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Robert Hermann Schomburgk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Encyclopedia article about Schomburgk, Sir Robert Hermann. Information about Schomburgk, Sir Robert Hermann in the Columbia Encyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, computing dictionary. ... Knighted in 1844, Schomburgk was appointed British consul at Santo Domingo (1848) and at Bangkok (1857). He wrote books on...
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The controversy did not gain importance until Great Britain in 1841 had a provisional line (the Schomburgk Line) run. Discovery of gold in the region intensified the dispute. Great Britain refused to arbitrate concerning the settled area; ... Salisbury, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3d marquess of; Venezuela;
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A Description of British Guiana, geographical and statistical .. by Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk. Digital eBook - Digitized from 1840 volume Learn more ...
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The natural history of the fishes of Guiana by Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk eBook at the World's Largest eBook Store. Download eBooks and free samples ...
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As a result of the finely illustrated journey described here, Schomburgk suggested a border between Venezuela and Guiana, sent the Victoria Regia waterlily to England where it caused a sensation, and was awarded the RGS Gold Medal for his scientific work.
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He also drew the Schomburgk line frontier between British Guiana and Venezuela and Brazil (1841–43). ... His other books include The Natural History of the Fishes of Guiana (1843) and History of Barbados (1847). He edited Sir Walter Raleigh's Discoverie of Guiana (1848).
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Under the direction of the Royal Geographical Society he went on a trip of botanical and geographical exploration to British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1835. For the British government he later (1841–43) surveyed that colony, outlining the Schomburgk line, a boundary that played a prominent part in subsequent border...
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Schomburgk, Sir Robert Hermann - (shŏm´brk), 1804—65, English traveler and explorer, b. Germany. Under the direction of the Royal Geographical Society he went on a trip of botanical and... ... Yahoo! Education > Reference > Encyclopedia > Schomburgk, Sir Robert Hermann...
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AllRefer.com reference and encyclopedia resource provides complete information on Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk, Explorers, Travelers, And Conquerors. Includes related research links. ... You are here : AllRefer.com > Reference > Encyclopedia > Explorers, Travelers, And Conquerors > Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk;
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