(GUIANA) Schomburgk Robert Hemann Sir Twelve Views in the In

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(GUIANA.) Schomburgk, Robert Hemann, Sir. Twelve Views in the Interior of Guiana, from Drawings Executed by Mr. Charles Bentley. Map, illustrated half-title, 12 sepia-toned lithographic plates, text illustrations. Folio (22 x 14 inches), later library cloth, unevenly faded, original slightly soiled pictorial wrappers bound in with short closed tear on margin; some foxing and marginal dampstaining affecting most plates, with two of the stains just touching the images. London, 1841

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Schomburgk's text describes his expedition to Guiana on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society. The illustrations were done after the work of the expedition's draftsman. Abbey Travel 720; Cundall 1542; Sabin 77796.