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Palgrave, W. G.

Dutch Guiana

1876

185.18 €

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(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1876
Place of printing
London. Macmillan and Co.
Author
Palgrave, W. G.
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - South America
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; vii, 264 pp, folding hand colored map of Dutch Guiana, Surinam (4 cm tear at fold), folding street plan of Paramaribo, capital of Surinam, showing numerous buildings, market, sites, etc, index. original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine a little rubbed, neat repair at spine end, interior clean and unmarked, a very good sound and solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Welch 124. Cundall 1722. The author, who previously wrote A Year's Journey Through Central and Eastern Arabia, describes the topography, the coast, the capital, rivers, Cottica, Bush Negroes, Munnickendam, the colony, etc, with much on overall conditions and people of Dutch Guiana, now called Surinam, which the author calls a "Creole paradise".