Travel & Geography

Carpenter's World Travels: From Tangier to Tripoli

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Frank G. Carpenter


Author's account of travels through Algeria, Tunisia, Tripoli and the Sahara Desert with stories about the people, climate, industry and cul…

The Story of Sitka

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Clarence Leroy Andrews


The Author recounts life in the great northwest in Sitka, Alaska "Sitka of the Russians" a century ago with insights into Sitka's …

The "Falcon" on the Baltic

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Edward Frederick Knight


A coasting voyage boyage in a small yacht from Hammersmith in the UK to Copenhagen and back, including various visits to places on the Balti…

Peaks of Shala

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Rose Wilder Lane


This book was published in 1923. From the author's own Introduction: "I would not have this book considered too seriously. It is not an…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 03. March 1897

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National Geographic Society


The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the March Number. It includes the following articles: Storms and Weather Forecas…

Tafereelen uit Italie

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Charles Dickens


In 1844 reisde Charles Dickens samen met zijn gezin enkele maanden naar Frankrijk en Italie waar hij Rome, Napels, Venetie en Florence bezoc…

Schetsen uit Amerika

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Charles Dickens


"Schetsen uit Amerika", een Nederlandse vertaling van "American Notes" (vertaler onbekend), is een reisverslag van Charl…

Piloting Directions for the Gulf of Finland

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John William Norie


Norie's series of piloting and sailing directions was something of a staple in the chart-room of 19th century British (and other) merchant v…

Wild and romantic: Early guides to the English lake district

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Thomas Gray


A collection of some of the most significant literary work on the English Lake District prior to Thomas West’s A guide to the Lakes (1778). …

Our National Parks

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John Muir


This book is a collection of sketches first published in the Atlantic Monthly magazine and gathered into book form in 1901. The focus here i…

The Wild North Land, The Story of a Winter Journey with Dogs across Northern No…

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William Francis Butler


This book was published in 1910. Not only do Mad Dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun, but it seems that sometimes they venture …

Man and Nature on the Broads

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Arthur Henry Patterson


From its man-made origins as a consequence of medieval peat excavations, the Broads of Norfolk and Suffolk have evolved into a natural ecosy…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 06. June 1897

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National Geographic Society


The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the June Number. It includes the following articles: The Effects of Geographic Env…

Going Abroad? Some Advice

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Robert Luce


Going abroad for a holiday or business is always exciting, but we can only imagine how exciting it would have been in 1900 to board a steame…

In Quest of El Dorado

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Stephen Graham


Lively (and often unsparing) descriptions of the people, places, and customs that the author encounters as he attempts to retrace the steps …

The Land of the Broads

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Ernest Richard Suffling


The Broads area of Norfolk and Suffolk is in the East Anglian region of England. It is the location of Britain's third largest inland waterw…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 05. May 1897

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National Geographic Society


The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the May Number. It includes the following articles: A Winter Voyage Through The …

Viaje a América (Tomo 2 de 2)

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Rafael Puig Y Valls


La crónica de un periodista español que asistió a la Exposición Universal de Chicago en 1893, y que despué…

Aljaska (Alaska) en de Canada-spoorweg

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Anonymous


Toeristisch verslag van een reis naar Canada en Alaska, in 1892 gepubliceerd in het tijdschrift "De Aarde en haar volken". We gaan…

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