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Excursions in and about Newfoundland, during the Years 1839 and 1840

Joseph Beete Jukes (1811-1869) was a geologist who studied at Cambridge under the famous Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873) and eventually became a prominent member of the Geological Survey of Great Britain. In 1839, after many field expeditions in England, he was appointed to a survey of Newfoundland, a place about which he had until then been in 'utter ignorance'. The explorers failed to find the hoped-for mineral wealth they had been sent to prospect for, and returned to Britain. In 1841 Jukes joined the H.M.S. Fly as a naturalist for an upcoming expedition to chart the coasts of Australia and New Guinea. The Fly set sail for the Pacific in 1842, the year in which this two-volume account of Jukes' Newfoundland experiences was published. Volume 2 focuses mainly on Jukes' scientific observations, and includes descriptions of the island's natural history, geography and geology.

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Excursions in and about Newfoundland, during the Years 1839 and 1840

Joseph Beete Jukes (1811-1869) was a geologist who studied at Cambridge under the famous Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873) and eventually became a prominent member of the Geological Survey of Great Britain. In 1839, after many field expeditions in England, he was appointed to a survey of Newfoundland, a place about which he had until then been in 'utter ignorance'. The explorers failed to find the hoped-for mineral wealth they had been sent to prospect for, and returned to Britain. In 1841 Jukes joined the H.M.S. Fly as a naturalist for an upcoming expedition to chart the coasts of Australia and New Guinea. The Fly set sail for the Pacific in 1842, the year in which this two-volume account of Jukes' Newfoundland experiences was published. Volume 2 focuses mainly on Jukes' scientific observations, and includes descriptions of the island's natural history, geography and geology.

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Excursions in and about Newfoundland, during the Years 1839 and 1840

Excursions in and about Newfoundland, during the Years 1839 and 1840

by Joseph Beete Jukes
Excursions in and about Newfoundland, during the Years 1839 and 1840

Excursions in and about Newfoundland, during the Years 1839 and 1840

by Joseph Beete Jukes

Overview

Joseph Beete Jukes (1811-1869) was a geologist who studied at Cambridge under the famous Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873) and eventually became a prominent member of the Geological Survey of Great Britain. In 1839, after many field expeditions in England, he was appointed to a survey of Newfoundland, a place about which he had until then been in 'utter ignorance'. The explorers failed to find the hoped-for mineral wealth they had been sent to prospect for, and returned to Britain. In 1841 Jukes joined the H.M.S. Fly as a naturalist for an upcoming expedition to chart the coasts of Australia and New Guinea. The Fly set sail for the Pacific in 1842, the year in which this two-volume account of Jukes' Newfoundland experiences was published. Volume 2 focuses mainly on Jukes' scientific observations, and includes descriptions of the island's natural history, geography and geology.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781108030908
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 05/11/2011
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Pages: 374
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

9. Difficulties with the House of Assembly; 10. Start for Bonavista Bay; 11. Expedition to Fogo Island, Toulinguet, and Exploits River; Natural history of Newfoundland; General report of the Geological Survey of Newfoundland during the years 1839 and 1840; Sketch of the physical geography of Newfoundland; Sketch of the geology of Newfoundland; Practical results.
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