Author: BEEBE, William. Title: The Arcturus adventure. An account of the New York Zoological Society's first Oceanographic expedition.
Description: New York & London, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926.Original green cloth, top edge gilt. With 76 plates (7 in colours). XIX,439 pp.First edition, published by the Knickerbocker Press. - In 1925, the American biologist Charles William Beebe (1877 - 1962) set out on a second Galápagos expedition, The Arcturus Oceanographic Expedition. His exploration of the Galapagos and Cocos Islands is an example of a scientific exploration and adventure.
Keywords: America Galapagos Islands
Price: EUR 247.50 = appr. US$ 268.99 Seller: Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NVvA/ILAB)
- Book number: 36739