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Expeditions Into the Valley of the Amazons, 1539, 1540, 1639
Markham, Clements R. (Author)
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Hakluyt Society
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Expeditions Into the Valley of the Amazons, 1539, 1540, 1639 - Markham, Clements R.
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Synopsis "Expeditions Into the Valley of the Amazons, 1539, 1540, 1639"
Includes the following accounts: Expedition of Gonzalo Pizarro to the land of Cinnamon, A.D. 1539-42, translated from the 2d pt. of Garcilasso Inca de la Vega's 'Royal commentaries of Peru'; The voyage of Francisco de Orellana down the river of the Amazons, A.D. 1540-1, translated from the sixth decade of A. de Herrera's 'General history of the western Indies'; New discovery of the great river of the Amazons, by 'Father Cristóbal de Acuña, A.D. 1639, translated from the Spanish edition of 1641. With a 'List of the Principal Tribes of the Valley of the Amazons'. Translated and Edited, with Notes. The supplementary material includes the 1859 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1859.
