Diary of a trip to South America, 1888.

Format:

Other

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American diaries--19th century--Specimens.

American diaries.

American diaries--Male authors--19th century.

Male authors.

Brazil--Description and travel--19th century.

Brazil.

Buenos Aires (Argentina)--Description and travel--19th century.

Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Montevideo (Uruguay)--Description and travel--19th century.

Montevideo (Uruguay).

Genre:

Diaries.

Manuscripts, American.

Specimens.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Michael Brown Rare Books, (Philadelphia, Pa.), list 116, (2012), no. 48.

Physical Description:

1 volume

Place of Publication:

1888.

Summary:

This unbound journal, written in pencil, recounts the three-month South American journey of an anonymous diarist and his companion Eaton. The first entry was recorded on 9 February 1888 when the steamship Allianca, captained by James R. Beers, was anchored the port of Pará, Brazil. The diarist wrote about each stop in South America and the return trip to New York. The diarist and Eaton visited the following cities and countries, Maranhão, Pernambuco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Petropolis, and São Paulo in Brazil, Buenos Aires in Argentina, and Montevideo in Uruguay. He recorded the weather, noted the population, and described the landscape at each port. The diarist observed the people and the local customs. In Buenos Aires he witnessed a bull fight, which he described as "brutal entertainment." He made a list of "passengers worth remembering" while on board the Allianca. The diarist has noted that he and Eaton took photographs at each port from the deck of the ship. There are descriptions of trains by the diarist, and he has recorded the types of engines and cars he has seen. He noted the hotels they stayed at on shore and the exchange rates. He also wrote about the yellow fever quarantines at ports. The diarist and Eaton returned to New York on the steamship Elbe. The last entry is 13 May 1888.

OCLC:

859150245