Explorations and adventures in Honduras, comprising sketches of travel in the gold regions of Olancho, and a review of the history and general resources of Central America
Wells, William V. (1826-1876) published this 1857 New York account from Harper & Brothers of travels through Honduras, covering the gold regions of Olancho and the mineral resources of Central America, aimed at a general reading public. Its wood-engraved views show Honduran towns, rivers, a dugout canoe, a thatched homestead and a limestone hill, drawn with dense hatching and open sky, offering a designer period landscape scenes and tropical vegetation.
