The Discovery of North America
by HARRISSE, Henry
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- ex library-good
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Amsterdam: N. Israel , 1961. Hardcover. ex library-good. First published London-Paris 1892. xii, 802 p. 25 cm. Numerous maps, some fold outs. Grey cloth. Ex library with labels on spine and rear endpaper, ink stamps on top edge, half title and title verso, blind stamp on title. Corners bumped and boards a bit warped.
Title continues: "A Critical, Documentary, and Historic Investigation. With An Essay on the Early Cartography of the New World, Including Descriptions of Two Hundred and Fifty Maps or Globes Existing or Lost, Constructed Before the Year 1536; To which are added A Chronology of One Hundred Voyages Westward, Projected, Attempted, or Accomplished Between 1431 and 1504; Biographical Accounts of the Three Hundred Pilots Who First Crossed the Atlantic; And a Copious List of the Original Names of American Regions, Caciqueships, Mountains, Islands, Capes, Gulfs, Rivers, Towns, and Harbours."
Title continues: "A Critical, Documentary, and Historic Investigation. With An Essay on the Early Cartography of the New World, Including Descriptions of Two Hundred and Fifty Maps or Globes Existing or Lost, Constructed Before the Year 1536; To which are added A Chronology of One Hundred Voyages Westward, Projected, Attempted, or Accomplished Between 1431 and 1504; Biographical Accounts of the Three Hundred Pilots Who First Crossed the Atlantic; And a Copious List of the Original Names of American Regions, Caciqueships, Mountains, Islands, Capes, Gulfs, Rivers, Towns, and Harbours."
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- Seller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 143775
- Title
- The Discovery of North America
- Author
- HARRISSE, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - ex library-good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- N. Israel
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- North America, Age of Discovery, Explorers, Cartography, Geography
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- History;
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