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John Mawe

1764–1829

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1802–1830 across 35 dated works

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Travels in the interior of Brazil particularly in the gold and diamond districts of that country : by authority of the Prince Regent of Portugal : including a voyage to the Rio de La Plata, and an historical sketch of the revolution of Buenos Ayres : illustrated with engravings1812
Travels in the interior of Brazil particulary in the gold and diamond districts of that country, by authority of the prince regent of Portugal : including a voyage to the Rio de la Plata and an historical sketch of the revolution of Buenos Ayres : illustrated with engravings1812
A treatise on diamonds and precious stones, including their history--natural and commercial: To which is added, some account of the best methods of cutting and polishing them.1813
A treatise on diamonds and precious stones: including their history -- natural and commercial; to which are added the best methods of cutting and polishing them.1815

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A treatise on diamonds and precious stones: including their history -- natural and commercial; to which are added the best methods of cutting and polishing them.1815
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Familiar lessons on mineralogy and geology explaining the easiest methods of discriminating metals, earths, and rocks ... to which is added a practical description of the use of lapidaries' apparatus, shewing and describing the method of cutting, slitting, and polishing precious stones, pebbles, agates, etc. ...1821
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The voyager's companion, or shell collector's pilot: with insructions and directions where to find the finest shells; also for preserving the skins of animals, and the best methods of catching and preserving insects, etc., etc., etc.1821
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World's First Shell Collecting Guide from 1821: John Mawe's "The Voyager's Companion or Shell Collector's Pilot"2003
With Jeffrey D. Stilwell, Western Australian Museum.
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The Linnaean system of conchology ...1823
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Familiar lessons on mineralogy and geology: explaining the easiest methods of discriminating metals, earths, and rocks ... to which has been added a practical description of the use of the lapidarys' apparatus.1821
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Travels in the interior of Brazil with notices on its climate, agriculture, commerce, population, mines, manners, and customs : and a particular account of the gold and diamond districts : including a voyage to the Rio de La Plata1822
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A treatise on diamonds, and precious stones, including their history. Natural and commercial1823
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A treatise on diamonds and precious stones, including their history--natural and commercial: To which is added, some account of the best methods of cutting and polishing them.1813
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Instructions for the use of the blow-pipe, and chemical tests, with additions and observations derived from the recent publication of Professor Berzelius1825
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Travels in the interior of Brazil particulary in the gold and diamond districts of that country, by authority of the prince regent of Portugal : including a voyage to the Rio de la Plata and an historical sketch of the revolution of Buenos Ayres : illustrated with engravings1812
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Familiar lessons on mineralogy and geology ... To which is added a practical description of the use of the lapidary's apparatus. Explaining the methods of slitting and polishing pebbles1826
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Travels in the interior of Brazil, particularly in the gold and diamond districts of that country ...: including a voyage to the Rio de la Plata, and an historical sketch of the revolution of Buenos Ayres.1816
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The voyager's companion or, Shell collector's pilot, with instructions and directions where to find the finest shells; also for preserving the skins of animals; and the best methods of catching and preserving insects, &c. &c1825
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Travels in the gold and diamond districts of Brazil: describing the methods of working the mines, the natural productions, agriculture, and commerce, and the customs and manners of the inhabitants: to which is added a brief account of the process of amalgamation practised in Peru and Chili1825
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The Linnæan system of conchology: describing the orders, genera, and species of shells arranged into divisions and families : with a view to facilitate the student's attainment of the science1823
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Travels in the interior of Brazil particularly in the gold and diamond districts of that country : by authority of the Prince Regent of Portugal : including a voyage to the Rio de La Plata, and an historical sketch of the revolution of Buenos Ayres : illustrated with engravings1812
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Travels in the interior of Brazil with notices on its climate, agriculture, commerce, population, mines, manners, and customs: and a particular account of the gold and diamond districts1822
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Voyages dans l'interieur du Brésil, particulièrement dans les districts de l'or et du diamant, faits avec l'autorisation du Prince Régent de Portugal, en 1809 et 1810 Contenant aussi un voyage au Rio-de-la-Plata, et un essai historique sur la révolution de Buenos-Ayres1816
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Familiar Lessons on Mineralogy and Geology: To which is Added a Practical Description of the Use ...1826
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Familiar lessons on mineralogy and geology ... To which is added a practical description of the use of the lapidary's apparatus1830
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Voyages dans l'intérieur du Brésil particulièrement dans les districts de l'or et du diamant, faits avec l'autorisation du Prince Régent de Portugal, en 1809 et 1810 ; contenant aussi Un voyage au Rio-de-la-Plata, et un essai historique sur la révolution de Buenos-Ayres1816
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Viaggio nel interno del Brasile: e particolarmente nei distretti dellʹoro e dei diamanti, fatto nel 1809-10 ...1817
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John Mawe's ...1816
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