Targeted at both intrepid travellers and 'readers at home', this two-volume account of Spanish history, topography and culture by Richard Ford (1796–1858) combines the rigour of a gazetteer with the humour and pace of a private travel diary. First published in 1845, as part of John Murray's series of guidebooks, the work made an immediate impact upon the reading public, and it was celebrated in the press as the 'most comprehensive and accurate account of that country' hitherto produced. Starting in the Kingdom of Leon, and again using a series of hand-picked routes, Volume 2 leads readers to the pilgrim shrine of Santiago de Compostela and through Galicia and the Basque provinces, introducing them to castles, universities, art collections and the 'inhospitality of Madrid'. The result is an engaging account that will be of interest to modern tourists and historians alike.

Customer reviews

Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review

Log in to review

Review was not posted due to profanity
×

, create a review

(If you're not , sign out)

Please enter the right captcha value

Please enter a star rating.

Your review must be a minimum of 12 words.

How do you rate this item?

Reviews must contain at least 12 words about the product.

×

Product details
- Date Published: December 2011
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108037549
- length: 522 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 30 mm
- weight: 0.66kg
- contains: 1 map
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Section VIII. Leon:
21. Introductory remarks on the province and natives
22. Routes
23. Salamanca
24. El Vierzo
25. Valladolid
Section IX. The Kingdom of Gallicia:
26. Introductory sketches of the country, people, and productions
27. Routes
28. Santiago
Section X. The Asturias:
29. General view of the principality, early history, and natives
30. Routes
31. Oviedo and coal mines
Section XI. The Castiles, Old and New:
32. General account of the country and natives
33. Madrid
34. Railroads
35. Routes
36. Escorial
37. Toledo
Section XII. The Basque Provinces:
38. The Fueros, character of country and natives, manners, and language
39. Routes
Section XIII. Kingdom of Arragon:
40. Constitutional history, character of the country and people
41. Zaragoza
42. Routes
43. Spanish Pyrenees
Section XIV. Kingdom of Navarre:
44. The country and natives, the Agoes and Guerilleros
45. Routes
46. Pamplona
Index
List of errata.
Look Inside

General Resources

Resources

Find resources associated with this title

Back to resources home

Type	Name	Unlocked *	Format	Size

Showing of

This title is supported by one or more locked resources. Access to locked resources is granted exclusively by Cambridge University Press to lecturers whose faculty status has been verified. To gain access to locked resources, lecturers should sign in to or register for a Cambridge user account.

Please use locked resources responsibly and exercise your professional discretion when choosing how you share these materials with your students. Other lecturers may wish to use locked resources for assessment purposes and their usefulness is undermined when the source files (for example, solution manuals or test banks) are shared online or via social networks.

Supplementary resources are subject to copyright. Lecturers are permitted to view, print or download these resources for use in their teaching, but may not change them or use them for commercial gain.

If you are having problems accessing these resources please contact lecturers@cambridge.org.