William Herndon 1854 Exploration Of The Valley Of The Amazon 2 Vol & Atlas HC

Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Published by R. Armstrong, Public Printer, Washington, DC. 1854. Two Volumes. 417 pgs, x, 339 pgs. Illustrated with 16 plates in volume I, 36 plates and two folding maps in volume two and the atlas volume which has two large folding maps. Bound in 3/4 brown pebbled cloth boards with titles and rasised bands present to the spine. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (boards are scuffed and worn to the extremities). Library bookplate of the Larchmont Yacht Club present to the front pastedown. Light foxing present. Maps have some closed tears present to the edges. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The first volume contains the report of Herndon, and the second that of Gibbon. The two went to Lima together, and Herndon went north to the Amazon while Gibbon navigated rivers in the south. They met in Serpa and sailed together down the Amazon to Para. ".Contain[s] minute, accurate, and very interesting accounts of the aborigines of the Andes, and the Amazon and its tributaries." Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon is a two volume publication by two young USN lieutenants William Lewis Herndon (vol. 1) and Lardner A. Gibbon (vol. 2). Herndon split the main party in two so that he and Gibbon could explore two different areas of the Valley of the Amazon. William Herndon 1854 Exploration Of The Valley Of The Amazon 2 Vol & Atlas HC Description Up For Sale Today is Exploration Of The Valley Of The Amazon Made Under Direction Of The Navy Department Volume I & II Plus Maps Volume by William Lewis Herndon & Lardner Gibbon Hardcover. 8vo. Published by R. Armstrong, Public Printer, Washington, DC. 1854. Two Volumes. 417 pgs, x, 339 pgs. Illustrated with 16 plates in volume I, 36 plates and two folding maps in volume two and the atlas volume which has two large folding maps. Bound in 3/4 brown pebbled cloth boards with titles and rasised bands present to the spine. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (boards are scuffed and worn to the extremities). Library bookplate of the Larchmont Yacht Club present to the front pastedown. Light foxing present. Maps have some closed tears present to the edges. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The first volume contains the report of Herndon, and the second that of Gibbon. The two went to Lima together, and Herndon went north to the Amazon while Gibbon navigated rivers in the south. They met in Serpa and sailed together down the Amazon to Para. ".Contain[s] minute, accurate, and very interesting accounts of the aborigines of the Andes, and the Amazon and its tributaries." FROM WIKIPEDIA: Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon is a two volume publication by two young USN lieutenants William Lewis Herndon (vol. 1) and Lardner A. Gibbon (vol. 2). Herndon split the main party in two so that he and Gibbon could explore two different areas of the Valley of the Amazon. In 1851 William Lewis Herndon was ordered to head an expedition exploring the Valley of the Amazon – a vast uncharted area. Departing Lima, Peru, 21 May 1851, Lieut. Herndon, Lieut. Lardner Gibbon, and a small party of six men pressed into the wild and treacherously beautiful jungles. They split up and took different routes to gather even more information on this vast area. After a journey of 4,366 miles, which took Herndon through 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 profusely illustrated 414-page report to the Secretary of the Navy John P. Kennedy. The report was later published as Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon. The two volumes, one written by Lieutenant Herndon and the other by Lieutenant Gibbon, were so unusual at that time and of such importance that in an unusual move, it was immediately ordered, "10,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate." Three months later another 20,000 copies were ordered; the book became an international best-seller. Their orders were to report on all possible conditions in the Amazon region that they would each have to traverse alone from Lima, Peru on the Pacific coast to Para, Brazil, the mouth of the Amazon. The two volumes were published by presidential order. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! 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