On Distant Shores: Colonial Houses Around the World

by Ovidio Guaita

From the era of Christopher Columbus, and even earlier, colonists left their home countries to venture to far-away lands. As they settled permanently into outposts in the farthest reaches of the globe, the colonists built residences that combined the architecture of their countries of origin with the design characteristics of their new lands. Such a synthesis of tradition and regionalism created the unusual hybrid designs of many of the world's most...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580930514
• ISBN13: 9781580930512
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Monacelli Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 4.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 10.1" x 11.8"