Cie
Goupil & Cie
Hanhart (Lithographers)
Creation Date:
1889-1902
Subjects:
Mayas--Antiquities
Mayan languages--Writing
Maya calendar
Inscriptions, Mayan
Central America--Antiquities
Mexico--Antiquities
Indians, North American

14. Sikhim & Bhutan: Sikhim and Bhutan: twenty-one years on the north-east frontier, 1887-1908

Creator/Contributor:
White, J. Claude (John Claude), 1853-1918, creator
Creation Date:
1909
Subjects:
White, J. Claude (John Claude)
Sikkim (India)--Discovery and exploration--British
Bhutan--Discovery and exploration--British
Sikkim (India)--Description and travel
Bhutan--Description and travel

15. Coral and atolls: their history, description, theories of their origin both before and since that of Darwin, the influence of winds, tides and ocean currents on their formation and transformations, their present condition, products, fauna and flora

Creator/Contributor:
Jones, F. Wood (Frederic Wood), 1879-1954, creator
Creation Date:
1910
Subjects:
Coral reefs and islands--Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands

16. The polar world: Arctic and Antarctic regions: a popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe

Creator/Contributor:
Hartwig, G. (Georg), 1813-1880, creator
Creation Date:
1886
Subjects:
Arctic peoples
Natural history--Polar regions
Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration
Antarctica--Discovery and exploration

17. The threshold of the unknown region

Creator/Contributor:
Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir, 1830-1916, creator
Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, publisher.
Creation Date:
1876
Subjects:
Nares, George S. (George Strong)
Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876.
Alert (Ship)
Discovery (Ship)
British Arctic Expedition (1875-1876)
Whaling--Arctic regions
Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--History
Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration
Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--Chronology

18. The Antarctic manual for the use of the expedition of 1901

Creator/Contributor:
Murray, George, 1858-1911
Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir, 1830-1916
Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)
British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1904)
Creation Date:
1901
Subjects:
Scientific expeditions--Antarctica--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Natural history--Antarctica
Geophysics--Antarctica
Antarctica
Antarctica--Bibliography

19. Narrative of discovery and adventure in Africa: Discovery and adventure in Africa: from the earliest ages to the present time : with illustrations of the geology, mineralogy and zoology

Creator/Contributor:
Jameson, Robert, 1774-1854, creator
Wilson, James, 1795-1856
Murray, Hugh, 1779-1846
Wilson, James, 1795-1856, author.
Murray, Hugh, 1779-1846, author.
Creation Date:
1830
Subjects:
Natural history--Africa
Africa--Discovery and exploration
Africa--Description and travel

20. Manual of the natural history, geology and physics of Greenland and the neighbouring regions: Instructions suggested by the Arctic Committee of the Royal Society for the use of the expedition

Creator/Contributor:
Jones, T. Rupert (Thomas Rupert), 1819-1911
Tower, Joseph Tuckerman, 1897-1931, former owner.
Boas, Franz, 1858-1942, former owner.
Great Britain, Admiralty.
Royal Society, Arctic Committee.
Creation Date:
1875
Subjects:
Scientific expeditions--Arctic regions--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Natural history--Arctic regions--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Natural history--Arctic regions
Greenland

21. The telescope: a familiar sketch, combining a special notice of objects coming within the range of a small telescope, with a detail of the most interesting discoveries which have been made with the assistance of powerful telescopes, concerning the phenomena of the heavenly bodies

Creator/Contributor:
Ward, Mary, 1827-1869, creator
Creation Date:
1870
Subjects:
Astronomy--Popular works
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