Gosselman, Carl August:

$400 · Offered by William Reese Company

RESA I COLOMBIA, ÅREN 1825 OCH 1826. First edition of this oft-reprinted report on Colombia. Gosselman was a commander in the Swedish navy who made several trips to the Americas, producing a number of books on his travels. In Colombia he visited Cartagena, Bogota, Medellin, and several other places, and provides information on local history, people, and agriculture. The plates depict Colombians rowing boats on the Magdalena River, and a Colombian carrying a European on his back up the Andes.

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