RALEIGH, Sir Walter; HARLOW, V. T. (editor).
Ralegh's Last Voyage. Being an account drawn out of contemporary letters and relations, both Spanish and English, of which for the most part are now for the first time made public, concerning the voyage of Sir Walter Ralegh, knight, to Guiana in the year 1617 and the fatal consequences of the same.
London, The Argonaut Press, 1932.
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A beautifully printed set of translations and reprinted tracts piecing together Sir Walter Raleigh's last voyage to 'Guiana' (Venezuela) in search of El Dorado. During the expedition a detachment, not under his command, attacked the Spanish outpost of Santo Tomé de Guayana in violation of Anglo-Spanish peace treaties with his son being one of the fatalities. He was beheaded on his return.
4to (26.5 x 20 cm); number 47 of 775 copies printed on Japon vellum, frontispiece, 2 folding maps, unopened; publisher's original vellum-backed brown cloth, gilt medallion to upper cover, gilt lettering to spine, corners a little bumped, a very good copy; [viii], 379, [1] pp.
4to (26.5 x 20 cm); number 47 of 775 copies printed on Japon vellum, frontispiece, 2 folding maps, unopened; publisher's original vellum-backed brown cloth, gilt medallion to upper cover, gilt lettering to spine, corners a little bumped, a very good copy; [viii], 379, [1] pp.
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Ralegh's Last Voyage.
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