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A Description of Patagonia, and the Adjoining Parts of South America - Containing an Account of the Soil, Produce, Animals, Vales, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, etc. of Those Countries (Paperback)
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A Description of Patagonia, and the Adjoining Parts of South America - Containing an Account of the Soil, Produce, Animals, Vales, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, etc. of Those Countries (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
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Thomas Falkner (1707 84), one-time pupil of both Richard Mead and
Isaac Newton, was an English Jesuit missionary who lived for nearly
forty years in South America until 1767, when he returned to
England following the Jesuits' expulsion from Cordoba. Originally
published in 1774 in the hope that it 'might be of some public
utility, and might also afford some amusement to the curious', this
is a first-hand description of Patagonia, believed to have been
consulted by Charles Darwin on board the Beagle. Illustrated with a
map drawn from the author's knowledge and experience, it is an
account of the dramatic physical geography of the area as well as
the customs, beliefs and language of its inhabitants. Falkner's
narrative ranges from a discussion of the virtues of American tea
(in certain particulars 'far excelling the tea of China') to a
detailed depiction of the role of wizards and rituals involving
demons.
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