| Summary: | 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 two contains details of the last leg of Jukes' excursions from April to November of 1840, his notes on Newfoundland's natural history, and his geological survey. Continues: CNS-B0040 (Jukes, Joseph. Excursions in and about Newfoundland during the years 1839 and 1840. Volume I. London, John Murray, 1842). -- Includes: General Report of the Geological Survey of Newfoundland, during the years 1839 and 1840 (vol. 2, p. [195]-354). Includes bibliographical references.
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