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Americas.- South America.- Acuña (Cristóbal de) & others. Voyages and Discoveries in South-America, 3 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, 2 folding engraved maps of the rivers Amazon and Plate, a little foxed and browned, particularly at beginning and end, staining to final leaf, contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners worn, [Borba de Moraes I:12; Hill 1788; Sabin 152; Wing V 746], 8vo, for S.Buckley, 1698.
*** Collection of narratives of the first Europeans to penetrate into the territories of the the Arragoues and Nouragones nations, comprising: Acuña's account of Pedro Teixiera's expedition from Quito up the Amazon to Pará including scientific observations and descriptions of the native Indians; Acarete du Biscay's voyage up the River Plate with descriptions of Buenos Aires and the silver mines at Potosi; Grillet & Bechamel's travels in Guiana in search of Lake Parima.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/8600fcee-9a90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/4ceffb5c-d591-ee11-817a-7c1e5204c008.webp "85
Americas.- South America.- Acuña (Cristóbal de) & others. Voyages and Discoveries in South-America, 3 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, 2 folding engraved maps of the rivers Amazon and Plate, a little foxed and browned, particularly at beginning and end, staining to final leaf, contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners worn, [Borba de Moraes I:12; Hill 1788; Sabin 152; Wing V 746], 8vo, for S.Buckley, 1698.
*** Collection of narratives of the first Europeans to penetrate into the territories of the the Arragoues and Nouragones nations, comprising: Acuña's account of Pedro Teixiera's expedition from Quito up the Amazon to Pará including scientific observations and descriptions of the native Indians; Acarete du Biscay's voyage up the River Plate with descriptions of Buenos Aires and the silver mines at Potosi; Grillet & Bechamel's travels in Guiana in search of Lake Parima.")
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Americas.- South America.- Acuña (Cristóbal de) & others. Voyages and Discoveries in South-America, 3 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, 2 folding engraved maps of the rivers Amazon and Plate, a little foxed and browned, particularly at beginning and end, staining to final leaf, contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners worn, [Borba de Moraes I:12; Hill 1788; Sabin 152; Wing V 746], 8vo, for S.Buckley, 1698.
⁂ Collection of narratives of the first Europeans to penetrate into the territories of the the Arragoues and Nouragones nations, comprising: Acuña's account of Pedro Teixiera's expedition from Quito up the Amazon to Pará including scientific observations and descriptions of the native Indians; Acarete du Biscay's voyage up the River Plate with descriptions of Buenos Aires and the silver mines at Potosi; Grillet & Bechamel's travels in Guiana in search of Lake Parima.
Lot 85
Americas.- South America.- Acuña (Cristóbal de) & others., Voyages and Discoveries in South-America, 3 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, 2 folding engraved maps, for S.Buckley, 1698.
Hammer Price: £1,700
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Americas.- South America.- Acuña (Cristóbal de) & others. Voyages and Discoveries in South-America, 3 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, 2 folding engraved maps of the rivers Amazon and Plate, a little foxed and browned, particularly at beginning and end, staining to final leaf, contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners worn, [Borba de Moraes I:12; Hill 1788; Sabin 152; Wing V 746], 8vo, for S.Buckley, 1698.
⁂ Collection of narratives of the first Europeans to penetrate into the territories of the the Arragoues and Nouragones nations, comprising: Acuña's account of Pedro Teixiera's expedition from Quito up the Amazon to Pará including scientific observations and descriptions of the native Indians; Acarete du Biscay's voyage up the River Plate with descriptions of Buenos Aires and the silver mines at Potosi; Grillet & Bechamel's travels in Guiana in search of Lake Parima.
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