Описание: The East India Company`s resident at Baghdad, Claudius James Rich (1786/7-1821) travelled from 1820 in Kurdistan and beyond. An important record of the region`s geography, culture and archaeology, this two-volume work was edited by his widow and published in 1836. Volume 2 includes coverage of Nineveh, Shiraz and Persepolis.
Описание: The writer and translator Anne Plumptre (1760-1818) published this three-volume description of three years` residence in France in 1810. Volume 3 describes Plumptre`s travels through western France on her way home, and ends with a long section on the character and deeds of Napoleon, and his effect on France.
Описание: The writer and translator Anne Plumptre (1760-1818) published this three-volume description of three years` residence in France in 1810. In Volume 2, Plumptre is based at Marseilles, and describes both the city and its recent history during the Reign of Terror; she then travels to Aix-en-Provence.
Описание: The writer and translator Anne Plumptre (1760-1818) published this three-volume description of three years` residence in France in 1810. Volume 1 describes her stay in Paris (where she was accidentally locked in the ruins of the Bastille at nightfall), and her journey to Marseilles via Lyons.
Описание: This bibliography provides a source for reviews of the state-sponsored Parisian exhibitions of painting and sculpture (Salons) held during the period 1699-1827. It includes an extensive list of references, each presented in a standard format with titles, dates and ordering codes based upon the holdings of the Bibliotheque nationale in Paris.
Описание: David Douglas (1799-1834) was a highly influential Scottish botanist and plant collector. He discovered thousands of new species including the Douglas fir, and introduced over 200 species to Britain. His journal remained unpublished until this 1914 edition, which also includes contemporary reports of Douglas` mysterious death in Hawaii.
Описание: 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.
Описание: 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.
Описание: 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.
Описание: After years of painting Native Americans and accumulating their artefacts, American artist George Catlin (1796-1872) took his collection to Europe. He recalls the experience in this two-volume account, published in 1848. In Volume 1, he focuses on London, where he introduced visiting Native Americans to Queen Victoria.
Автор: Cobbett Название: A Year`s Residence in the United States of America ISBN: 1108032702 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108032704 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6970.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Here reissued in its 1819 second edition, this 1818 book by the political reformer William Cobbett (1763-1835) describes a year he spent farming on Long Island after fleeing England. Analysing the climate, soil, crops and economics, Cobbett disputes claims that the mid-West is an ideal destination for British emigrants.
Описание: The East India Company`s resident at Baghdad, Claudius James Rich (1786/7-1821) travelled from 1820 in Kurdistan and beyond. An important record of the region`s geography, culture and archaeology, this two-volume work was edited by his widow and published in 1836. Volume 1, containing a biographical sketch, focuses on Kurdistan.
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