Extracts from a Journal, Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822 (Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies) (Volume 1)

Basil Hall

ISBN 10: 1108065473 / ISBN 13: 9781108065474

Published by Cambridge University Press 01/t /31 O, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Extracts from a Journal, Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822 (Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies) (Volume 1)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press 01/t /31 O
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108065473
• ISBN 13: 9781108065474
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Officer and author Basil Hall (1788–1844) joined the Royal Navy at the age of thirteen and saw service during the Peninsular War. His subsequent career involved extended journeys to the East Indies, the Far East and South America. During these postings - encompassing elements of exploration, diplomacy and scientific observation - he kept a journal, and from his notes he published successful accounts of his voyages. This two-volume work, first published in 1823 and reissued here in its revised 1824 third edition, recounts his travels and first-hand observations during his final commission to South America and Mexico in command of the Conway. Sensitive to both physical and human geography, Hall's travelogue gives readers a sense of the continent's natural and cultural diversity as well as its contemporary political turbulence. Darwin notably had the book with him aboard the Beagle. Volume 1 covers Hall's travels along the coasts of Chile and Peru.

Book Description

Naval officer Basil Hall (1788-1844) joined the Royal Navy at the age of thirteen and had postings around the globe. This is the two-volume revised 1824 third edition of his 1823 account relating to his final commission to South America and Mexico. Darwin later had it with him aboard the Beagle.