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Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet (Hardcover): William Henry Knight Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet (Hardcover)
William Henry Knight
R919 Discovery Miles 9 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.

Trip to the United States in 1887 (Hardcover): Charles Beadle Trip to the United States in 1887 (Hardcover)
Charles Beadle
R1,005 Discovery Miles 10 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Hamatli & Patriae (Paperback): Degiorgis Hamatli & Patriae (Paperback)
Degiorgis
R826 Discovery Miles 8 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Towards the Altar of a God Unknown - Liberian Notes (Paperback): Tribbioli Lodoli Towards the Altar of a God Unknown - Liberian Notes (Paperback)
Tribbioli Lodoli
R597 Discovery Miles 5 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Indians at Herod's Gate - A Jerusalem Tale (Hardcover): Navtej Sarna Indians at Herod's Gate - A Jerusalem Tale (Hardcover)
Navtej Sarna
R822 Discovery Miles 8 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Venice On Foot (Hardcover): Hugh A. Douglas Venice On Foot (Hardcover)
Hugh A. Douglas
R1,017 Discovery Miles 10 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

VENICE ON FOOT IONTE DEI PUCJW, AND THE CAMPANILE OK S. MARIA DEL CARMINE FROM IONTE S. IJAKNAUA CONTENTS CHAPTER PAflE I. NOTE TO THE READER i II. DIVISION OF THE CITY 8 III. PIAMA DI S. MARCO 12 IV. THE WALKS 22 V. WALK i 24 VI. WALK 2 51 VII. WALK 3 83 VIII. WALK SA 102 IX. WALK 4 122 X. WALK 5 144 XL WALK 6 169 XII. WALK 7 193 XIII, WALK 8 319 XIV. WALK 9 241 XV. WALK 10 .257 XVI. THE GRAND CANAL 272 XVII. DIRECT ROUTES .334 XVIII. NOBLE FAMILIES 343 . XIX. GENERAL NOTES 366 INDEX OF LOCALITIES 387 INDEX OF NAMES 415 vifi VENICE ON FOOT FACING PAGE CHURCH OF S. ZACCARIA 122 CAMPIELLO S. GAETANO 122 CHURCH OF S. Moisft 122 PALAZZO WIDMAN FROM PONTE DEL PIOVAN . . 132 SCUOLA DI S. FANTINO ATENEO VENETO . . .132 PALAZZO BENEDETTI, FROM PONTE PRIULI . . . 153 PALAZZO BEMBO 153 DOOR OF PALAZZO VAN AXEL 153 A BRIDGE WITHOUT A PARAPET 153 PALAZZO PESARO-PAPAFAVA 160 WELL IN THE GARDEN OF PALAZZO CONTARINI . . 160 CAMPO S. MARIA FORMOSA, PALAZZO RUZZINI-PRIULI TO PALAZZI DON 160 CHURCH OF S. MARIA DELLA SALUTE .... 169 PALAZZO MARCELLO .173 CASA MORO PONTE LUNGO 173 PALAZZO ARIANI 177 PALAZZO RIZZI 177 No. 2931 CAMPO S. MARGARITA Cl CORNER . . 185 PALAZZO FOSCARINI S. MARIA DEL CARMINE . . 185 CASA DELL ANGELO FROM PONTE DELL ANGELO . 194 PALAZZO SAGREDO 194 A QUIET CORNER FONDAMENTA DEL RIMEDIO . . 194 CASINO DEGLI SPIRITI 202 FRUIT STALL SALIZZADA S. FRANCESCO . . .202 PALAZZO PESARO ORFEI 232 PALAZZO PRIULI S. FELICE 232 FONDAMENTA CANNAREGIO OPPOSITE PALAZZO MAN FRIN 238 PALAZZO DUODO S. ANGELO 238 CAMPO S. MAURIZIO, PALAZZO MOLIN .... 249 CAMPO S. POLO, PALAZZO SORANZO, PALAZZO TIEPOLO 249 FROM PONTE DELLA VERONA, PALAZZO MORA, PALAZZO CONTARINI DEL BOVOLO 254 CAMPIELLO BARBARO, WITHBACK OF PALAZZO DARIO . 258 CAMPO S. Vio, PALAZZO LOREDAN, PALAZZO BARBARO 260 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix FACING PAGE SQUERO, AND CHURCH OP S. TROVASO FROM PONTE LUNGO 262 CLOISTERS OF S. STEFANO, WITH REMAINS OF FRES COES BY PORDENONE 262 PALAZZI CAVALLI AND BARBARO 278 PALAZZO LOREDAN DELL AMBASCIATORE . . .278 PALAZZO BARBARO, A CORNER OF THE GRAND SALON . 279 PALAZZI REZZONICO, GIUSTINIAN, AND FOSCARI . . 281 PALAZZI MICHIEL DALLE COLONNE AND MICHIEL DA BRUSA 293 PALAZZI MIANI-COLETTI AND CA DORO . . . 293 CANNAREOIO CHURCH OF S. GEREMIA, PALAZZO LABL 300 PALAZZI COCCINA-TIEPOLO AND BUSINELLO . . . 300 FROM THE STEAMER STATION S. ANGELO PALAZZO FOSCARI TO PALAZZO TIEPOLO .... 300 CHURCH OF S. MARCUOLA 300 END OF GRAND CANAL STEAMER STATION S. CHIARA 304 PALAZZI BARZIZZA AND AVOGADRO . . . .316 PALAZZI REZZONICO, BERNARDO, GIUSTINIAN AND FO SCARI 316 PALAZZI CAPELLO AND GRIMANI 318 PALAZZI TIEPOLO, PISANI-MORETTA AND BARBARIGO DELLA TERRAZZA 319 MAP OF WALK i 50, , 2 82 WALKS 3 AND 3A 120, , WALK 4 142 . 5 68 6 192 7 218 8 240 9 256 10 270 THE GRAND CANAL 332 VENICE ON FOOT CHAPTER I NOTE TO THE READER THE number of those who walk in Venice is in creasing every year and in the case of my own friends who have tried it, I have always found them so enthusiastic, and so anxious to see more of the less visited parts of the city, and the street life of the people, that feeling that this might also apply to others, I have thought it worth while to arrange a few walks, which, while including several points of interest not generally seen from a gondola, might, moreover, be of assistance in finding such places as the reader may wish to visit. The book is not in any way a guide to interiors ofbuildings, nor is it intended to compete with the excellent guide-books now extant its object being to assist those who wish to walk, and to answer such questions, as would probably be asked, when doing so for the first time...

Montule's Voyage to North America - And the West Indies in 1817 (Hardcover): Edouard De Montule Montule's Voyage to North America - And the West Indies in 1817 (Hardcover)
Edouard De Montule
R995 Discovery Miles 9 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The French traveler turns toward America, and travels widely, discussing America and its inhabitants more with broad swoops than geographical precision.

A Woman's Place in the World - An Anthology of Victorian Travel Narratives (Hardcover): Haley Ruffner A Woman's Place in the World - An Anthology of Victorian Travel Narratives (Hardcover)
Haley Ruffner
R1,241 Discovery Miles 12 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Prince of Wales - In Canada and the United States (Hardcover): John Woods Prince of Wales - In Canada and the United States (Hardcover)
John Woods
R1,030 Discovery Miles 10 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A London journalist follows royalty in his travels, mostly in the Mid-Atlantic, commenting on American commerce and industry, manners, and providing social anecdotes.

Men and Manners in America - (volume 1) (Hardcover): Thomas Hamilton Men and Manners in America - (volume 1) (Hardcover)
Thomas Hamilton
R1,027 Discovery Miles 10 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Scottish writer offers his perspective on America and its inhabitants. Apparently unapproving of a country lacking a royal family, he finds the Americans somewhat distressing but interesting.vol. 1 of 2

Mereness's Travels - In the American Colonies (Hardcover): Newton Mereness Mereness's Travels - In the American Colonies (Hardcover)
Newton Mereness
R1,061 Discovery Miles 10 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A compilation edited by Mereness; writings by Cuthbert Potter (1690), following through decades up to Col. Wm. Fleming in the 1780s.

Melish's Travels - Through the United States of America, in the Years 1806 & 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811 (Hardcover):... Melish's Travels - Through the United States of America, in the Years 1806 & 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811 (Hardcover)
John Melish
R1,055 Discovery Miles 10 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In order to provide a "living picture" of America and to entice his fellow countrymen to emigrate to the United States, John Melish published in 1812 his "Travels through the United States of America, in the years 1806 & 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811; including an account of passages betwixt America and Britain, and travels through various parts of Britain, Ireland, & Canada," a work that has come to be seen as an objective portrait of America in the early nineteenth-century. Born in Scotland, where he began his career in the textile industry, Melish visited the United States several times beginning in 1806, finally deciding to settle in Philadelphia in 1811. In the preface to this work, Melish notes: "as I have always considered books of travels to be very defective when unaccompanied by maps, I have spared no labour, nor expence [sic], to have a good set of maps to illustrate this work." These were Melish's first maps, and they formed the basis for his later career in cartography. Reinforcing his observations of the places he visited, these first-hand maps focused on cities, towns, or transportation hubs and included topography and information on local settlements and roads, predominantly covering the Mid-Atlantic and Mid-West. Considered to be some of the best local maps of the time, they were regularly updated with each publication. Melish's maps came to dominate the cartography industry in America, and he set the standard for future American map-makers.

Ross's Adventures - Of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810-1813 (Hardcover): Alexander Ross Ross's Adventures - Of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810-1813 (Hardcover)
Alexander Ross
R1,018 Discovery Miles 10 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

""Not an armchair narrative,"" Alexander Ross's ""Adventure's of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River"" describes a three-year period, between 1810 and 1813, during which Ross was a ""commercial adventurer"" as part of an expedition ""fitted out"" by John Jacob Astor with an aim to establishing the ""Pacific Fur Company."" Published in 1846, Ross's recollections of his adventures with Astor's company are supplemented with his experiences ""having spent fifteen years of my life traveling among the savage tribes west of the Rocky Mountains."" His narrative is full of descriptions of his encounters with Native Americans, as well as encounters between the members of the crew themselves. Describing the ""trials and misfortunes"" of these adventurers, providing an account of the trade and commerce of the region, and detailing ""Indian life,"" Ross's narrative ""embod ies} the history of the Pacific Fur Company"" and provides insight into the human and natural worlds that these explorers encountered.

Freedom's Rush - Tales from the Biker and the Beast (Hardcover): Kinn Foster, Foster Kinn Freedom's Rush - Tales from the Biker and the Beast (Hardcover)
Kinn Foster, Foster Kinn
R727 Discovery Miles 7 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
An Octopus in My Ouzo - Loving Life on a Greek Island (Paperback): Jennifer Barclay An Octopus in My Ouzo - Loving Life on a Greek Island (Paperback)
Jennifer Barclay 1
R302 R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Save R61 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Escape to the sunlight and colour of a wild island in the south Aegean. When Jennifer moves alone into the Honey Factory on a tiny Greek island, bringing a laptop, her hiking boots and plans for a peaceful life, she has no idea what surprises are in store. Diving into an exciting new life with a fisherman, she learns something every day. Joining the dancing at local festivals and helping at a cafe on the beach, surviving winter storms and finding a canine companion, she is faced with both challenges and rewards, and discovers that to become an island woman she must live small and think big.

Dixon's Personal Narrative of a Tour - Through a Part of the United States and Canada, with Notices of the History and... Dixon's Personal Narrative of a Tour - Through a Part of the United States and Canada, with Notices of the History and Institutions of Methodism in America (Hardcover)
James Dixon
R1,031 Discovery Miles 10 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A travelogue covering a wide range of North America (including Canada) focusing on the Methodist establishments in different regions.

Secret History of English Spas, The (Hardcover): Melanie King Secret History of English Spas, The (Hardcover)
Melanie King
R634 Discovery Miles 6 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

English spas have a long and steamy history, from the thermal baths of Aquae Sulis in Bath to the stews of Southwark, the elegant pump rooms of Cheltenham and Buxton to the Victorian mania for hydrotherapy and Turkish hammams. 'The Secret History of English Spas' is an informative but light-hearted social and cultural history of our obsession with drinking and bathing in spa waters. It tells the stories of the rich, the famous, the poor and the sick, all of whom visited spas in hopes of curing everything from infertility to leprosy and gonorrhoea. It depicts the entrepreneurs who promoted these resorts - often on the basis of the most dubious scientific evidence - and the riotous and salacious social life enjoyed in spa towns, where moral health might suffer even as bodies were cleansed and purged. And yet English spas also offered an ideal of civility and politeness, providing a place where social classes and sexes could mingle and enjoy refined entertainments such as music and dance - all part of the fashionable pastime referred to as 'taking the waters'.

A Ride to Khiva - Travels and Adventures in Central Asia (Hardcover): Frederick Burnaby A Ride to Khiva - Travels and Adventures in Central Asia (Hardcover)
Frederick Burnaby
R769 Discovery Miles 7 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Adventures in Morocco - From the Souks to the Sahara (Paperback): Alice Morrison Adventures in Morocco - From the Souks to the Sahara (Paperback)
Alice Morrison 1
R200 Discovery Miles 2 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

TV presenter, writer and adventurer Alice Morrison gives her own unique and personal insight into Morocco, the place she's made her home. When Alice Morrison headed out to Morocco, it was to take on one of the most daunting challenges: to run in the famous Marathon des Sables. Little did she expect to end up living there. But once she settled in a flat in Marrakech, she was won over by the people, the spectacular scenery and the ancient alleyways of the souks. Soon she was hiking over the Atlas mountains, joining nomads to sample their timeless way of life as they crossed the Sahara desert, and finding peace in a tranquil oasis. Despite more than 10 million tourists coming to Morocco each year, there are remarkably few books about its people, their customs and the extraordinary range of places to visit, from bustling markets to vast, empty deserts. Alice makes sure she samples it all, and as she does she provides a stunning portrait of a beautiful country. As a lone woman, she often attracts plenty of curiosity, but her willingness to participate - whether thigh deep in pigeon droppings in a tannery or helping out herding goats - ensures that she is welcomed everywhere by a people who are among the most hospitable on the planet. Alice came to fame with her BBC2 series Morocco to Timbuktu, and now she joins the ranks of great travel writers who can bring a country vividly to life and instantly transport the reader to a sunnier place. If you're thinking of going to Morocco, or you want to recall your time there, Adventures in Morocco is the ideal book.

Nuttall's Journal - Of Travels Into the Arkansa Territory October 2, 1818 - February 18, 1820 (Hardcover): Thomas Nuttall Nuttall's Journal - Of Travels Into the Arkansa Territory October 2, 1818 - February 18, 1820 (Hardcover)
Thomas Nuttall
R1,023 Discovery Miles 10 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Thomas Nuttall was a self-educated botanist who came to the United States from Liverpool in 1808. This 1821 work is the only surviving complete journal of one of his many American scientific explorations. Covering his travels in Arkansas and what is now Oklahoma from October, 1818-February, 1820, the Journal follows Nuttall's route from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, down the Ohio River to its mouth, then down the Mississippi River to the Arkansas Post, and up the Arkansas River with a side trip to the Red River. Filled with valuable details on the plants, animals, and geology of the region, as well as penetrating observations of the resident native tribes, the military establishment at Fort Smith, the arrival of the first governor of Arkansas Territory, and the beginnings of white settlement, this is a valuable source of information regarding the land and people in the areas of the Louisiana Purchase.

English Sportsman - In the Western Prairies (Hardcover): Grantley Berkeley English Sportsman - In the Western Prairies (Hardcover)
Grantley Berkeley
R1,035 Discovery Miles 10 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Changing Places - Travels in a Vanishing World (Hardcover): Jeff Appelquist Changing Places - Travels in a Vanishing World (Hardcover)
Jeff Appelquist
R627 Discovery Miles 6 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Men and Manners in America - (volume 2) (Hardcover): Thomas Hamilton Men and Manners in America - (volume 2) (Hardcover)
Thomas Hamilton
R1,027 Discovery Miles 10 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Scottish writer offers his perspective on America and its inhabitants. Apparently unapproving of a country lacking a royal family, he finds the Americans somewhat distressing but interesting. vol. 2 of 2

Notes on New York - San Francisco, and Old Mexico (Hardcover): Frank Green Notes on New York - San Francisco, and Old Mexico (Hardcover)
Frank Green
R1,002 Discovery Miles 10 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A diary originally published in the Wakefield (KS?) Herald. Cranky observations on liquor laws, dining habits, and service. The trip west is mostly done by train, with less commentary on places gone than service on the train. P. 84: "Nature seems to have chosen California as a safety valve for all the nasty tasting water she could not provide for elsewhere."

The Path to Rome (Hardcover): Hilaire Belloc The Path to Rome (Hardcover)
Hilaire Belloc
R731 Discovery Miles 7 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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