Steaming out of Liverpool by way of Lisbon, Madeira, the Canaries and the Cape Verde islands, Hadfield sails on to Pernambuco, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, then down to Montevideo and Buenos Aires. He describes the Empire of Brazil, its trade and climate, the republics of the Plate and Paraguay, and the Falklands, and sets out the Cape Horn route to Australia.
A detailed mid-Victorian view of South America at the dawn of ocean steam. Download the free EPUB.