Travels in South America, During the Years, 1819-20-21 2 Volume Paperback Set

Containing an Account of the Present State of Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Chile
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-1-108-03373-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 796 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 1102 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies

First published in 1825 and based on his diaries, this detailed two-volume account by Alexander Caldcleugh (1795–1858) of his experiences in Brazil, Buenos Aires, and Chile portrays a diverse and changing continent. London-born Caldcleugh was posted to South America in 1819 as private secretary to the British minister at the Portuguese royal court (based in Brazil 1808–21). Following that two-year mission, he returned to South America in 1829 and remained there until his death. Caldcleugh's book appealed to the avid interest of European readers in the 'New World'. It was well-received upon publication and in 1826 was translated into German. With its close attention to geography, geology, politics, economics, culture and society, and its descriptions of agriculture, gold mines and an adventurous crossing of the Andes, the book is at once a fine example of the nineteenth-century travel narrative and a document of colonial attitudes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Caldcleugh, Alexander

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte: Expeditionen & Entdeckungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volume 1: Preface; 1. Departure from England; 2. Climate; 3. Agriculture, maize, mandioca, sugar and coffee; 4. Population; 5. Departure for Buenos Ayres; 6. Province of Buenos Ayres; 7. Individual comfort, food, dress, and houses; 8. Revenue; 9. Departure from Buenos Ayres; 10. Mendoza; 11. Extent of Modern Chile; 12. State of Chilian agriculture. Volume 2: 13. The provisional constitution of Chile; 14. Departure from St. Jago; 15. Departure from St. Jago for Buenos Ayres; 16. Departure from La Punta de San Luiz; 17. Preparations for a journey to the gold mines; 18. Queluz; 19. Excursion to the gold mines of the Rio das Velhas; Appendix.