The discoverie of the large and bewtiful empire of Guiana / by Si r Walter Reigh ; Edited form the original text ; With an introduction. notes and appendixes of hitherto unpublished documents, by V. T. Harlow .
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TextPublication details: London : The Argonaut Press, 1928.Description: cvi, 182 p. : incl. facsism., front. (port) , fold. maps. ; 2 7 cmSubject(s): DDC classification: - 918.8
On half-title, ''Editor : N. M. Penzer.'' The preface is signed by h im. Includes facsimile of t.p. of original : The discoverie of the la rge rich, and bevvtify empyre of Gvian, with a relation of the great and Golden Citie of Monoa (which the Spanyards call El orado) And of the provinces of Emeria, Arromaia, Amapaia, and other contries, wit h their riuers, adioyning. Performed in the year 1559. by Sir W. Relegh Knight, Captain of her Majesties Guard, Lo. Warden of theStanneries, a nd her Highnesse Lieutenaant generla of the Countie of Cornewall. Impri nted at London by Robert Robinson. 1596.
Includes facsimile of a map of Guiana, with the courses of the Orino co. Maranon or Amazons, drawn by or for Sir Walter Raleigh Circa 1595. (British museum, Add. ms. 17940, A)
An abstract taken out of certaine Spanyardes letters concerning Guia na and the countries lying upon the great river of Orenoque : With cert aine reportes also touching the same'' letters taken at sea by captain George Popham, 1594 : p. 77-895.
Appendixes : A. Unpublished Spaish documents relating to the journey s of Antonio de Berrio and Domingo de Vera in search of El Dorado. -B U npublished Spanish documents relating to Releigh's expedition to Guiana (1595) -c.Of the voyage for Guiana, written by or for Sir Walter Reigh .
''This edition of the discoverie of Guiana, by Sir Walter Raleigh is the Fifth Publication of the Argonaut Press and is limited to 975 copi es on Japon vellum ... Printed by Walter Lewis, M.A. at the University Press, Cambridge copies no. 73 ; 190.
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