Capt. John Dundas Cochrane R. N. (1780–1825), nicknamed the voyageur pédestre in France

France

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, was a Scottish

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 traveller and explorer. A nephew of Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald

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, he crossed, on foot, France

France

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, Spain

Spain

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, Portugal

Portugal

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, Germany

Germany

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, Russia

Russia

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 and Asia

Asia

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 to Kamchatka.



When back in England, John Dundas Cochrane published his travels in, Narrative of a Pedestrian Journey through Russia and Siberian Tartary, to the Frontiers of China to the Frozen Sea and Kamtchatka ( 2 vols., London, 1824).



VOL.I http://www.archive.org/details/pedestrianjourne01cochuoft MSN scanned full text and a free book. Note: This shows image of Captain J. D. Cochrane at beginning.



VOL.II http://www.archive.org/details/pedestrianjourne02cochuoft MSN scanned full text and a free book. Note this shows image of his wife, Mrs. Cochrane, at beginning.



Captain John Dundas Cochrane, R. N. died in the year of 1825 when in Valencia

Valencia, Córdoba

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, Colombia

Colombia

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 while travelling through South America

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-- again by foot. He had investments in mines there.



These two volumes are not identical and include all of the captain's travels and experiences as well as his motives and more for his traveling by foot over harsh and vast distances.