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Minta, Stephen

Aquirre; The Re-creation of a Sixteenth Century Journey Across South America

1994

23.50 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1994
Place of printing
New York. Henry Hold and Company
Author
Minta, Stephen
Edition
First American edition.
Keyword
Travel - South America
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [21.5 x 14.5 cm]; [xii], 244 pp, 2 maps including double-page showing routes, bibliog, index. original pictorial gilt boards, dj (not price clipped, small chip, tear), fine in good jacket. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A narrative of the author's travels in from Manaus, Brazil, through Amazonia and Peru where he re-constructed Lope de Aguirre's expedition of 1560 to find El Dorado, it being the largest expedition ever mounted in Spanish Peru.
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