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The West Indies And The Spanish Main

de Anthony Trollope

48,67€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Although the author Anthony Trollope (1815â€"82) enjoyed much success as a novelist, he was also a perceptive travel writer. This account of his voyage to the Caribbean - including stops in Jamaica, Cuba and Panama - was published in 1859, and provides a vivid picture of a diverse and fascinating region.
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Cuzco And Lima - A Journey To The Ancient Capital Of Peru, And A Visit To The Capital And Provinces Of Modern Peru

de Clements R. Markham

50,02€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Appearing in 1856 as his first publication on the topic, this is a lively and entertaining account of Clements Markham's travels through Peru to the city of Cuzco. His stay there allowed him to study the ruins and research the lost Inca civilisation, which he describes in detail.
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Travels In Brazil, In The Years 1817â€“1820 - Undertaken By Command Of His Majesty The King Of Bavaria

de C. F. P. Von Martius e Johann Baptist Von Spix

48,67€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Published in 1824, this two-volume English translation covers Spix and Martius's Brazilian expedition up to May 1818. As well as discussing the region's natural history, the work provides a valuable contemporary account of indigenous peoples and their customs, including observations on agriculture and industry.
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A Description Of Patagonia, And The Adjoining Parts Of South America - Containing An Account Of The Soil, Produce, Animals, Vales, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Etc. Of Those Countries

de Thomas Falkner

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 Thomas Falkner (1707â€"84), an English Jesuit missionary, lived for nearly forty years in South America. Originally published in 1774 and believed to have been used by Charles Darwin on board the Beagle, this is a first-hand account of the geography, customs and language of Patagonia and its peoples.
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History Of Brazil

de Robert Southey

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 Romantic poet Robert Southey (1774â€"1843) was poet laureate from 1813 to 1843. He was also a noted Portuguese scholar and between 1810 and 1819 published this influential three-volume work. Volume 1 begins with the discovery of Brazil by the Portuguese in 1500 and concludes in 1639.
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Last Rambles Amongst The Indians Of The Rocky Mountains And The Andes

de George Catlin

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 First published in 1868, this is the second of two children's books recounting the experiences of the painter George Catlin (1796â€"1872) among the native populations of North and South America. Written in an anecdotal style, the book explores indigenous history and folklore as well as outlining Catlin's ethnographical theories.
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Haytian Papers - A Collection Of The Very Interesting Proclamations, And Other Official Documents

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 Prince Sanders (1775â€"1839) was an African-American teacher who became an adviser to King Henri Christophe (1767â€"1820) of Haiti. This collection of laws and correspondence, published in 1816, was part of an attempt to show white Europeans that former slaves were capable of running their own country.
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The Geographical, Natural, And Civil History Of Chili

de Giovanni Ignazio Molina

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 Juan Ignacio Molina (1740â€"1829) was a Jesuit priest born in Chile who later lived in Italy. His 'natural and civil histories' of his homeland were published between 1782 and 1786, and translated into this two-volume English edition in 1809. Volume 2 covers the history of Chile's people.
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The Geographical, Natural, And Civil History Of Chili

de Giovanni Ignazio Molina

45,96€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Juan Ignacio Molina (1740â€"1829) was a Jesuit priest born in Chile who later lived in Italy. His 'natural and civil histories' of his homeland were published between 1782 and 1786, and translated into this two-volume English edition in 1809. Volume 1 covers the natural history of Chile.
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Narrative Of A Journey From Lima To Para, Across The Andes And Down The Amazon - Undertaken With A View Of Ascertaining The Practicability Of A Navigable Communication With The Atlantic, By The Rivers Pachitea, Ucayali, And Amazon

de Frederick Lowe e William Smyth

47,32€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 In 1834â€"5 two British naval officers travelled across the Andes and down the Amazon. Their objective was to explore the river Pachitea in Peru and evaluate its potential as a gateway to the Atlantic. This account, published in 1836, includes fascinating information about the indigenous peoples they encountered.
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Selections From The Works Of The Baron De Humboldt, Relating To The Climate, Inhabitants, Productions, And Mines Of Mexico

de Alexander von Humboldt

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 Humboldt was one of the most respected scientists of his time. His expeditions to the Americas produced often the first detailed scientific observations of these areas. In this 1824 volume, the mining engineer, John Taylor, brings together translations of works by Humboldt to focus on mining opportunities in Mexico.
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Unknown Mexico - A Record Of Five Years' Exploration Among The Tribes Of The Western Sierra Madre

de Carl Lumholtz

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 In 1903 the Norwegian ethnographer and explorer Carl Lumholtz (1851â€"1922) published this two-volume account of the five years he spent living among indigenous tribes in the remote mountains of north-west Mexico. Volume 1 focuses on his search for the Tarahumare people, who inhabited mountainside cave dwellings.
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A Historical And Descriptive Narrative Of Twenty Years' Residence In South America

de W. B. Stevenson

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 This three-volume work, published in 1825, describes W. B. Stevenson's colourful experiences in colonial Chile, Colombia and Peru as a traveller, a prisoner, a provincial governor and a revolutionary. It gives a dramatic account of society and culture in South America as the movement for independence from Spanish rule gathered pace.
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A Historical And Descriptive Narrative Of Twenty Years' Residence In South America

de W. B. Stevenson

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 This three-volume work, published in 1825, describes W. B. Stevenson's colourful experiences in colonial Chile, Colombia and Peru as a traveller, a prisoner, a provincial governor and a revolutionary. It gives a dramatic account of society and culture in South America as the movement for independence from Spanish rule gathered pace.
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Journal Of A Residence In Chile, During The Year 1822

de Maria Callcott

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 Part history, part civic reflection, consistently engaged with its subject, this 1824 work depicts one woman's immersion in the culture of post-independence Chile. The widely travelled writer Maria Graham (1785â€"1842), later Lady Callcott, considers Chile's past and what the future holds for the new nation and its citizens.
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A Voyage To South America - Describing At Large The Spanish Cities, Towns, Provinces, Etc. On That Extensive Continent

de Antonio De Ulloa

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 Antonio de Ulloa (1716â€"95) was a Spanish scientist who joined the French geodesic mission to South America between 1735 and 1744. These volumes contain the English translation of his description of South America (first published in 1758), in the fourth edition of 1806.
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A Voyage To South America - Describing At Large The Spanish Cities, Towns, Provinces, Etc. On That Extensive Continent

de Antonio De Ulloa

64,89€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Antonio de Ulloa (1716â€"95) was a Spanish scientist who joined the French geodesic mission to South America between 1735 and 1744. These volumes contain the English translation of his description of South America (first published in 1758), in the fourth edition of 1806.
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Personal Narrative Of Travels To The Equinoctial Regions Of The New Continent - During The Years 1799â€“1804

de Aime Bonpland e Alexander von Humboldt

48,67€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 The naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769â€"1859) travelled to South America in 1799. Five years of research there resulted in numerous publications. This seven-volume English translation of his Relation historique du voyage (1814â€"1825) appeared between 1814 and 1829. Volume 1 describes the expedition's departure and the Canary Islands.
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Personal Narrative Of Travels To The Equinoctial Regions Of The New Continent - During The Years 1799â€“1804

de Aime Bonpland e Alexander von Humboldt

90,58€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 The naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769â€"1859) travelled to South America in 1799. Five years of research there resulted in numerous publications. This seven-volume English translation of his Relation historique du voyage (1814â€"1825) appeared between 1814 and 1829. Volume 5 (1821) describes Humboldt's exploration of the Orinoco basin.
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Travels In Chile And La Plata - Including Accounts Respecting The Geography, Geology, Statistics, Government, Finances, Agriculture, Manners And Customs, And The Mining Operations In

de John Miers

64,89€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 John Miers' Travels in Chile (1826) is the account of his travels and residence in Chile between 1818 and 1825 and his investigations into the cultural, political, and geographical aspects of the country. It is a rich source for botanical information and offers an insight into Victorian perceptions of Chile.
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Travels In Chile And La Plata - Including Accounts Respecting The Geography, Geology, Statistics, Government, Finances, Agriculture, Manners And Customs, And The Mining Operations In

de John Miers

64,89€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 John Miers' Travels in Chile (1826) is the account of his travels and residence in Chile between 1818 and 1825 and his investigations into the cultural, political, and geographical aspects of the country. It is a rich source for botanical information and offers an insight into Victorian perceptions of Chile.
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Secret History - Or, The Horrors Of St. Domingo, In A Series Of Letters

de Mary Hassal

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 First published in 1808, this is a narrative by an American woman of her life in the French colony of St Domingo during, and after, the slave rebellion which evetually resulted in the independence of Haiti. The tone is anecdotal, but is an eyewitness account of a turbulent period.
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Dutch Guiana

de William Gifford Palgrave

36,50€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 William Gifford Palgrave (1826â€"1888) was a renowned traveller and Arabic scholar. This volume, first published in 1876, contains Palgrave's account of his visit to Dutch Guiana, now the South American country of Suriname, and provides fascinating information on the society and culture of this uniquely diverse country.
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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

de Robert Hermann Schomburgk

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 This 1840 work was the first detailed account of the colony of British Guiana. Schomburgk surveyed and helped determine its boundaries with Brazil and Venezuela, and explored the interior, discovering many new plant species. He also studied the native tribes, who were suffering from attacks by the Brazilians.
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