jean marc Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 SOMETHING DIFFERENT #7 part 2 : Trinidad & Tobago, Nueva Andalucia (Northern Venezuela) from Cumana to Caracas For the beginning of the Journey, please see the previous post "SOMETHING DIFFERENT #7 : Following von Humboldt & Bonpland in 1799/1801 - Part 1 Spain to Trinidad" Here is the link : https://orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/167515-something-different-7-following-von-humboldt-bonpland-in-17991801-part-1-spain-to-trinidad/ #39a "Tobago Island is a heap of rocks skilfully cultivated. The dazzling whiteness of the rocks stands out from the green of the scattered trees. High cylindrical cacti crown the mountain tops and give a peculiar quality to the tropical countryside. On leaving the village and climbing the river towards the south we reached a little wood of cacti and then a marveillous place shaded by tamarind trees, brazilettos, bombax and other trees remarkable for their leaves and flowers. Here the soil is rich enough for pasturing, and among the trees there are dairies built of reeds" #39b (AVRO 621 Trainer RDAF118 by Nigel Richards ...) #39c #39d #39e #40a #40b #40c #40d #41a #41b #42 #43 "The intense luminosity of the day, the vivid colors and forms of the vegetation, the variegated plumage of the birds, all bore the grand seal of tropical nature" #44a We left the Islands and a strong wind blew, the sea was very rough. We would soon sight land, the coast of America... #44b #45 #46 #47 #48 "Our eyes were fixed on groups of coconut trees that bordered the river, whose trunks, which were more than sixty feet high, dominated the landscape. Becalmed sea. The shores are poplulated with pelicans, flamingoes and herons." #49 #50 Stay at Cumana & exploration of Araya Peninsula : 16th of July 1799 - 18th of November 1799 #51a #51b "The country has nearly one million inhabitants, of whom some 60,000 are slaves. The number ot criollos [white of Spanish origin born in the New World] reach about 210,000 people. The copper-coloured natives, the indios, form a large part of the population only where Spaniards found complex urban societies already established. The rural Indian population in the cultivated areas outside the missions is insignificant" #51c #52a (Stampe SV-4B GAS ... with the Humboldt Penguin livery !!) #52b #52c #52d #52e #53a #53b #53c #53d #54a #54b #55 (Sopwith Camel by CW) #56 (Brunner-Winkle by GAS) #57 #58 #59 #60 #61 #62 ( Present Venezuela ... in a deep and terrible crisis... ) #63 #64 Crossing from Cumana to La Guaira by sea "Crossing from Cumana to La Guaira by sea was our plan to stay in Caracas until the end of the rainy season. The boat that took us was one of those that trade between the coasts and the West Indies Islands. The sea was extremely rough. The skill of the indian pilot is such that voyages of 150 leagues in open sea, out of sight of land, are done without charts or compasses as with the ancients, guiding himself by the polar star or the sun." #65 #66 #67 #68 #69 #70 #71 Caracas #72 Through the land upto Lago Valencia (and next upto Rio Apure in part 3) "We left Caracas on the 7th of February, on a fresh afternoon, ready to begin our journey to the Rios Apure and Orinoco. Descending the woody slopes of Higuerote, in a basin where several valleys meet, we saw banana trees, potatoes, sugar-cane and coffee plantation". #73 #74 "The day we arrived in the Aragua valley, three runaway negroes had been captured; newly bought slaves. I dreaded witnessing those punishments that ruin the charm of the countryside wherever there are slaves. Luckily, the blacks were treated humanely" #75 (Piper Pacer by LHC) #76 #77 (Luscombe Phantom by GAS) #78 #79 "What lies beyond the plains is unknown country for the inhabitants of Caracas and Cumana. In a land where few travel, people enjoy exaggerating the dangers arising from the climate, animals...and wild men" #80 SEE PART 3 : THE UNKNOW COUNTRY - through the savannah (Los Llanos) upto Rio Negro ...and the Amazon Jungle Hoping you will like this post...of this very long journey... Sorry for so many shots but there were a lot of things to show and to tell ... Do not hesitate to leave any comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMBIII Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 A fantastic journey ! I am eager for the continuation ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Jean Marc you sir are a born historian! I have never seen posts with such history and depth, they're fascinating and blend so well with the scenery. And I get to learn so much, thank you for all the work you put into these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renault Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 OMG Jean Marc This is so well done Cheers R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Oh what to say. Well, first of all, thank you for all the pics showing beautiful females. Then, all these colonial style drawings which always greatly succeed at evoking past times in the best light. The love and sweat you put into these is visible to everyone. I have a hard time reading the text in the pictures though, perhaps I need new glasses. Nevertheless I read them all, because they are so very interesting! I'm already looking forwar to part 3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Incredible stuff once again Jean Marc!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean marc Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 17 hours ago, JMBIII said: A fantastic journey ! I am eager for the continuation ! thank you JMB ... I remember your boat long experience - I guess you had pleasure to see such old sailing ships ? nextly other type of boats to go down the rivers through the jungle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean marc Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 15 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Jean Marc you sir are a born historian! I have never seen posts with such history and depth, they're fascinating and blend so well with the scenery. And I get to learn so much, thank you for all the work you put into these! engineer and not historian at all but I always love the history, birds, travels and so others things...and planes of course I am very happy you had pleasure Jack - thank you for your reading - I know it was maybe long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean marc Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 15 hours ago, renault said: This is so well done Thank you again Renault...normally it should be shorter but I did not resist to add some screenshots about Trinidad and Tobago (von Humboldt is not very long about these islands...usually it is the opposite he is too long in its description and it is hard to summarize in a few words ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean marc Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 13 hours ago, Captain Lars said: thank you for all the pics showing beautiful females. you will be happy in the next post : I have put a lot of wonderful pictures about native people ... and by a strange hazard there are more female portraits 13 hours ago, Captain Lars said: all these colonial style drawings which always greatly succeed at evoking past times in the best light indeed I was very glad to find such beautiful paintings on the net. Happy you liked too 13 hours ago, Captain Lars said: I have a hard time reading the text in the pictures though, perhaps I need new glasses. Nevertheless I read them all, because they are so very interesting! yes some letters are too small I noticed that only when it was on the post - I saw my screenshots on fullscreen 1960x1060 and I did not think that the shot is reduced in the post . Thank you for your effort and I am very glad of your interest, Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean marc Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 12 hours ago, adambar said: Incredible stuff once again Jean Marc!!!! and it is only 1/3 of the full story Adam thank you again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Only a genius would include a tripacer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakashi Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Astounding Jean Marc, absolutely astounding, you Sir have "engineered" a "historical" document in this post of pictures and narrative! I cannot imagine the amount of time and effort that went into this project and then to share it with the forum is outstanding on your part! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Wonderful post Jean Marc . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean marc Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 14 hours ago, Wakashi said: absolutely astounding, you Sir have "engineered" a "historical" document in this post of pictures and narrative! thank you for your very kind words Roger - it is very encouraging 14 hours ago, BradB said: Wonderful post Jean Marc . very glad you liked John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Outstanding tours, shots, picture combos and narration, obviously. Great work, Jean Marc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean marc Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 On 11 février 2019 at 8:35 PM, Stillwater said: Outstanding tours, shots, picture combos and narration, obviously. Great work, Jean Marc! Many thanks Gerold ... Did you notice the 5DM note with AvH at the 1st part #37 - did you ever see one in Germany ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 20 hours ago, jean marc said: Did you notice the 5DM note with AvH at the 1st part #37 - did you ever see one in Germany ? No I never saw one of these notes in real life... it is DDR-Mark, from the part of Germany I only visited after the wall fell. Reminder of these really dark times of cold war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 An epic post Jean Marc and so enjoyable to read through. SO many excellent thumbnails of the tropical scenery and it's inhabitants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean marc Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 On 13 février 2019 at 8:18 PM, VH-KDK said: An epic post Jean Marc and so enjoyable to read through. I am very glad you had pleasure to read it Martyn... and despite the small letter size on some pictures On 13 février 2019 at 8:18 PM, VH-KDK said: SO many excellent thumbnails of the tropical scenery and it's inhabitants ... and about the jungle soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Super post Jean Marc, I am now up to date and looking forward to future episodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean marc Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 here is the link to part 3 Don't miss it https://orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/168501-something-different-7-part-3-the-unknow-country-through-the-savannah-los-llanos-upto-rio-negro/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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