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(VENEZUELA.) José Gumilla. El Orinoco ilustrado, y defendido, historia natural, civil, y geographica de este gran rio. Folding map and 2 plates. [48], 403, [4]; [8], 412, [16] pages. 2 volumes. 4to, contemporary speckled calf, minor wear; minor toning and dampstaining, full closed tear to leaf II:Dd2; later owner's signatures on title pages. Madrid, 1745
Second edition, expanded and revised, of the classic 1741 history of the Orinoco region. Medina, BHA 3376; Palau 111192 ("buena reedición"); Sabin 29275. Provenance: William I. Buchanan (1853-1909), who signed both title pages in 1896 during his tenure as United States Minister to Argentina.
