Cuzco and Lima - A Journey to the Ancient Capital of Peru, and a Visit to the Capital and Provinces of Modern Peru (Paperback)

Clements R. Markham (1830-1916) began his career in the Royal Navy, sailing to South America, learning Spanish, and participating in the Arctic search for Sir John Franklin. In 1852, determined to succeed as an explorer and geographer, he travelled to Peru and visited the site of the ancient city of Cuzco, previously little known in Europe. Published in 1856, this is Markham's lively account of his travels. In his description of arriving in Panama we see a picture of the mid-nineteenth-century eagerness to explore (or exploit) Latin America. Markham's stay in Cuzco allowed him ample time to study the ruins and research the lost Inca civilisation, and also gave him his introduction to the properties of the cinchona plant, a source of quinine, which he later returned to collect and introduce to India, as described in his 1862 Travels in Peru and India (also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection).

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
Release date:	November 2014
Authors:	Clements R Markham
Dimensions:	215 x 140 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	444
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-07878-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Promotions
LSN:	1-108-07878-8
Barcode:	9781108078788

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