Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests

by Johann Jakob von Tschudi

The Work from which the present Volume is translated consists of extracts from the Author's Journal, accompanied by his recollections and observations. The absence of chronological arrangement will be sufficiently accounted for, when it is explained that the zoological investigations for which the journey was undertaken frequently required the Author to make repeated visits to one particular place or district, or to remain for a considerable time within the narrow circuit of a few miles; and sometimes to tr

Genres: Travel, History

372 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1852

Reviews

[Tentatively, Convenience · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of the oldest bks in my collection. The full title is "Travels in Peru, during the years 1838-1842, on the coast, in the Sierra, across the Corcilleras and the Andes, into the primeval forests." Flipping open to page 72 I find:

"Above all things the Limeñas pride themselves on the excessive smallness of their feet. Whether walking, standing, sitting, swinging in the hammock, or reclining on the sofa, the grand object invariably is to display to advantage the tiny foot."

I remember loaning this to a doctor to read when I was a research volunteer for a cholera study at the University of Maryland Hospital in downtown Baltimore. He thought the author was exaggerating his stories about encountering bandits. Contrarily, the bandits story seemed plausible enuf to me.

Anyway, as w/ "A Relation of Maryland", reading such old books is very educational, whereas reading the latest escapist novel most likely isn't.