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Travels in South America, during the Years, 1819-20-21 - Containing an Account of the Present State of Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Chile (Paperback)
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Travels in South America, during the Years, 1819-20-21 - Containing an Account of the Present State of Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Chile (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies, Volume 2
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First published in 1825 and based on his diaries, this two-volume
account by Alexander Caldcleugh (1795 1858) of his experiences in
Brazil, Buenos Aires, and Chile portrays a diverse and changing
continent. London-born Caldcleugh was posted to South America in
1819 as private secretary to the British minister at the Portuguese
royal court (based in Brazil 1808 21). Following that two-year
mission, he returned to South America in 1829 and remained there
until his death. Caldcleugh's book appealed to the avid interest of
European readers in the 'New World'. It was well-received upon
publication and in 1826 was translated into German. With its close
attention to geography, geology, politics, economics, culture and
society in the region, and its description of an adventurous
crossing of the Andes, the book is both a fine example of the
nineteenth-century travel narrative and a document of colonial
attitudes. Volume 2 focuses particularly on mining.
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