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Rough Notes Taken during some Rapid Journeys across the Pampas and among the Andes
Häftad, 2009
455 kr
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Sir Francis Bond Head (1793-1875) known as 'Galloping Head', was a soldier who later served as lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, but who was dismissed from his post when rebellion broke out there in 1837. Before this, he had tried unsuccessfully to set up a mining company in Argentina. It is …
A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro, with an Account of the Native Tribes, and Observations on the Climate, Geology, and Natural History of the Amazon
Häftad, 2010
797 kr
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A friend of Charles Darwin and a social activist respected by John Stuart Mill, Alfred R. Wallace (1823-1913) was an outstanding nineteenth-century intellectual. Wallace, renowned in his time as the co-discoverer of natural selection, was a young schoolteacher when he began his exciting career as …
A Voyage up the River Amazon
Including a Residence at Pará
Häftad, 2010
468 kr
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William H. Edwards (1822-1909) was an American entomologist and naturalist whose work made a significant contribution to scientific study. First published in 1847, this is Edwards' personal account of his famous expedition to the Amazon basin. It relates his voyage from New York, short residence in …
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
Av Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Genaro García
Häftad, 2010
720 kr
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Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492-1584) was a foot soldier in the army of Mexico's conqueror Hernán Cortés, and participated in the campaigns that led to the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521. This 1928 translation of his journals derives from the 1904 edition by the Mexican historian Genaro García - …
Historia Verdadera de la Conquista de la Nueva España
Av Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Genaro García
Häftad, 2010
803 kr
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Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492-1584) was a foot soldier in the army of Mexico's conqueror Hernán Cortés. The first edition of his True History of the Conquest of New Spain (as it was entitled in a later English translation) was published in Madrid in 1632 from a manuscript copy sent to Spain …
Historia Verdadera de la Conquista de la Nueva España
Av Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Genaro García
Häftad, 2010
803 kr
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Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492-1584) was a foot soldier in the army of Mexico's conqueror Hernán Cortés. The first edition of his True History of the Conquest of New Spain (as it was entitled in a later English translation) was published in Madrid in 1632 from a manuscript copy sent to Spain …
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil, and Residence There, During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823
Häftad, 2010
804 kr
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The daughter of a naval officer, throughout her life Maria Graham (later Callcott) combined her passion for adventure with a diligent attention to scholarship and self-improvement. A talented linguist, children's author, travel writer and self-confessed 'tomboy', by the time Journal of a Voyage to …
The World's Cane Sugar Industry
Past and Present
Häftad, 2010
670 kr
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H. C. Prinsen Geerligs (b.1864) was a Dutch microbiologist and Director of the Sugar Experiment Station in Java, an important research centre at the heart of the sugar industry. A leading expert in the production of sugar and the workings of the international market, Geerligs presents a detailed …
The West Indies
The Natural and Physical History of the Windward and Leeward Colonies
Häftad, 2010
720 kr
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Sir Andrew Halliday (1782-1839) served as a surgeon in the Peninsular War, and then as a royal physician. In 1832 he was appointed Inspector of Hospitals in the West Indies until ill-health forced his return to Scotland. During his time there he collected the information for this work, published in …
The History of Barbados
Comprising a Geographical and Statistical Description of the Island; a Sketch of the Historical Events since the Settlement; and an Account of its Geology and Natural Productions
Häftad, 2010
1017 kr
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Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk (1804-1865) was a German-born surveyor and traveller. In 1835-1839 he explored British Guiana for the Royal Geographical Society, and in 1840 he was appointed to define its boundaries with Brazil. Knighted for his work, he then visited Barbados for the Barbados General …
Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840-1844
In Auftrag Sr. Mäjestat des Königs von Preussen
Häftad, 2010
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Richard Schomburgk (1811-1891) accompanied his brother Robert Hermann Schomburgk on his mission to survey the boundary of British Guiana (his account is also reissued in this series). Richard was commissioned by the Prussian government to find new flora, fauna and ethnographical specimens for the …
Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840-1844
In Auftrag Sr. Mäjestat des Königs von Preussen
Häftad, 2010
797 kr
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Richard Schomburgk (1811-1891) accompanied his brother Robert Hermann Schomburgk on his mission to survey the boundary of British Guiana (his account is also reissued in this series). Richard was commissioned by the Prussian government to find new flora, fauna and ethnographical specimens for the …
Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840-1844
In Auftrag Sr. Mäjestat des Königs von Preussen
Häftad, 2010
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Richard Schomburgk (1811-1891) accompanied his brother Robert Hermann Schomburgk on his mission to survey the boundary of British Guiana (his account is also reissued in this series). Richard was commissioned by the Prussian government to find new flora, fauna and ethnographical specimens for the …
The English in the West Indies
Or, The Bow of Ulysses
Häftad, 2010
636 kr
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James Anthony Froude was one of the foremost Victorian historians in England, though he was often controversial and opinionated, especially towards Catholicism. His biography of Carlyle in 1884, with his emphasis on Carlyle's weaknesses as well as his brilliance, caused lasting offence to many. He …
A Description of British Guiana, Geographical and Statistical
Exhibiting its Resources and Capabilities, Together with the Present and Future Condition and Prospects of the Colony
Häftad, 2010
413 kr
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Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk (1804-1865) was a German-born surveyor and traveller. In 1835-1839 he explored British Guiana for the Royal Geographical Society. In 1840 he was appointed to define its boundaries with Brazil, as Brazilian encroachments were wiping out native tribes. His report to the …
Dutch Guiana
Häftad, 2010
468 kr
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William Gifford Palgrave (1826-1888) was a renowned traveller and Arabic scholar. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1846 he received a lieutenant's commission in the 8th Bombay Regiment of native infantry, but he converted to Roman Catholicism, and settled in Syria as a missionary …
An Account of the Present State of the Island of Puerto Rico
Häftad, 2010
586 kr
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George Dawson Flinter (d. 1838) served in the British army, before working for the Spanish crown. In both capacities he spent time in the West Indies, and was well placed to write about the region, and compare the different colonies. He published a report on slavery in Puerto Rico in Spanish in …
Secret History
Or, the Horrors of St. Domingo, in a Series of Letters
Av Mary Hassal
Häftad, 2010
459 kr
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Leonora Mary Hassal Sansay (b. 1781), also known as Mary Hassal, was U.S. Vice-President Aaron Burr's niece. This work, first published in 1808, takes the form of a series of letters to her uncle, describing the events which she witnessed between 1802 and 1805 in the French colony of St Domingo, …
Present State of the Spanish Colonies
Including a Particular Report of Hispañola, or the Spanish Part of Santo Domingo
Häftad, 2011
590 kr
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William Walton (?1783-1857) was British agent at Santo Domingo (Haiti), one of the two states on the island of Hispaniola, over which the British had briefly fought with the French before it proclaimed its independence in 1804. Returning to England in 1809 he began to write on Spanish and South …
Present State of the Spanish Colonies
Including a Particular Report of Hispañola, or the Spanish Part of Santo Domingo
Häftad, 2011
586 kr
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William Walton (?1783-1857) was British agent at Santo Domingo (Haiti), one of the two states on the island of Hispaniola, over which the British had briefly fought with the French before it proclaimed its independence in 1804. Returning to England in 1809 he began to write on Spanish and South …
Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España
Av Bernardino de Sahag-n, Carlos Maria de Bustamante
Häftad, 2011
636 kr
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Friar Bernardino Sahag-n was in 1529 one of the first Catholic missionaries to the Aztecs. During his sojourn in Mexico he came to speak Nahuatl (the native language) fluently and to understand the Aztec culture, customs, religion and infrastructure intimately. He compiled the largest and most …
Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España
Av Bernardino de Sahag-n, Carlos Maria de Bustamante
Häftad, 2011
720 kr
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Friar Bernardino Sahag-n was in 1529 one of the first Catholic missionaries to the Aztecs. During his sojourn in Mexico he came to speak Nahuatl (the native language) fluently and to understand the Aztec culture, customs, religion and infrastructure intimately. He compiled the largest and most …
Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España
Av Bernardino de Sahag-n, Carlos Maria de Bustamante
Häftad, 2011
619 kr
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Friar Bernardino Sahag-n was in 1529 one of the first Catholic missionaries to the Aztecs. During his sojourn in Mexico he came to speak Nahuatl (the native language) fluently and to understand the Aztec culture, customs, religion and infrastructure intimately. He compiled the largest and most …
Researches, Concerning the Institutions and Monuments of the Ancient Inhabitants of America, with Descriptions and Views of Some of the Most Striking Scenes in the Cordilleras!
Häftad, 2011
687 kr
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Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an internationally respected scientist and explorer whose meticulous approach to scientific observation greatly influenced later research. He travelled the world, once staying at the White House as a guest of Thomas Jefferson, and is commemorated in the many …
Researches, Concerning the Institutions and Monuments of the Ancient Inhabitants of America, with Descriptions and Views of Some of the Most Striking Scenes in the Cordilleras!
Häftad, 2011
619 kr
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Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an internationally respected scientist and explorer whose meticulous approach to scientific observation greatly influenced later research. He travelled the world, once staying at the White House as a guest of Thomas Jefferson, and is commemorated in the many …
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent
During the Years 1799-1804
Av Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland
Häftad, 2011
619 kr
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The Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most famous explorers of his generation. Charles Darwin called him 'the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived'. In 1799, Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland secured permission from the Spanish crown for a voyage to …
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent
During the Years 1799-1804
Av Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland
Häftad, 2011
519 kr
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The Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most famous explorers of his generation. Charles Darwin called him 'the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived'. In 1799, Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland secured permission from the Spanish crown for a voyage to …
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent
During the Years 1799-1804
Av Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland
Häftad, 2011
803 kr
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The Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most famous explorers of his generation. Charles Darwin called him 'the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived'. In 1799, Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland secured permission from the Spanish crown for a voyage to …
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent
During the Years 1799-1804
Av Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland
Häftad, 2011
821 kr
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The Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most famous explorers of his generation. Charles Darwin called him 'the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived'. In 1799, Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland secured permission from the Spanish crown for a voyage to …
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent
During the Years 1799-1804
Av Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland
Häftad, 2011
1115 kr
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The Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most famous explorers of his generation. Charles Darwin called him 'the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived'. In 1799, Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland secured permission from the Spanish crown for a voyage to …
