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Von Hagen, Victor W.

Highway of the Sun

1955

27.26 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1955
Place of printing
New York. Duell, Sloan and Pearce
Author
Von Hagen, Victor W.
Edition
First Edition.
Keyword
Travel - South America Peru
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [21.5 x 14.5 cm]; [xiii], 320 pp, numerous illus, 4 maps, endpaper maps showing Inca roads in red, bibliog, index. original cloth with gilt spine title lettering, dj ( chipped at edges), interior is quite clean and near fine in good jacket. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Explorations on the ancient roads of the Incas, through Ecuador, Peru and Chile that allowed the Inca Empire to dominate a quarter of South America. Author describes the American Geographical Society's Inca Highway Expedition of eight explorers and archaeologists and numerous assistants, which he lead over a two year period.