Extracts from a Journal, Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822 2 Volume Set
Seiten
2013
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-06548-1 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-06548-1 (ISBN)
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Naval officer Basil Hall (1788–1844) joined the Royal Navy at the age of thirteen and had postings around the globe. This is the two-volume revised 1824 third edition of his 1823 account relating to his final commission to South America and Mexico. Darwin later had it with him aboard the Beagle.
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. Volume 1 covers Hall's travels along the coasts of Chile and Peru. In Volume 2, he traces his journey from Peru to Ecuador, Panama and Mexico.
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. Volume 1 covers Hall's travels along the coasts of Chile and Peru. In Volume 2, he traces his journey from Peru to Ecuador, Panama and Mexico.
Volume 1: Preface; Advertisement to the second edition; Advertisement to the third edition; 1. Cape Horn and Chili; 2. Revolutions in Chili; 3. Peru; 4. Chili; 5. Coast of Peru; 6. Peru; 7. Colonial system of Spain; 8. South coast of Chili. Volume 2: 9. Chili; 10. Peru; 11. Payta and Lord Anson; 12. San Blas and Tepic; 13. Revolution in Mexico; 14. San Blas; Appendix.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.10.2013 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 145 x 220 mm |
| Gewicht | 950 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-06548-1 / 1108065481 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-06548-1 / 9781108065481 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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