EL DORADO...RICH AND SPLENDID CITY IN SOUTH AMERICA...INCLUDING A DEFENSE OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH...AND A NATION OF FEMALE WARRIORS, IN THE VICINITY OF THE AMAZON....
Van Heuvel, J.A.:
New York: New World Press, 1844. viii,165,[3], plus errata slip and folding map. Original paper covered boards. Institution stamp on title and first page of the fifth and sixth appendix. Errata slip torn slightly affecting text. Overall, a very good, tight copy. In the course of his narrative, Van Heuvel defends Raleigh's claim as to the existence of the Amazons. Raleigh had come under heavy criticism at court for propagating the licentious rumor of the existence of this warlike tribe and their habit of taking their men by force. SABIN 98513. PALAU 114511
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