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Book/Printed Material A relation of the great river of Amazons in South-America. : Containing all the particulars of Father Christopher d'Acugna's voyage, made at the command of the king of Spain.

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Title

  • A relation of the great river of Amazons in South-America. : Containing all the particulars of Father Christopher d'Acugna's voyage, made at the command of the king of Spain.

Names

  • Acuña, Cristóbal de, 1597-
  • Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for S. Buckley, 1698.

Headings

  • -  Amazon River--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
  • -  Brazil--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
  • -  Indians of South America--Amazon River Valley--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  In: Voyages and discoveries in South-America ... London, 1698. 19 cm. p. 1-190.
  • -  Spanish original, Madrid, 1641, pub. under title: Nvevo descvbrimiento del gran rio de las Amazonas.
  • -  LAC snh 2019-06-19 update (1 card)

Medium

  • p. 1-190. ; 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F2221 .V97

Source Collection

  • Voyages and discoveries in South-America First segment (190 p.)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 02009583

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Acuña, Cristóbal De, and Pre-1801 Imprint Collection. A relation of the great river of Amazons in South-America.: Containing all the particulars of Father Christopher d'Acugna's voyage, made at the command of the king of Spain. London: Printed for S. Buckley, 1698. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/02009583/.

APA citation style:

Acuña, C. D. & Pre-1801 Imprint Collection. (1698) A relation of the great river of Amazons in South-America.: Containing all the particulars of Father Christopher d'Acugna's voyage, made at the command of the king of Spain. London: Printed for S. Buckley. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/02009583/.

MLA citation style:

Acuña, Cristóbal De, and Pre-1801 Imprint Collection. A relation of the great river of Amazons in South-America.: Containing all the particulars of Father Christopher d'Acugna's voyage, made at the command of the king of Spain. London: Printed for S. Buckley, 1698. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/02009583/>.