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Histoire naturelle, civile et geographique de l'Orenoque, et des principales riviéres qui s'y jettent : dans laquelle on traite du gouvernement, des usages & des coûtumes des Indiens qui l'habitent, des animaux, des arbres, des fruits, des résines, des herbes & des racines médicinales qui naissent dans le Païs : on y a joint le détail de plusieurs conversions remarquables & édifiantes

by: Gumilla, Joseph, d. 1750; M. E. (Marc Eidous); United States. Department of State. Library, former owner. DSI

Publication date: 1758

Topics: Jesuits, Indians of South America, Natural history

Publisher: A Avignon : Chez la veuve de F. Girard, imprimeur ; et se vend, a Marseille : Chez D. Sibie', imprimeur du Roi, & Jean Mossi

Collection: biodiversity

Contributor: Smithsonian Libraries

Language: French

Volume: t.1 (1758)

First ed., Madrid, 1741, published under title: El Orinoco ilustrado, historia natural, civil y geográfica de este Gran Río

Tome 1: xviij, [8], 388, [4] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); t. 2: [2], 334, [4] p., [1] leaf of plates; t. 3: [2], 332, [4] p

Woodcut title vignettes, head- and tail-pieces, initials; side-notes

Imprint varies slightly: t. 3: A Avignon, et se vend à Marseille chez Jean Mossy ..

Includes bibliographical references

SCNHRB copy (39088015704398, 39088015704430, 39088015704471) imperfect: lacking [4] p. at end of t. 1 and all plates

SCNHRB copy has unidentified armorial bookplate

SCNHRB copy has bookplate of the Library of the Department of State

SCNHRB copy three-quarters bound in red sheepskin and marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers; title in gilt on spine, at foot: Dept. of State