About the Cover Illustration
The figure on the cover of SWT/JFace in Action is a “Femme Patagonne,” a woman from Patagonia, an area of breathtaking natural beauty in the southern regions of Argentina and Chile. From the towering tips of the Andes to the sweeping vistas of the central plains to the pristine beaches on both coasts, Patagonia is a land of stark contrasts. Sparsely populated even today, it has become the ultimate destination for modern-day adventurers.
The illustration is taken from a French travel book, Encyclopedie des Voyages by J. G. St. Saveur, published in 1796. Travel for pleasure was a relatively new phenomenon at the time and travel guides such as this one were popular, introducing both the tourist as well as the armchair ...
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