A Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers at Home
Describing the Country and Cities, the Natives and their Manners

Targeted at both travellers and 'readers at home', Ford's 1845 Spanish odyssey remains of interest to tourists and historians alike.

Richard Ford (Author)

9781108037549, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 December 2011

522 pages, 1 map
21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.66 kg

Targeted at both intrepid travellers and 'readers at home', this two-volume account of Spanish history, topography and culture by Richard Ford (1796–1858) combines the rigour of a gazetteer with the humour and pace of a private travel diary. First published in 1845, as part of John Murray's series of guidebooks, the work made an immediate impact upon the reading public, and it was celebrated in the press as the 'most comprehensive and accurate account of that country' hitherto produced. Starting in the Kingdom of Leon, and again using a series of hand-picked routes, Volume 2 leads readers to the pilgrim shrine of Santiago de Compostela and through Galicia and the Basque provinces, introducing them to castles, universities, art collections and the 'inhospitality of Madrid'. The result is an engaging account that will be of interest to modern tourists and historians alike.

Section VIII. Leon: 21. Introductory remarks on the province and natives
22. Routes
23. Salamanca
24. El Vierzo
25. Valladolid
Section IX. The Kingdom of Gallicia: 26. Introductory sketches of the country, people, and productions
27. Routes
28. Santiago
Section X. The Asturias: 29. General view of the principality, early history, and natives
30. Routes
31. Oviedo and coal mines
Section XI. The Castiles, Old and New: 32. General account of the country and natives
33. Madrid
34. Railroads
35. Routes
36. Escorial
37. Toledo
Section XII. The Basque Provinces: 38. The Fueros, character of country and natives, manners, and language
39. Routes
Section XIII. Kingdom of Arragon: 40. Constitutional history, character of the country and people
41. Zaragoza
42. Routes
43. Spanish Pyrenees
Section XIV. Kingdom of Navarre: 44. The country and natives, the Agoes and Guerilleros
45. Routes
46. Pamplona
Index
List of errata.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]