History of the Voyages and Discoveries Made in the North (translated from the German, with new and original map)
Dublin: Luke White and Pat. Byrne, 1786. HARDCOVER. 489pp plus index, small octavo, rebound with original leather boards with cloth tape repairs to corners and entire spine, missing ffep, hinge split at title page, no marks to the pages, foxing throughout, worn boards & edges, a rare book in Fair condition. Fair. Item #162997
Forster was a German Reformed pastor and naturalist of partially Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America. He is best known as the naturalist on James Cook's second Pacific voyage, where he was accompanied by his son Georg Forster. These expeditions findings became the bedrock of colonial professionalism and helped set the stage for the future development of anthropology and ethnology. They also laid the framework for general concern about the impact that alteration of the physical environment for European economic expansion would have on exotic societies. (Grove; Green Imperialism: Colonial Expansion, Tropical Island Edens and the Origins of Environmentalism, 1600–1860 pp 309–375.).
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