El | Orinoco En Dos Direcciones: Relatos De Viaje...

Reviews of the physical 1988 edition (published by Organización Orinoco) highlight its solid production, featuring clean cloth boards and gilt titling.

A French explorer and physician, Crevaux’s section offers a more scientific and ethnographic approach. His "Relatos de viaje" are noted for detailed observations of indigenous cultures and the river's complex ecology. Review and Critical Reception El Orinoco en dos direcciones: Relatos de viaje...

Known primarily for later smuggling rubber seeds to British colonies, Wickham’s account in this volume focuses on his earlier South American travels. His narrative reflects a British colonial lens, emphasizing the commercial potential of the region's resources. Reviews of the physical 1988 edition (published by

is a historical travel anthology published in 1988. Edited by Miguel Angel Perera, the book compiles two distinct colonial-era expeditions that explore the Orinoco River from contrasting geographical and national perspectives. Core Content and Structure Review and Critical Reception Known primarily for later

Critically, the book is valued by historians and geographers as a "documentary treasure" that bridges 19th-century exploration with modern regional study.

El Orinoco en dos direcciones: Relatos de viaje de Sir Henry Alexander Wickham 1869-1870 y Jules Crevaux 1880-1881 Miguel Angel Perera Publication Year Publisher Organización Orinoco, Venezuela Page Count

The work juxtaposes the narratives of an English explorer and a French doctor-naturalist, providing a "two-way" view of the river's basin during the late 19th century: