New York: David McKay, 1958. Illus. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. very torn, cloth dampstained, corners of cloth bumped. New York: David McKay, (1958). Author's four year journey in South America with his family. He travelled down the Amazon in Western Brazil to the Rio Negro and on to the Orinoco River. More

Rome: G. M. Cassini, 1798. Map. Engraving. Image measures 13 1/2 x 18 3/4" This hard to find map by Giovanni Maria Cassini dates to 1798. It details the northern coast of South America, showing Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, and parts of Panama, Peru, and Brazil. The map labels colonial cities and towns, and feature extensive references to indigenous groups. Rivers are prominently depicted, and topography is rendered pictorially. The most striking feature of the map is..... More

1695. Map. Engraving 13 x 19 3/4 inches. Beautifully engraved map of the northern half of the South American continent. It describes the Amazon basin with Pacific, Caribbean and Atlantic coasts delineated, large armorial cartouche of Giovanni da Verrazzano, the dedicatee, surmounted by title within garland, scale of Italian miles within smaller decorative ribbon cartouche connected to a playful sea monster, topographical features of mountain ranges and water courses elegantly engraved, numerous depictions of indigenous peoples including settlements and farming..... More

8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Delacorte, (1982). Very good. Study of the Yanomama Indians of the Amazon. More

1711. Map. Engraving. 6 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches. Beautiful map depicting the numerous tributaries and the source of the Amazon River. Major cities are named, including Quito, Lima, and Cuzco. The mythical Parima L. is noted. Lake Parima was the supposed location of El Dorado, the lost city of gold. After Sir Walter Raleigh's account of Guiana in 1596, the Lake was shown on maps near the Amazon. Samuel Fritz (1654-1723) was a Jesuit Missionary, and he explored the..... More

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2010. Illustrated in black and white. ix, 322 pages. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (2010). American First Edition. Slightly cocked, small black ink mark at bottom outer edge of text block -- still internally clean and tight. A very good(+) copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More

color illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1973). Presentation copy. More

U.S. Government, 1854. Case Map. Lithograph. Image measures 9.5" x 5.75". Case map of three maps pertaining to the Amazon River and it's surrounding area. Embossed cloth cover with gilt title; on the back is embossed "House Document". Some wear to spine and front cover, but all three maps are attached. First map is "Map of the Valley of the Amazon" (by H.C. Elliot), with lithographed color outline. Minor scattered foxing and stains from original glue to booklet. Measures 17.75"..... More

illus. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York, (1989). More

8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. chipped). San Diego: Harcourt Brace, (1983). Presentation copy from both authors. More

392 color illus. square 4to, cloth, d.w. (Washington): National Geographic, (1982). vg Studies of Indians of Mexico, the Andes, and the Amazon. More

Baltimore: Hoen & Co, 1853. Map. Lithograph. Image size 15.25 x 11 inches. Sheet size 16 x 11.75 inches. Label verso from 'Peter Hertzog Theological Hall Library', a division of Rutgers University Library with manuscript notations 'The family of de De Van Frank'. Course plan for the Huallaga and Ucayali rivers and the Pampa del Sacramento, in Peru based on the travels of Father Manuel Sobreviela. A Key at lower left indicates towns populated by Christians, converts, and the unconverted..... More