Among the Boers; Or, Notes of a Trip to South Africa in Search of Health ... Illustrated.

Marc Notes: Facsimile of: Among the Boers; or, Notes of a trip to South Africa in search of health / John Nixon. London: Remington, 1880. Publisher Marketing: Title: Among the Boers; or, Notes of a trip to South Africa in search of health ... Illustrated. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Nixon, John; 1880. 322 p.; 8 . 10097.h.7. Contributor Bio:  Nixon, John After completing an MSc in welding technology at Cranfield Institute of Technology, John Nixon joined the Underwater Welding Group at Cranfield in 1975. He is currently Principal Research Officer at the Marine Technology Centre at Cranfield University. His main responsibility is the design and construction of specialized research welding and experimental systems for underwater welding. His other research interests include robotic welding, welding parameter logging and analysis for underwater systems. He is a Chartered Engineer and a SenMWeldl.