EXPLORATION OF THE VALLEY OF THE AMAZON by Gibbon Part 2 Only of 3 1854 Mining

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EXPLORATION OF THE VALLEY OF THE AMAZON (Part 2 Only of 3) by Lt. Lardner Gibbon. Washington (SC) AOP Nicholson,  1854. 9" X 5 3/4", pp x + 339 with 36 plates; 38 figures; original embossed cloth. Cracking around spine but covers holding fast. An acceptable and complete copy of Part 2 Only. Not ex-library. A continuation of Herndon's work here Lieutenant Gibbon writes of the quicksilver mines of Huancavelica, silver mines of Castro-Vireinas, other mineral productions, gold and silver ornaments, gold mines of Carabaya, Manto silver mine, gold washing of Tipunai, Benenguela and Sicasica silver mines, smuggling of precious metals, market place, ancient habitations, Creole population, labors of the Jesuits, diamonds and diamond washing, Indians shooting fish, animal life, birds, cotton manufacture, production and trade, south Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil, much more.
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