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Lorimer, Joyce (Ed)

English and Irish Settlement on the River Amazon 1550 - 1646

1989

62.98 €

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Year of publication
1989
Place of printing
London. The Hakluyt Society
Author
Lorimer, Joyce (Ed)
Edition
First Edition.
Keyword
Travel - South America Signed Hakluyt Society
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xv, 499 pp 10 maps, bibliog. original cloth, gilt vignette on front cover, gilt spine title lettering, dj (lightly rubbed), else fine and clean, presentation copy signed by author to David and Alison [Quinn]. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Based on new material from English, Portuguese and Spanish archives. The earliest example of Irish colonial projects in the New World. David Quinn was a eminent scholar and writer of numerous Hakluyt Society books. This copy has a loose card from Lorimer, signed Joyce, dated November 1989, to David and Alison, stating 'Anything that is scholarly about this book I learned from you. . .'.