The Discovery of the Large, Rich, and Beautiful Empire of Guiana
The Discovery of the Large, Rich, and Beautiful Empire of Guiana
Robert H. Schomburgk
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GBPThe 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 The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India.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 volume, edited by Robert Schomburgk and first published in 1848, presents documents written by Sir Walter Raleigh following his expeditions to Guyana in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. The title text recounts the events of Raleigh's first voyage, including his encounters with the Spanish and the quest for the legendary city of Manoa, and is accompanied by two documents that had not previously been published. The book also includes a detailed introduction and extensive explanatory notes, providing key biographical and historical information.
Product details
June 2010Paperback
9781108008006
338 pages
216 × 140 × 19 mm
0.43kg
1 map
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Table of Contents
- Editor's preface
- Introduction
- Dedicatory
- To the reader
- The discovery of Guiana
- An abstract
- Letters taken at sea
- Appendix
- Index.
