Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara (Vol. 1-3)

Karl von Scherzer (1821-1903) was an Austrian explorer, diplomat and natural scientist. He began his working life as a printer, but after inheriting a fortune, Scherzer was able to travel extensively. Scherzer was a member of a scientific expedition traveling via the frigate Novara around the world. From that expedition he brought back enough cocoa leaves that Albert Niemann subsequently isolated ...