Great cities through travellers' eyes
2020
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Throughout history, intrepid men and women have related their experiences and perceptions of the world's great cities to bring them alive to those at home. The 38 cities covered in this entertaining anthology of travellers' tales are spread over six continents, ranging from Beijing to Berlin, Cairo to Chicago, Lhasa to London, St Petersburg to Sydney and Rio to Rome. This volume features commentators across the millennia, including the great travellers of ancient times, such as Strabo and Pausanias; those who undertook extensive journeys in the medieval world, not least Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta; courageous women such as Isabella Bird and Freya Stark; and enterprising writers and journalists including Mark Twain and Norman Lewis.
Main title:
Great cities through travellers' eyes / Peter Furtado.
Author:
Furtado, Peter, editor
Imprint:
London : Thames and Hudson, 2020.
Collation:
368 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780500294093 (pbk)
Dewey class:
910.91732910.9173
LC class:
G151
Language:
English
BRN:
2678309
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