Interest in other countries is one of humankind's oldest and strongest passions. Today, when we can overcome enormous distances and arrive at the other end of the earth in just minutes, it's hard to imagine how people once travelled - on foot, horses, donkeys, rowboats, sailboats and ships. On the other hand, travellers of old had one serious advantage over today's ones. They had much free time: to adapt themselves to hot or cold climates, to adjust to new visual environments and, finally, to calmly, attentively and unhurriedly examine and reflect on the new realities around them. Until recently, neither still nor video cameras existed. Travellers recorded their impressions in diaries, reports, letters and memoirs. Of course, the recipients of such material were always interested in reading about other countries, but they also wanted to see for themselves what they looked like and how their inhabitants lived. This interest was satisfied by the artists who accompanied merchants,...

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