Rare Books
Peru : incidents of travel and exploration in the land of the Incas
Image not available
You might also be interested in
Image not available
Journal of travel and mineral and geological explorations in Peru
Manuscripts
Bollaert's papers consist of seven detailed travel journals or notebooks for his South American expeditions, a report to the Arequipa Mining Company in 1826, a few coastal charts of the southern-most parts of South America, and a few coastal profile sketches of Cape Horn, Flores Island, Bold Point, and the lighthouse at Montevideo. The journals include detailed observations about mines and mineral resources, the trade in nitrate, coal, salt, and other chemicals, people and places encountered, archaeological sites, local history, indigenous cultures, notes on his reading in Spanish literature, and speculations on the possibility of building a railroad from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires.
mssHM 71371
Image not available
Journal of travel and mineral and geological explorations in Peru
Manuscripts
Bollaert's papers consist of seven detailed travel journals or notebooks for his South American expeditions, a report to the Arequipa Mining Company in 1826, a few coastal charts of the southern-most parts of South America, and a few coastal profile sketches of Cape Horn, Flores Island, Bold Point, and the lighthouse at Montevideo. The journals include detailed observations about mines and mineral resources, the trade in nitrate, coal, salt, and other chemicals, people and places encountered, archaeological sites, local history, indigenous cultures, notes on his reading in Spanish literature, and speculations on the possibility of building a railroad from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires.
mssHM 71372
Image not available
Travel: Peru
Manuscripts
18 items. Includes 4 Peruvian bills, 1 - 1,000, 1 - 5,000, 2 - 10,000. See also oversize.
mssOEB