Excursions in and about Newfoundland during the years 1839 and 1840. Volume I

Issued in two volumes. Joseph Jukes, an English geologist, was appointed surveyor for Newfoundland in 1839 and spent 16 months in the colony. In Excursions, Jukes describes his travels around the island, including tales of the seal hunt, the people and customs he encountered, and observations on New...

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Main Author: Jukes, J. Beete (Joseph Beete), 1811-1869
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: John Murray 1842
Subjects:
Geology > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador > Description and travel
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:cns/14049 2023-12-31T10:11:36+01:00 Excursions in and about Newfoundland during the years 1839 and 1840. Volume I Jukes, J. Beete (Joseph Beete), 1811-1869 Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador 1839-1840; 19th Century 1842 x, 322 p. image/jpeg; application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/14049 eng eng John Murray London, England (71.2 MB) https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/ExcursionsVol1.pdf Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books FF 1013 J7 V.1 c. 1 Rare http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/14049 Centre for Newfoundland Studies Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies Geology--Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador--Description and travel Text Book 1842 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z Issued in two volumes. Joseph Jukes, an English geologist, was appointed surveyor for Newfoundland in 1839 and spent 16 months in the colony. In Excursions, Jukes describes his travels around the island, including tales of the seal hunt, the people and customs he encountered, and observations on Newfoundland's natural history and physical geography. He found Newfoundlanders to be "[a] simple, honest, industrious, good-natured and hospitable people, and [to] have the virtues of all hardy races exposed to the toils and dangers of an adventurous life" (vol. 1, p. 238).Volume one includes details of Jukes' excursions from his arrival in St. John's in April 1839 to April 1840. Continued by : CNS-B0041 (Jukes, Joseph. Excursions in and about Newfoundland during the years 1839 and 1840. Volume II. London, John Murray, 1842). Includes bibliographical references. Book Newfoundland Newfoundland studies Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic Geology--Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador--Description and travel
spellingShingle Geology--Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador--Description and travel
Jukes, J. Beete (Joseph Beete), 1811-1869
Excursions in and about Newfoundland during the years 1839 and 1840. Volume I
topic_facet Geology--Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador--Description and travel
description Issued in two volumes. Joseph Jukes, an English geologist, was appointed surveyor for Newfoundland in 1839 and spent 16 months in the colony. In Excursions, Jukes describes his travels around the island, including tales of the seal hunt, the people and customs he encountered, and observations on Newfoundland's natural history and physical geography. He found Newfoundlanders to be "[a] simple, honest, industrious, good-natured and hospitable people, and [to] have the virtues of all hardy races exposed to the toils and dangers of an adventurous life" (vol. 1, p. 238).Volume one includes details of Jukes' excursions from his arrival in St. John's in April 1839 to April 1840. Continued by : CNS-B0041 (Jukes, Joseph. Excursions in and about Newfoundland during the years 1839 and 1840. Volume II. London, John Murray, 1842). Includes bibliographical references.
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author Jukes, J. Beete (Joseph Beete), 1811-1869
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title Excursions in and about Newfoundland during the years 1839 and 1840. Volume I
title_short Excursions in and about Newfoundland during the years 1839 and 1840. Volume I
title_full Excursions in and about Newfoundland during the years 1839 and 1840. Volume I
title_fullStr Excursions in and about Newfoundland during the years 1839 and 1840. Volume I
title_full_unstemmed Excursions in and about Newfoundland during the years 1839 and 1840. Volume I
title_sort excursions in and about newfoundland during the years 1839 and 1840. volume i
publisher John Murray
publishDate 1842
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/14049
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1839-1840; 19th Century
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Newfoundland studies
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Newfoundland studies
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Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies
op_relation (71.2 MB) https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/ExcursionsVol1.pdf
Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books
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