Absolutely!
This semester, Special Collections is open by appointment only. If you are interested in looking at travelogues for your class in person, email us at archives@trinity.edu to schedule a visit. A few things to keep in mind:
- Our staff is working remotely this semester. We are happy (really!) to come to campus for your visit, we just need some advance notice. Plan to email us at least the day before you want to visit.
- Due to COVID, all library materials (including Special Collections) are quarantined for 72 hours between users. This means that if a classmate looks at the same book you are interested in, it will be "in quarantine" for 72 hours before it is available for you to examine. Be sure to plan ahead!
Books in this list are arranged by destination to help you find the one most interesting to you.
These digitized books come from a variety of online sources; some may work for your device setup better than others. I find that Google Books is the most user friendly, though it does not always have the best scans. You may want to download a PDF, or print out particularly interesting chapters.
These books are all in the "public domain," which means that they are no longer under copyright due to their date of publication. This means that you can download them, print them, post them on your instagram...anything!
Jump to travelogues about:
Africa
Asia
Europe
Latin America
North America
Pacific/Oceania
South America
Are you trying to identify a travelogue about a specific place, and didn't find it in this list? Using the library catalog, do a keyword search for "description and travel" (be sure to use the quotation marks!) AND the location you are interested in. Example: searching ["description and travel" Argentina] will bring you travelogues about Argentina. You can use Advanced Search to limit the date range of your results if you want.
Once you have identified a title, the best way to find a digitized copy online is our good pal, Google.