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Un pays est un livre que chaque voyageur a le droit de commenter a sa maniere, en s'appuyant sur la verite. I Depart de Paris La Vera-Cruz Saint-Jean d'Ulloa Aspect general de la ville Le port Le mole Excursion aux environs Le nord a Vera-Cruz Le depart Medellin La route de Mexico Charge d'une mission par le ministre d'Etat, a l'effet d'explorer les ruines americaines, je quittai Paris le 7avril1857, me dirigeant sur Liverpool par New Haven et Londres: deux amis m'accompagnaient. Le lendemain, nous etions a bord de l'America, paquebot transatlantique de la compagnie Cunard, en partance pour...

Beautifully illustrated throughout, this English translation of Desire Charnay's record of his travels among the ancient cities of Mexico and Central America was first published in 1887. Born in France, Charnay (1828 1915) travelled extensively through commissions from the French government and with private patronage. He made several visits to the region between 1857 and 1886, producing in his work both a journal of his adventures and an archaeological examination of past civilisations. Beginning in Mexico, Charnay notably examines the ancient city of Tula and also the history of Yucatan,...