The Canary Islands

Chapter 3: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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About This Book

The author records a traveler's observations of an Atlantic archipelago, combining vivid landscape descriptions, townscapes, and everyday life with historical and economic notes. Early sections contrast volcanic peaks, deep barrancos, and terraced slopes with dusty ports, old patios, and narrow streets, often enlivened by local costumes and markets. Accounts of flora, gardens, and practical travel details sit alongside explanations of industries such as cochineal cultivation and its subsequent decline. The text mixes personal impressions, botanical and historical digressions, and practical advice, and is accompanied by numerous color illustrations and a sketch map.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

1.	A Patio	Frontispiece
		FACING PAGE
2.	A Street in Puerto Orotava	16
3.	The Peak, from Villa Orotava	21
4.	Realejo Alto	28
5.	Entrance to a Spanish Villa	49
6.	Statices and Pride of Teneriffe	64
7.	La Paz	69
8.	Botanical Gardens, Orotava	76
9.	El Sitio del Gardo	81
10.	Convent of Sant Augustin, Icod de Los Vinos	96
11.	An Old Balcony	113
12.	A Banana Cart	117
13.	An Old Gateway	124
14.	The Canary Pine	128
15.	San Sebastian	149
16.	A Spanish Garden	156
	Sketch Map at end of volume