The Discoverie of the large and bewtiful Empire of Guiana, edited from the original text, with introduction, notes and appendixes of hitherto unpublished documents by V. T. Harlow
by RALEGH, Sir Walter;
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About This Item
Amsterdam, New York, N. Israel, Da Capo Press, [1971], . . original cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, very clean and very fine condition. . 4to [25.5 x 20 cm]; [ii], cvi, 182, [i] pp, frontis (port), title vignette, 2 folding maps, facsimile of title page of original printing of 1596, index. . National Maritime Museum 290. Cox ii, p254. This is Ralegh's account of his 1595 expedition to the Orinoco delta and along the northern coast of South America. Harlow's extensive introduction sheds new light on Ralegh and shows, among other things, that his privateering activities were based on commercial considerations. This is a high quality reprint of the 1928 Argonaut Press edition, complete with all pages and maps. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Horizon Books
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- Title
- The Discoverie of the large and bewtiful Empire of Guiana, edited from the original text, with introduction, notes and appendixes of hitherto unpublished documents by V. T. Harlow
- Author
- RALEGH, Sir Walter;
- Format/Binding
- Original cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, very clean and very fine condition.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Amsterdam, New York, N. Israel, Da Capo Press, [1971], .
- Size
- 4to [25.5 x 20 cm]; [ii], cvi, 1
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel - South America;
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