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Conder, Josiah

A Popular Description of Brazil, &c, Geographical, Historical and Topographical

1830

240.64 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1830
Place of printing
London. James Duncan
Author
Conder, Josiah
Keyword
Travel - South America
Languages
English

Description

thick 12mo [15.5 x 11 cm]; 2 volumes in one, vi, 357; 349 pp, engraved folding map of Brazil as frontis, 7 plates (complete). original red blind-stamped cloth, rebacked in cloth, preserving the original boards and most of original gilt decorated spine, new endpapers, very good, sound and complete copy, clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The text is based on Southey, Mawe, Luccock, Henderson, Maria Graham, Maximilian, Lindley, Beauchamp, Martius, etc, the plates also taken from these works. Borba da Moraes 577: 'It is an excellent collection and very well produced and was first published in 1824 and reprinted in 1830'. Almost entirely on Brazil, with a small section on Uruguay, the work describes the cities, towns, mining, each province described in detail, topography, customs, economy, etc. The plates include views, activities, market place in Buenos Ayres, etc.