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Expeditions into the Valley of the Amazons, 1539, 1540, 1639

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. This 1859 volume contains three accounts of the Amazon region, all translated from the Spanish and covering the century 1539-1639: The Expedition of Gonzalo Pizarro to the Land of Cinnamon; The Voyage of Francisco de Orellana down the River of the Amazons; and the New Discovery of the Great River of the Amazons, by Cristoval de Acuña. An editorial introduction provides a context for the narratives, and an appendix lists the principal tribes of the Amazon, and the sources of this information.

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Expeditions into the Valley of the Amazons, 1539, 1540, 1639

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. This 1859 volume contains three accounts of the Amazon region, all translated from the Spanish and covering the century 1539-1639: The Expedition of Gonzalo Pizarro to the Land of Cinnamon; The Voyage of Francisco de Orellana down the River of the Amazons; and the New Discovery of the Great River of the Amazons, by Cristoval de Acuña. An editorial introduction provides a context for the narratives, and an appendix lists the principal tribes of the Amazon, and the sources of this information.

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Expeditions into the Valley of the Amazons, 1539, 1540, 1639

Expeditions into the Valley of the Amazons, 1539, 1540, 1639

by Cambridge University Press
Expeditions into the Valley of the Amazons, 1539, 1540, 1639

Expeditions into the Valley of the Amazons, 1539, 1540, 1639

by Cambridge University Press

Overview

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. This 1859 volume contains three accounts of the Amazon region, all translated from the Spanish and covering the century 1539-1639: The Expedition of Gonzalo Pizarro to the Land of Cinnamon; The Voyage of Francisco de Orellana down the River of the Amazons; and the New Discovery of the Great River of the Amazons, by Cristoval de Acuña. An editorial introduction provides a context for the narratives, and an appendix lists the principal tribes of the Amazon, and the sources of this information.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781108008174
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 08/31/2010
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.63(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Expedition of Gonzalo Pizarro; 2. The voyage of Francisco de Orellana; 3. New discovery of the great river of the Amazons; 4. List of the principal tribes in the valley of the Amazons.
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