Wild life in the interior of Central America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19944492 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Byam (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1849 |
| Publication date | 1849-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Publisher | John W. Parker (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5962/bhl.title.83718 |
| OpenAlex | W608494408 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
QNE of the reasons that induced me to explore the Interior of Central America, was the report I had heard of the mineral riches contained in that country, and although the report partly proceeded from persons who had not been far from the coast, yet I heard enough to make me believe that in the high mountain regions of the interior many a rich virgin mine awaited the explorer.Another reason was, the spirit of adventure inherent in almost all Englishmen ; and a third was, the wish of returning home from Chili, where I was then residing, by some other route than B CENTRAL AMERICA.Cape Horn.A kind friend who commanded one of her Majesty's 18 gun sloops, offered me a passage to visit Mexico, and return with him home, via Cape Horn and Rio Janeiro ; but at that time an English gen- tleman, who owns a large sugar estate
Geography · Archaeology and Natural History · Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond · History · Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2004 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |