| Description |
1 online resource (1 electronic document (140 pages)) |
| Contents |
Title; Contents; Introductory Note; Raleigh's Discovery of Guiana; To the Reader; The Discovery of Guiana; Endnotes |
| Summary |
At the turn of the 17th century, English writer and explorer Sir Walter Scott read an account of a great golden city in South America. He set out to explore the area, now Venezuela, and on his return he published The Discovery of Guiana . He is considered to have greatly exaggerated his findings, and his work contributed to the El Dorado legend |
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Archived by the National Library of New Zealand |
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Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 31, 2011) |
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Originally published in 1595 |
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Hypertext links contained in the archived instances of this title are non-functional. Nz |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
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HISTORY.
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Discoveries in geography
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| SUBJECT |
Guiana -- Discovery and exploration
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America -- Early accounts to 1600.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85004258
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| Subject |
South America -- Guiana
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America
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781775416012 |
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1775416011 |
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9781776510023 |
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177651002X |
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