Journal of a Voyage to Peru, a Passage Across the Cordillera of the Andes, in the Winter of 1827, Performed on Foot in the Snow, and a Journey Across the Pampas. [With Plates.].
Title | Journal of a Voyage to Peru, a Passage Across the Cordillera of the Andes, in the Winter of 1827, Performed on Foot in the Snow, and a Journey Across the Pampas. [With Plates.]. PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Brand (Lieut., R.N.) |
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Pages | 346 |
Release | 1828 |
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Journal of a Voyage to Peru: a Passage Across the Cordillera of the Andes, in the Winter of 1827, Performed on Foot in the Snow ; and a Journey Across the Pampas. By Lieut. Chas. Brand, R.N.
Title | Journal of a Voyage to Peru: a Passage Across the Cordillera of the Andes, in the Winter of 1827, Performed on Foot in the Snow ; and a Journey Across the Pampas. By Lieut. Chas. Brand, R.N. PDF eBook |
Author | R. N. Brand |
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Pages | 346 |
Release | 1828 |
Genre | Peru |
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Journal of a Voyage to Peru
Title | Journal of a Voyage to Peru PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Brand |
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Pages | 402 |
Release | 1828 |
Genre | Andes |
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A British naval officer's evocative account of a stormy winter crossing of the Andes he made by mule and by foot in 1827. Brand travelled to Peru via Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. His journal comments on Rio's slave market (pp 12-15), the botanical gardens and social life (including a detailed description of the imperial family), Pampa Indians, ladies of Santiago de Chile and Lima, a bullfight at Mendoza, the black washerwomen of Buenos Aires, South American houses, etc. He also visited the Juan Fernandez islands. The appendix comprises detailed climatic observations and critical observations and critical reports of Andean posthouses.
Journal of a Voyage to Peru
Title | Journal of a Voyage to Peru PDF eBook |
Author | Chas Brand |
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Pages | 384 |
Release | 2015-07-21 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9781331962397 |
Excerpt from Journal of a Voyage to Peru: A Passage Across the Cordillera of the Andes, in the Winter of 1827, Performed on Foot in the Snow; And a Journey Across the Pampas The following sheets contain a narrative of my journey across the Continent of South America, in the month of August, 1827; and my return by the same route in the month of December following. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO PERU
Title | JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO PERU PDF eBook |
Author | CHAS BRAND |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
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ISBN | 9781033622889 |
The London Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc
Title | The London Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc PDF eBook |
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Pages | 852 |
Release | 1828 |
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Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, &c
Title | Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, &c PDF eBook |
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Pages | 848 |
Release | 1828 |
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