Author

Contributions

  • Scammell, Geoffrey Vaughn - Contributor
  • British Library - Contributor
  • Primary Source Microfilm (Firm) - Contributor

Publication

2003 - Primary Source Microfilm, Woodbridge, Conn, England

Language

English

Word Count

26,250 words, Guess

Page Count

105 pages

Physical Format

Microform

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCE101

Alternate Titles

  • Conquistadors, the struggle for colonial power in Latin America, 1492-1825

Description

This collection features expedition records, original letters and maps of exploration and colonization, and "diaries of discoveries" from South America, from narratives of Columbus' first voyage (at Sloane Ms 1709) to the end of Colonial Spanish rule. The set covers European exploitation, evangelization, and botanical and geographical exploration in South America from Texas to Tierra del Fuego, and features maps, scrolls, descriptions of voyages by sea and river, terrain, flora and fauna, settlement posts, plantations and mines, missionary activities, and "diaries of discoveries."

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Conquistadors: the struggle for colonial power in Latin America, 1492-1825MicroformPrimary Source Microfilm2003-01-01

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