Category Archives: Geography

A Memoir of Gabriel Beranger

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Cambridge Library Collection

Yes, folks, the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes strikes again! This time it was Ireland rather than England that got the benefit of Louis XIV’s intolerance, albeit after an indirect journey via the Netherlands. Gabriel Beranger (1729–1817) was, as … Continue reading →

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Alas, Poor Dodo!

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Cambridge Library Collection

Imagine the poor creature, minding its own business on the island of Mauritius for countless millennia, and then wiped out in the course of the seventeenth century, apparently because of human intervention in a previously uninhabited island. Not only were … Continue reading →

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Old CLC’s Weather Almanack

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

The mining engineer Richard Inwards (1840–1937) was a widely travelled man. We have reissued two of his books: The Temple of the Andes (1884) and the second edition (1893) of Weather Lore. The former work records a visit made almost … Continue reading →

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The Naturalist’s and Traveller’s Companion

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

John Coakley Lettsom (1744–1815) seems to have been a nice sort of man. Born the son of a Quaker plantation owner in the Virgin Islands, he was sent to England at the age of six to be educated, and was … Continue reading →

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Cocoa: All About It

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

‘”Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents”, grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. “It’s so dreadful to be poor!” sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress. …’ No need to cancel this Christmas, however, though it is a blow … Continue reading →

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