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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 October 2014
      13 February 2014
      ISBN:
      9781107256675
      9781108070003
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107256675
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      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.54kg, 430 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Geography, Historical Geography, European History after 1450, History, European Studies
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Geography, Historical Geography, European History after 1450, History, European Studies
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
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    Even in the latter part of the nineteenth century, the Dolomites in the Italian Alps were little known beyond the geological community, and largely unexplored by non-natives. In 1872, the English author Amelia Edwards (1831–92) and her friend travelled through these mountains, riding side-saddle on donkeys. Edwards' account of their journey is presented in this charming work, originally published in 1873. In it, she describes in great detail the people and mishaps met with along the way, including also digressions on the history of the region, the local flora, and geological theories on the origin and development of the mountains. The lively text is accompanied by wood engravings of the settlements and landscapes encountered by the travellers on their route. The result is a highly readable record of a bold journey which helped open up this area to tourism.

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