Buch, Englisch, 390 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 549 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
Buch, Englisch, 390 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 549 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
ISBN: 978-1-108-06589-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Officer and author Basil Hall (1788-1844) joined the Royal Navy at the age of thirteen and saw service during the Peninsular War. His subsequent career involved extended journeys to the East Indies, the Far East and South America. During these postings - encompassing elements of exploration, diplomacy and scientific observation - he kept a journal, and from his notes he published successful accounts of his voyages. This two-volume work, first published in 1823 and reissued here in its revised 1824 third edition, recounts his travels and first-hand observations during his final commission to South America and Mexico in command of the Conway. Sensitive to both physical and human geography, Hall's travelogue gives readers a sense of the continent's natural and cultural diversity as well as its contemporary political turbulence. Darwin notably had the book with him aboard the Beagle. In Volume 2, Hall traces his journey from Peru to Ecuador, Panama and Mexico.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historische Geographie, Landkarten & Atlanten
Weitere Infos & Material
9. Chili; 10. Peru; 11. Payta and Lord Anson; 12. San Blas and Tepic; 13. Revolution in Mexico; 14. San Blas; Appendix.
