The discoverie of the large and bewtiful empire of Guiana
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Type of record: Book
Title: The discoverie of the large and bewtiful empire of Guiana
Other titles: Discovery of the large, rich, and beautiful empire of Guiana; Discovery of the large and beautiful empire of Guiana
Classmark: BC F Pr 2 ARG
Creator(s): Raleigh, Sir Walter (1552?-1618)
Additional creator(s): Harlow, Vincent T (1898-1961) (Other); Penzer, N M (1892-1960) (Other); Argonaut Press (Other)
Publisher: Argonaut Press
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1928
Language: English
Size and medium: cvi, 182 pages, 2 unnumbered folded leaves of plates
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/294659
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991003321369705181
Description
On half-title: Editor: N.M. Penzer. The pref. is signed by him.
Includes facsimile of original t.p.: The discoverie of the large, rich, and bevvtifvl empyre of Gviana, with a relation of the great and Golden Citie of Manoa (which the Spanyards call El Dorado) And of the Prouinces of Emeria, Arromaia, Amapaia, and other Countries, with their riuers, adioyning. Performed in the yeare 1595, by Sir W. Ralegh Knight, Captaine of her Maiesties Guard, Lo. Warden of the Stanneries, and her Highnesse Lieutenant generall of the Countie of Cornewall. Imprinted at London by Robert Robinson, 1596.
Includes facsimile of a map of Guiana, with the courses of the Orinoco, Marañon or Amazons, drawn by or for Sir Walter Raleigh circa 1595. (British Museum, Add ms 17940, A).
"An abstract taken out of certain Spanyardes letters concerning Guiana and the countries lying upon the great riuer of Orenoque; with certaine reportes also touching the same" [letters taken at sea by Captain George Popham, 1594]: p. [77]-85.
"This edition... is limited to 975 copies ... ."
"First edition, London. 1596."
Discovery of the large and beautiful empire of Guiana.
Includes bibliographical references.
Additional description
No. 417 of an edition of 975 copies
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