Travels from Buenos Ayres, By Potosi to Lima

£420 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

Helms was a mining expert employed by the Spanish to introduce up to date chemical techniques for the more efficient extraction of gold and silver from their respective ores. His is a simple practical man’s narrative, and his account of the corruption and mal-administration of the mines is most illuminating. Sabin, 31265.

• Binding: Hardcover

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