{"product_id":"narrative-of-a-journey-from-lima-to-para-across-the-andes-and-down-the-amazon-undertaken-with-a-view-of-ascertaining-the-practicability-of-a-navigable-communication-with-the-atlantic-by-the-rivers-pachitea-ucayali-and-amazon-paperback-9781108033794","title":"Narrative of a Journey from Lima to Para, across the Andes and down the Amazon; Undertaken with a View of Ascertaining the Practicability of a Navigable Communication with the Atlantic, by the Rivers Pachitea, Ucayali… (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108033794","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNarrative of a Journey from Lima to Para, across the Andes and down the Amazon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUndertaken with a View of Ascertaining the Practicability of a Navigable Communication with the Atlantic, by the Rivers Pachitea, Ucayali, and Amazon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCombining travel narrative and anthropological observations, this 1836 publication describes the authors' experiences in the Amazon basin.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Smyth (Author), Frederick Lowe (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108033794, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 September 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e354 pages, 10 b\/w illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDuring 1834–5 the British naval officer and artist William Smyth (1800–77) and his fellow officer Frederick Lowe (1811–47) went on an expedition to Peru and North-Eastern Brazil. This account of their journey, first published in 1836, combines a travel narrative with anthropological observation. Their objective was to explore the river Pachitea in Peru and investigate its potential as a route from the Andes via the Amazon to the Atlantic Ocean that could reduce journey times and benefit Peruvian exports. The tone of the book is typical of early nineteenth-century European travel literature, in that it shows the authors to have been fascinated by the cultures they encountered while retaining a deep mistrust of the indigenous 'savages' some of whom were held to be 'cannibals'. It is, however, full of fascinating details about the rainforest and its inhabitants, the colonial settlers, and their interactions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Commencement of land journey\u003cbr\u003e 3. An account of Cerro Pasco, the district which contains the principal silver mines belonging to Peru\u003cbr\u003e 4. Continuation and difficulties of the land journey\u003cbr\u003e 5. Hospitable reception at Huanuco, and description of that city\u003cbr\u003e 6. Arrival at Pozuzu and desertion of the escort and muleteers, compelling an abandonment of the plan projected\u003cbr\u003e 7. Embarkation in canoes on the Huallaga\u003cbr\u003e 8. Further progress down the river, and visit to the towns of Juan Guerra and Tarapoto\u003cbr\u003e 9. Impetuosity of the river at the Pass of Uraquiyacu, and the passage effected through the trees\u003cbr\u003e 10. Endeavours to persuade the missionary to assist in the ascent of the Ucayali and Pachitea to Mayro\u003cbr\u003e 11. Account of the mission and town of Sarayacu, its inhabitants and their manners\u003cbr\u003e 12. Account of the Indian tribes inhabiting the Pampa and neighbourhood of the Ucayali\u003cbr\u003e 13. Departure from Sarayacu\u003cbr\u003e 14. Arrival at Tabatinga, the frontier town of Brazil\u003cbr\u003e 15. Rio Negro.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266036879640,"sku":"9781108033794","price":31.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108033794i.jpg?v=1694873761","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/narrative-of-a-journey-from-lima-to-para-across-the-andes-and-down-the-amazon-undertaken-with-a-view-of-ascertaining-the-practicability-of-a-navigable-communication-with-the-atlantic-by-the-rivers-pachitea-ucayali-and-amazon-paperback-9781108033794","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}