1856 Taylor Travel 1st ed Huc Humboldt CHINA Polar Expedition Franklin African



Bayard Taylor was a 19th-century travel writer whose abundant notes and reports have been referenced for decades since the mid-1800s. Taylors writings have even been quoted by politicians and authors who supported his racial discriminatory views. Cyclopedia of Modern Travel is a collection of reports on voyages and expeditions such as John Franklins Polar expedition, Alexander von Humboldts Spanish American expedition, Evariste Huc in China and Tibet. This 1856 edition includes maps and features full-page engravings.



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TAYLOR, Bayard



Cyclopaedia of modern travel : a record of adventure, exploration and discovery for the past fifty years, comprising narratives of the most distinguished travelers since the beginning of this century



Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Company,; New York: Henry W. Law, 1856. First Edition.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

xvi, 956, [20]

12 full-page maps

Heavily illustrated throughout

Provenance: Handwritten – B. R. Syons, 1857

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~9.5in X 6.5in (24.5cm x 17cm)

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