Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Schmidtmeyer, Peter
Title:
Travels into Chile, over the Andes, in the years 1820 and 1821 : with some sketches of the productions and agriculture : mines and metallurgy : inhabitants, history, and other features, of America : particularly of Chile, and Arauco : illustrated with thirty plates : plans of Santiago, the capital of Chile : and of the post road across the Pampas : itineraries, &c. / by Peter Schmidtmeyer.
Published / Created:
London : Printed by S. McDowall, 95, Leadenhall Street, for the author and published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, Paternoster Row, 1824.
Physical Description:
378, [2] p., [29] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 28 x 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Beinecke Library's Digital Images Online database http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/dl_crosscollex/callnumSRCHXC.asp?WC=N&SS=N&CN=CF2223_+S35
Classification:
Books
Notes:
First issued in 1822 under title "Travels to Chile over the Andes in the years 1820 and 1821" with 14 plates and 240 pages of text.
Subject Terms:
Argentina -- Description and travel. | Chile -- Description and travel. | Andes -- Description and travel. | South America -- Description and travel. | Voyages and travels. | Beckford, William, 1760-1844 -- Binding (BEIN Beckford 345).
Form/Genre:
Lithographs. | Hand coloring.
Contributors:
Schmidtmeyer, Peter, illustrator. | Pariossien, James, 1783-1827, illustrator. | Scharf, George, 1788-1860, engraver. | Aglio, Agostino, 1777-1857, engraver.