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Cuzco and Lima

A Journey to the Ancient Capital of Peru, and a Visit to the Capital and Provinces of Modern Peru

Clements R Markham author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:13th Nov '14

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Published in 1856, this account traces Markham's travels through Peru to the city of Cuzco, discussing the ancient Inca civilisation.

Appearing in 1856 as his first publication on the topic, this is a lively and entertaining account of Clements Markham's travels through Peru to the city of Cuzco. His stay there allowed him to study the ruins and research the lost Inca civilisation, which he describes in detail.Clements R. Markham (1830–1916) began his career in the Royal Navy, sailing to South America, learning Spanish, and participating in the Arctic search for Sir John Franklin. In 1852, determined to succeed as an explorer and geographer, he travelled to Peru and visited the site of the ancient city of Cuzco, previously little known in Europe. Published in 1856, this is Markham's lively account of his travels. In his description of arriving in Panama we see a picture of the mid-nineteenth-century eagerness to explore (or exploit) Latin America. Markham's stay in Cuzco allowed him ample time to study the ruins and research the lost Inca civilisation, and also gave him his introduction to the properties of the cinchona plant, a source of quinine, which he later returned to collect and introduce to India, as described in his 1862 Travels in Peru and India (also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection).

ISBN: 9781108078788

Dimensions: 215mm x 140mm x 26mm

Weight: 570g

444 pages