Descripción:
1869 BURTON 1ed BRAZIL Exploration Highlands Santos São Francisco Paulo Afonso"Explorations of the Highlands of the Brazil" is an engaging exploration narrative by Sir Richard Francis Burton, a renowned British explorer, polyglot, and scholar. The book chronicles Burton's extensive travels across Brazil, offering readers a meticulous account of the country's gold and diamond mines and a captivating description of his 1500-mile canoe journey down the Great River São Francisco.
This 1869 first edition, first printing two-volume set includes the expected folding map!
Item number: #41051
Price: $950
BURTON, Captain Richard F.
Explorations of the Highlands of the Brazil; With a Full Account of the Gold and Diamond Mines. Also, Canoeing Down 1500 Miles of the Great River São Francisco, From Sabará to the Sea.
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1869. First Edition. First Printing.
Details:
· Collation: 2 volumes
o Vol. I – [2], xii, 443, [1]
o Vol. II – [2], viii, 478, [2]
Includes folding map
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