by Tyr | Apr 27, 2021 | Illustrated Books
Denounced by contemporaries as an eccentric and madman; a seer of visions and implacable opponent of dogmatic ways of thinking, William Blake followed his own artistic path through life, seemingly uninfluenced by predecessors and unfollowed by those who came after...
by Tyr | Apr 27, 2021 | Travel Exploration
Human kind has always been characterized by curiosity, and throughout history its most courageous and adventurous members have never hesitated to embark on journeys into the great unknown lying beyond the horizon. At times, such journeys would have a disastrous end,...
by Tyr | Apr 27, 2021 | Travel Exploration
An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour...
by Tyr | Apr 27, 2021 | Travel Exploration
Charles DARWIN; Robert Fitzroy; Philip Parker King Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty’s Ships Adventure and Beagle, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle’s circumnavigation of the globe (1839) As the title...
by Tyr | Apr 27, 2021 | Illustrated Books
One can say that, unlike his counterparts, the nineteenth century English architect and topographic illustrator Thomas Allom left a graphic account of his journeys. His extensive travels through Europe and Asia Minor resulted in hundreds of illustrations compiled in a...
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