Travels in Chile and La Plata Including Accounts Respecting Geography, Geology, Statistics,

Klappentext A celebrated Victorian account of travels and life in Chile and a rich source of botanical information on the country. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. London to Buenos Ayres, and thence to Barranquitos; 2. Barranquitos to Mendoza; 3. Mendoza to Villa Vicencio; 4. Areco to Barranquitos; 5. Observations on the country between Buenos Ayres and Mendoza; 6. Mendoza to Santiago; 7. Mendoza to Santiago; 8. Santiago to Valparaiso; 9. Chile described; 10. Chile described; 11. Chile described; 12. Chile described; 13. India Chile.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Miers, Miers John
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 19.05.2011
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia della cultura; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9781108072953
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07295-3
• Numero di pagine: 554
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies > Volume 1; Travels in Chile and La Plata
• Categorie: Chile, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, HISTORY / Historical Geography, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, TRAVEL / South America / Chile & Easter Island, Classic Travel Writing, Historical Geography