The Land And Wildlife Of South America.
color and b/w illus. 4to, pict. boards. New York, (1964). vg. Life Nature Library. More
color and b/w illus. 4to, pict. boards. New York, (1964). vg. Life Nature Library. More
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
London: Emanuel Bowen. Map. Uncolored Engraving. Sheet measures 13.75 x 16.5 inches. Page measures 15.5 x 18.25 inches. This map of Brazil dates from the mid-18th century, when the Portuguese colony was in the midst of a gold rush. Full of identifying and descriptive detail, it documents the knowledge gained of the region "formerly called the Country of Saint Croix" as new people moved to and explored the region. Notes scattered throughout comment particularly on the rivers and mines, with..... 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
8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Heinemann, (1985). vg. 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
over 250 color illus. 4to, cloth, d.w.; (ex-lib). N.Y.: Abrams, (1984). More
Paris: 1719. Map. Engraving with original hand outline color. Image measures 19 x 23". Sheet measures 20 x 28". Unusual map of Peru from the early 18th century. Includes part of Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil, based on Jesuit activity in the area. Amazon rain forest is visualized with a dynamic design. Cartouche describes the mining industry. Nicolas de Fer (1646-1720) was a prolific cartographer, engraver and publisher who took over the family map business from his mother when she retired..... More
New York: Putnam, 1970. Illus. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. chipped, cloth corners bumped. New York: Putnam, (1970). More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954. Illustrated. 353 pages. Thick 8vo, cloth. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2010. Illus. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (2010). Very good. More
color illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1973). Presentation copy. More
illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. London: Verso, (1989). vg. 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
New York: Harper, 1964. 148 illus., 48 in full color. 4to, two-toned cloth, d.w. chipped. New York: Harper & Row, (1964). Study of the Amahuaca Indians of Peru. More
illus. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York, (1989). More
color and b/w illus. 8vo, cl.-backed bds. Boston, 1931. A novel set in the Amazon. 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
color folding map. b/w illus. 526pp. 8vo, green cloth, head of spine repaired. New York, (1927). Very good(-). 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
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Funk & Wagnalls, (1968). vg. More
London: Duckworth, 1930. Woodcut illustrations by Clare Leighton. 8vo, 1/2 green cloth with decorative boards, sunned at top edge of boards. London: Duckworth, 1930. A very good(+) copy in poor dust wrapper, heavily repaired. Narrative of the tramp steamer Capella from Swansea to Santa Maria de Belem do Grao Para in Brazil, and thence 2,000 miles along the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls in the years 1909 and 1910. More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Harper, (1980). Archaeological exploration in Ecuador. vg. More
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