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Off the Beaten Track. Three Centuries of Women Travellers
by Dea Birkett • Jan Morris (Introduction)
- ANTHOLOGY
- 2004
- HARD COVER
- 144 PAGES
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A marvelous selection of 60 portraits of traveling women, mostly British. It's the companion book to a 2004 exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. Organized geographically, the book also includes photographs and paintings made by the women themselves, a sampling of artifacts and memorabilia. Twentieth century pioneers are featured, including the incomparable Freya Stark.
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