EXPLORERS OF THE AMAZON : Four Centuries of Adventure Along the World's Greatest River
by Smith, Anthony
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- Near Fine
- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0670813109
- ISBN 13
- 9780670813100
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New York, NY: Viking Press, 1990. First Edition, First Pinting . Hardcover. Near Fine/New. BRAND NEW Copy w/remainder mark to lower text edge. Dustjacket under mylar. Map to endpapers. Exploration of the Amazon River from the discovery of Brazil in 1500 to the the early 1900s. Beginning w/Christmas, 1541, when Francisco de Orellano, and 57 Spanish soldiers, set off downstream from the headwaters of the Amazon in Ecuador to reach the Atlantic Ocean nine months later. 9 chapters w/illustrations: 1, Pedro Cabral: Stumbling Upon Brazil; 2, Francisco de Orellana: First Down the Amazon; 3, Lope de Aguirre: Who Killed Even His Dream; 4, Pedro de Teixeira : Making the Amazon Portugese; 5, Charles Marie de la Dondamine: Equatorial Scientists; 6, Monsieur & Madame Godin: And Their Separation; 7, Baron von Humbolt: Inspiration to the World; 8, Spruce & Wickham: Collectors Extraordinary; and, 9, Julio Arana: King of the Putumayo, followed by Postscripts.
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- Title
- EXPLORERS OF THE AMAZON : Four Centuries of Adventure Along the World's Greatest River
- Author
- Smith, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Pinting
- ISBN 10
- 0670813109
- ISBN 13
- 9780670813100
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- History/Adventures/Expeditions/Brazil/Amazon River
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- Adventure/Expeditions;
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