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Hemming, John

The Search for El Dorado

1978

40.42 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1978
Place of printing
New York. E. P. Dutton
Author
Hemming, John
Edition
First American edition.
Keyword
Travel - South America gold
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

4to [25 x 20 cm]; 224 pp, color frontis, many color plates, other illus, bibliog, chronology, pictorial endpapers, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine, unmarked, with a loose review of the book inserted. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The story of the 16th century search for gold in Central and South America, well written and well illustrated. With the development of El Dorado legend, much exploration resulted in the search for riches, intrigues, adventures, tragedies, etc, including many recent expeditions. Lake Guatavita is commonly believed to the be the lake of the El Dorado legend. Excellent illustrations, including many of the gold found and historical as well as current photos.