An Historical And Geographical Description Of The Great Country River Of The Amazones In America

by Count Blaise Francois De Pagan William Hamilton

$7,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

First English edition. Engraved folding map. 30 , 153, 7 pp. 8vo. Later vellum, covers a bit bowed. Provenance: Thomas Willughby, Baron Middleton signature T. Willughby on title . Borba de Moraes, p.646; ESTC R209931; Sabin 58412; Wing P162; Field 1164. Item #374995 In the dedication of the original French edition of 1655 Pagan calls on Cardinal Mazarin to take possession of the Amazon and

• Binding: Leather

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