Travel & Geography

The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury

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Julia Mary Cartwright


"This account of the Way trodden by the pilgrims of the Middle Ages through the South of England to the shrine of St. Thomas of Canterb…

Schetsen uit Amerika

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Charles Dickens


"Schetsen uit Amerika", een Nederlandse vertaling van "American Notes" (vertaler onbekend), is een reisverslag van Charl…

Piloting Directions for the Gulf of Finland

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John William Norie


Norie's series of piloting and sailing directions was something of a staple in the chart-room of 19th century British (and other) merchant v…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 06. June 1897

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National Geographic Society


The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the June Number.It includes the following articles:The Effects of Geographic Envir…

Travels in Brazil, Volume 1

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Henry Koster


A well-written and informative first-hand account of a young man's travels within Brazil during the period shortly before Brazil's independe…

Two Years in Oregon

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Wallis Nash


Wallis Nash was a British lawyer who visited Oregon and later emigrated with his family. His account covers a great breadth of description …

Our New Zealand Cousins

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James Inglis


A travelogue of a trip through New Zealand in 1885 with panegyric descriptions of the scenery, elucidations of the progress the country had …

The Land of the Broads

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Ernest Richard Suffling


The Broads area of Norfolk and Suffolk is in the East Anglian region of England. It is the location of Britain's third largest inland waterw…

Going Abroad? Some Advice

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Robert Luce


Going abroad for a holiday or business is always exciting, but we can only imagine how exciting it would have been in 1900 to board a steame…

Haiti: Its Dawn of Progress after Years in a Night of Revolution

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John Dryden Kuser


This book is part history and part travelogue, an account of a brief visit by a wealthy, white U.S. politician during a lamentable time in H…

American Scenery, Vol. 1

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Nathaniel Parker Willis


Although the focus of this book is the engravings depicting scenic sites of 19th century America, each is accompanied by a short description…

An Excursion to the Lakes in Westmoreland and Cumberland, August 1773

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William Hutchinson


In the summer of 1773, lawyer and antiquarian William Hutchinson set out from his home in County Durham on a tour of the English Lake Distri…

Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot

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Wilkie Collins


Two travellers, the writer of this book, and an artist friend who is the companion of his ramble, explored Cornwall together, on foot in the…

The British Isles and the Baltic States

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Frank G. Carpenter


Another in a long series by the author focusing on the British Isles and a few chapters on Germany, Poland and other countries of the Baltic…

Japan and Korea

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Frank G. Carpenter


Another fascinating volume in the author’s quest to travel the world. This time we are taken to Japan and Korea for an in-depth look at thei…

Notes on The Broads and Rivers of Norfolk and Suffolk

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Harry Brittain


The Broads area of Norfolk and Suffolk is in the East Anglian region of England. It is the location of Britain's third largest inland waterw…

Aljaska (Alaska) en de Canada-spoorweg

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Anonymous


Toeristisch verslag van een reis naar Canada en Alaska, in 1892 gepubliceerd in het tijdschrift "De Aarde en haar volken". We gaan…

Exeter

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Frederick W. Heath and Sidney Heath


Exeter, county town of Devon, is one of England's most historic cities with remains of the Roman occupation and medieval times still on view…

A First Year in Canterbury Settlement

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Samuel Butler


Samuel Butler travelled to the South Island of New Zealand in 1860, landing at Lyttleton, the main port for the Canterbury Settlement. Altho…

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