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Brotherton Collection7
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society1

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natural history9
voyages and travels6
scientific expeditions5
geology4
slavery3
science2
plant morphology2
physical geography2
indians of south america2
fuegians2

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South America38
Australia3
California3
Mexico2
Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)2
Siberia (Russia)1
Siberia1
West Indies1
United States1
Venezuela1

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People and organisationsCount
Bolivar, Simon, 1783-183017
Humboldt, Alexander Von (1769-1859)7
Darwin, Charles (1809-1882)4
Gerstacker, Friedrich (1816-1872)3
Bonpland, Aime (1773-1858)3
Bonpland, Aime3
Beagle Expedition (1831-1836)3
Ross, Thomasina3
Eyries, Jean Baptist Benoit (1767-1846)2
Macgillivray, William (1796-1852)2
Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of America during the years 1799-1804 (v.1)

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Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of America during the years 1799-1804 (v.2)

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Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of America during the years 1799-1804 (v.3)

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Narrative of the surveying voyages of his Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe (v.1)

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Narrative of the surveying voyages of his Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe (v.2)

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Narrative of the United States' Exploring Expedition, during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842

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The travels and researches of Alexander von Humboldt : being a condensed narrative of his journeys in the equinoctial regions of America, and in Asiatic Russia; together with analyses of his more important investigations

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Narrative of a journey round the world : comprising a winter-passage across the Andes to Chili, with a visit to the gold regions of California and Australia, the South Sea islands, Java, &c (v.1)

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Narrative of a journey round the world : comprising a winter-passage across the Andes to Chili, with a visit to the gold regions of California and Australia, the South Sea islands, Java, &c (v.2)

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Narrative of a journey round the world : comprising a winter-passage across the Andes to Chili, with a visit to the gold regions of California and Australia, the South Sea islands, Java, &c (v.3)

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The observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593 : reprinted from the edition of 1622

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Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world, under the command of Capt. Fitz Roy

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