Global travel journal and voyage records, 1861

Description

CHARTON EDOUARD - TOUR DU MONDE NOUVEAU JOURNAL DES VOYAGES ANNEE 1861 (first semester). Published by Hachette, 1861. Quarto format (31×22 cm), half-shagreen binding (worn), 426 pages. Numerous wood engravings throughout text and full-page plates, some foxing. Contents include: Memories of a voyage to Lebanon; Travels and expeditions to Senegal and neighboring regions; Military and geographical excursion east of Gorée; Journey to Bambouk; Travel in the Adrar; Excursions in Tripolitania; Memoirs of a French squatter in Australia; Voyage to New Caledonia; Ascent of the Orizaba volcano; Lejean's journey in East Africa; Agricultural excursion in northern Anatolia; Travels in the Scandinavian states; The Nyams-Nyams; Visit to the Antiparos grotto; A winter in St. Petersburg; journal of a voyage to the Strait of Magellan; Travel in North America; Journeys in northern Portuguese provinces; Adventures and misfortunes in the Grand Chaco; From Paris to Bucharest; Journey in Fouta-Djalon; Travel in Cilicia.