Herndon, William Lewis, 1813-1857, Exploration of the valley of the Amazon , 1854
- Title(s):
- Exploration of the valley of the Amazon / by Lieut. Wm. Lewis Herndon, United States Navy ; with map and plates.
- Additional Title(s):
- Spine title: Valley of the Amazons
- Published/Created:
- Washington : Taylor & Maury, 1854.
- Physical Description:
- [2], iii, [2], 6-414 pages, 16, [1] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, color map ; 23 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsF2546.H47 E97 1854Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/9767629
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Illustrations after Lardner Gibbon. Printed by Ackerman, Lith. 379 Broadway, NY. Map lithographed by A. Hoen & Co.
Spine title: Valley of the Amazons.
First published: Washington, D.C. : R. Armstrong, 1853-1854 as v. 1 of a 2 volume set; v. 2 by Lardner Gibbon.
Lithographs colored with tint block.
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's brown blind-stamped cloth. Autograph: Willm. Rowe. - Subject Terms:
- Ackerman -- Printer.Amazon River Valley -- Description and travel.Amazon River Valley -- Discovery and exploration -- AmericanBolivia -- Description and travel.Brazil -- Description and travel.Peru -- Description and travel.Rowe, William -- Autograph.South America -- Description and travel.United States -- Exploring expeditions.
- Form/Genre:
- Travel literature -- Washington (D.C.) -- 19th century.
Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1854.
Maps. - Export:
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- Illustrations: Cathedal of Lima
- Yanacoto
- Hacienda de Moyoe
- San Mateo
- Summit of the Cordillera
- Mountain of Puypuy
- Oroya
- Tarma
- Fort San Ramo
- Cerro Pasco
- Miner
- Ore carier
- Givaro
- Givara
- Zaparo, (Hunter)
- Zaparo, (Fisher)
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