Isabella Bird : a photographic journal of travels through China 1894-1896
Ireland, Debbie2015
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This is lavish pictorial record features 200 unique photographs taken by Isabella Bird that transport the reader to the China of the late 19th century. It includes supporting text by travel photography expert Debbie Ireland. Bird was in her mid-sixties when she undertook her travels, to a land that was largely unknown and largely misunderstood in the West, where a woman travelling alone was greeted with incredulity and, occasionally, hostility. The highlight of her visit was journeying by boat and sedan chair to make a major tour of the valley of the Yangtze River and much beyond, right up to the border with Tibet.
Main title:
Isabella Bird : a photographic journal of travels through China 1894-1896 / by Debbie Ireland.
Author:
Imprint:
Lewes, East Sussex : Ammonite Press, 2015.
Collation:
239 pages : chiefly illustrations, maps, portraits ; 29 cm.
Notes:
"In association with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)"Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781781450970
Dewey class:
915.1
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
313810
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 915.1 ISA | Available |