In 1881, Boissevain paid a visit to the United States and published his impressions in a series of articles in the Handelsblad, afterward republished in book form as From the North to the South.Boissevain, Charles. Van't Noorden naar't Zuiden, Schetsen en indrukken van de Vereenigde Staten van Noord-Amerika, door Charles Boissevain. Haarlem: H. D. Tjeenk Willink, 1881. Translated title: From the North to the South." OCLC 457090415
