Book Details
| Author: | Schomburgk, Sir Robert H. (editor): |
| Title: | The Discovery of the Large, Rich and Beautiful Empire of Guiana, With a Relation of The Great and Golden City of Manoa (Which the Spaniards Call El Dorado), Etc. Performed in the Year 1595 by Sir W. Ralegh, Knight. |
| Published: | London: The Hakluyt Society, 1848. |
| Classification: | Catalogue 10 - Travel and Topography |
| Description: | Sir W. Ralegh - Captain of Her Majesty's Guard, Lord Warden of the Stannaries, and her Highness's Lieutenant-General of the County of Cornwall. Reprinted From the Edition of 1596, With Some Unpublished Documents Relative to that country. Edited, With Copious Explanatory Notes and a Biographical Memoir by Schomburgk. Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society series. The Hakluyt Society was established in 1846 for the purpose of printing rare or unpublished voyages, travels and naval expeditions by those who first explored these unknown and distant regions. The majority of these illustrate the history of the great age of discovery which forms the foundation of modern history. Publications were distributed only to members of the Society. lxxv, 240 pp. frontispiece - folding map (Map to Illustrate Sir Walter Ralegh's Voyage From the Island of Trinidad to the Lower Orinoco). Some spots of light foxing on map, otherwise text clean. Binding tight. Many pages unopened. Yellow eps. Small section of insect damage to front hinge. Bound in blue cloth boards of the Hakluyt Society with gilt lettering on spines. Gilt vignette of the sailing ship 'Victoria' on front board. Blindstamp decoration on boards. One small light patch of browning on front board. Corners lightly rubbed. Overall condition VG. |
| Book Number: | #6390 |
| Price: | € 300.00 |
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