Traverse surveys and the geographical construction of British Guiana, 1803-1844
This thesis examines the geographical construction of the colony of British Guiana, with emphasis on the early years of British rule: 1803-1844. I focus on the work of several explorers who made traverse surveys in the region. My aim is to understand both what they did and how what they did helped t...
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University of Cambridge
1997
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.597126 |