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SOUTH FROM THE SPANISH MAIN
South America Seen Through the Eyes of its Discoverers
Edited By Earl Parker Hanson
The Great Explorers Series
Conceived byVilhjalmur Stefansson
General Editor, Evelyn Stefansson Nef
Book Description: Delacorte Press, NY, 1967
Hardbound - Blue Decorative Cloth/Gilt Lettering
Stated First Printing
Book Condition: Very Good/Lightly Bumped Spine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good/Unclipped/Lightly Bumped
Decorative End Papers
Octavo
463 Pages
Mylar Wrapped Dust Jacket
This volume in the Great Exploreres Series begins with Columbus' first South American expedition in 1498 and as are the other installments, the explorers themselves tell their stories through their written accounts. Other highlights include the Sir Walter Raleigh, Cortez, Pizarro, von Humboldt, Charles Darwin, and Fawcett.