[quote=quick_joey_small]Still available is Sir Francis Galtons

'The Art of Travel or Shifts and Contrivancies Available in Wild Countries' 1855.

Finally obtained a copy of this book. Published 1971. An interesting read in that it was state of the art for around 1855. It certainly highlights how dangerous travel was at that time. Not to mention how good we have it today.

Not to mention simple things such as the Germ theory of Disease which was some 29 years in the future (1884). As such, while filtration and distillation are mentioned, while the idea of sterilization was unknown.

It gives you an idea of how much things have changed since 1855.