Description: UP FOR AUCTION: RARE BOOK: EXPLORATION OF THE VALLEY OF THE AMAZON PART I Made under Direction of the Navy Department by Lieutenants William Lewis Herndon and Lardner Gibbon (Herndon wrote this book: Part I), Illustrated with 16 engraved plates of drawings (Please Note: This book does not include the separate volume that had maps of the Amazon River Valley), Published by Robert Armstrong, Public Printer, Washington, DC, USA, 1854, First Edition, 1854, Hardcover Book, 417 pages, This is an antique, 1854, book by Commander William Lewis Herndon (1813 – 1857), one of the United States Navy's outstanding explorers and seamen. In 1851 he led a United States expedition to the Valley of the Amazon, which he described in this 1854 book. (from his Wikipedia page) About this book:In 1851, Herndon headed an expedition exploring the Valley of the Amazon, a vast area uncharted by Europeans, although inhabited for thousands of years by numerous tribes of indigenous peoples. The purpose of the expedition was to ascertain the commercial resources and potential of the valley. Departing Lima, Peru, 21 May 1851, Herndon, in the company of Lieutenant Lardner Gibbon and five other men, pressed into the jungles. After crossing the Cordilleras, Gibbon separated to explore the Bolivian tributaries of the Amazon while Herndon continued to explore the main trunk. After a journey of 4,366 miles, which took him through the wilderness from sea level to heights of 16,199 feet, Herndon reached the city of Pará, Brazil on 11 April 1852....On 26 January 1853, Herndon submitted an encyclopedic and illustrated 414-page report to the Secretary of the Navy John P. Kennedy. The report was published by the Navy in 1854 as "Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon". The Navy ordered "10,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate." It was circulated extensively, and cited in works on ethnology and natural history. (from his Wikipedia page) The book is very legible and solid: an interesting, antique, 1854 book. See ebay pics above for actual book. Good Condition [ Spine is intact-but-fragile and slightly cracked (see pics), spine is sun-faded (see pics), text is moderately foxed throughout (see pics); otherwise, text is easily readable, unmarked by former owners, solid, fully complete, tight with strong hinges, and sharply printed with all 16 illustrated plates ] 417 pages + Table of Contents and List of Plates = 421 pages, approx. 9" x 6" x 1.5", brown blind-stamped cloth covered boards, gilt top edge, Hardcover Book Welcome international ebay shoppers. I will reduce combined shipping on multiple purchases. Domestic shipping will include tracking. Please visit my other auctions, and email any questions. Thanks for looking! I try to describe my items thoroughly, but buyers may still need more information than I provide. Shipping costs can be expensive to my small auction business. Please ask any questions to be sure before you buy. Thanks.
Price: 49.99 USD
Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland
End Time: 2024-09-09T20:58:51.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Washington, DC, USA
Publisher: Robert Armstrong, Public Printer
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Year Printed: 1854
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Region: South America
Author: William Lewis Herndon
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Peru Travel
Unit Quantity: 1
Character Family: Antique Peru
