Voyages and discoveries in South-America.

Folger bibliographic ID: 133870
ESTC number: R1215
Wing number: V746
Folger call number: Film Acc. 627
Folger holdings ID: 185220

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

Part 1 is a translation of: Acuña, Cristóbal de. Nuevo descubrimiento del gran río de las Amazonas "An account of a voyage up the river de la Plata, and thence over land to Peru", a translation of "Relation des voyages dans la vivière de la Plate" by Acarete du Biscay, and "A journal of the travels of John Grillet, and Francis Bechamel into Guiana", a translation of "Journal du voyage qu'on fait les Perès Jean Grillet et François Béchamel", each have separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous

Extended title: Voyages and discoveries in South-America. : The first up the river of Amazons to Quito in Peru, and back again to Brazil, perform'd at the command of the King of Spain. By Christopher D'Acugna. The second up the river of Plata, and thence by land to the mines of Potosi. By Mons. Acarete. The third from Cayenne into Guiana, in search of the lake of Parima, reputed the richest place in the world. By M. Grillet and Bechamel. Done into English from the originals, being the only accounts of those parts hitherto extant. The whole illustrated with notes and maps
Alternate titles: Journal of the travels of John Grillet, and Francis Bechamel into Guiana, Account of a voyage up the river de la Plata, and thence over land to Peru, Voyages and discoveries in South America

South America French Guiana Brazil Amazon River Río de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay)

associated with: Béchamel, François, 1637-1676