WIJNAENDTS FRANCKEN, C.J. - Door West-Indië. Antillen - Panama - Venezuela - Britisch Guyana - Suriname.

Haarlem, H.D. Tjeenk Willink & Zoon, 1915. Original cloth. With 26 maps and illustrations. (6),238 pp. Cornelis Johannes Wijnaendts Francken (1863 - 1944), a Dutch philosopher and publicist, was an avid traveller from an early age. 'Even as a pupil at primary school I had an innate love for geography, drew innumerable maps, made lists of all the rivers, mountains, gulfs and islands of the world, as well as of the principal voyages of discovery, while later I also became interested in the various peoples of the world'). The Netherlands was often too oppressive for him. His wealth enabled him to view almost all parts of the world up close and in style

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