Description:
Gale ECCO, Print Editions, 2010-10-20. Paperback. Good.
A Description of Patagonia, and the Adjoining Parts of South America...Illustrated with a New Map. by Falkner, Thomas - 1774
by Falkner, Thomas
Similar copies are shown below.
Similar copies are shown to the right.
A Description of Patagonia, and the Adjoining Parts of South America...Illustrated with a New Map.
by Falkner, Thomas
- Used
- first
Hereford: Printed by C. Pugh; and sold by T. Lewis, 1774. First edition of this fascinating 18th-century account of Patagonia and South America, with two important large folding maps by Thomas Kitchin of South America, both measuring approximately 30 by 20 inches. Quarto, bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, morocco spine label, gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. An exceptional example. "Father Falkner lived in the regions south and west of the La Plata nearly forty years and often made the journey from Buenos Aires up the Parana to Cordova and Santa Fe, and to the Southern Interior and the Lakes. The greatest commerce of the country was cattle and horses.The publication of his book led the Spanish Government to survey the coast of Patagonia and to form settlements upon it... The work also contains an account of the language of the Moluches with a grammar and a short vocabulary" (Cox). The two maps essentially form one large map of the southern portion of South America on two sheets, together comprising one of the most detailed maps of the region to date, with a cartouche portraying the "great Cacique Cangapol" of Patagonia, as well as his wife Huennee. "He must have been seven feet and some inches in height," Falkner writes, "because, on tiptoe, I could not reach to the top of his head." He goes on to dispute previous accounts of "giants" of Patagonia: "The Patagonians, or Puelches, are a large bodied people; but I never heard of that gigantic race, which others have mentioned, though I have seen persons of all the different tribes of southern Indians" (page 26). Cox II, 283-84. Sabin 23734. Palau 86485.
- Bookseller Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Book Condition Used
- Publisher Printed by C. Pugh; and sold by T. Lewis
- Place of Publication Hereford
- Date Published 1774
- Keywords Description of Patagonia and the Adjoining Parts of South America
We have 12 copies available starting at A$43.95.
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
A description of Patagonia, and the adjoining parts of South America: containing an account of the soil, produce, the religion, government, and some particulars relating to Falkland's islands
by Thomas Falkner
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9781170789001
- ISBN 10
- 1170789005
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
A$43.95
Show Details
Item Price
A$43.95
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
A Description of Patagonia, and the Adjoining Parts of South America: Containing an Account of the Soil, Produce, Animals, Vales, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, &c. of Those Countries; the Religion, Government, Policy, Customs, Dress, Arms, and Language Of...; Copy 1
by Thomas 1707-1784 Falkner
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9781013620478
- ISBN 10
- 101362047x
- Quantity Available
- 10
- Seller
-
Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
A$32.59
Show Details
Description:
Paperback / softback. New.
Item Price
A$32.59
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
A Description of Patagonia, and the Adjoining Parts of South America: Containing an Account of the Soil, Produce, Animals, Vales, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, &c. of Those Countries; the Religion, Government, Policy, Customs, Dress, Arms, and Language Of...; Copy 1
by Thomas 1707-1784 Falkner
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9781013620478
- ISBN 10
- 101362047x
- Quantity Available
- 10
- Seller
-
Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
A$38.32
Show Details
Description:
Paperback / softback. New.
Item Price
A$38.32
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
A description of Patagonia and the adjoining parts of South America :containing an account of the soil, produce, animals, vales, mountains, rivers and lakes of those countries
by Thomas Falkner
- New
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 13
- 9783742896025
- ISBN 10
- 3742896024
- Quantity Available
- 27
- Seller
-
Uxbridge, Greater London, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
A$43.96
Show Details
Description:
New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A description of Patagonia and the adjoining parts of South America :containing an account of the soil, produce, animals, vales, mountains, rivers and lakes of those countries.
Item Price
A$43.96
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
A description of Patagonia, and the adjoining parts of South America: containing an account of the soil, produce, the religion, government, and some particulars relating to Falkland's islands
by Falkner, Thomas
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9781170789001
- ISBN 10
- 1170789005
- Quantity Available
- 5
- Seller
-
campbelltown, Florida, United States
- Item Price
-
A$38.85
Show Details
Description:
Gale ECCO, Print Editions. paperback. New. 7x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing
Item Price
A$38.85
A Description of Patagonia, and the Adjoining Parts of South America: Containing an Account of the Soil, Produce, the Religion, Government, and Some Particulars Relating to Falkland's Islands
by Thomas Falkner
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9781170789001
- ISBN 10
- 1170789005
- Quantity Available
- 8
- Seller
-
Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
A$41.84
Show Details
Description:
Paperback. New.
Item Price
A$41.84
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
A Description of Patagonia, and the Adjoining Parts of South America: Containing an Account of the Soil, Produce, Animals, Vales, Mountains, Rivers,
by Thomas Falkner
- New
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 13
- 9781108060547
- ISBN 10
- 1108060544
- Quantity Available
- 547
- Seller
-
Uxbridge, Greater London, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
A$46.19
Show Details
Description:
New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A Description of Patagonia, and the Adjoining Parts of South America: Containing an Account of the Soil, Produce, Animals, Vales, Mountains, Rivers,.
Item Price
A$46.19
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
A Description of Patagonia, and the Adjoining Parts of South America: Containing an Account of the Soil, Produce, Animals, Vales, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, etc. of Those Countries
by Thomas Falkner
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9781108060547
- ISBN 10
- 1108060544
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
A$46.45
Show Details
Description:
Cambridge University Press, 2013. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 143 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.50 inches.
Item Price
A$46.45
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
A description of Patagonia and the adjoining parts of South America
by Thomas Falkner
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9783742896025
- ISBN 10
- 3742896024
- Quantity Available
- 10
- Seller
-
Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
A$51.04
Show Details
Description:
Paperback / softback. New.
Item Price
A$51.04
A Description of Patagonia, and the Adjoining Parts of South America: Containing an Account of the Soil, Produce, Animals, Vales, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, etc. of Those Countries
by Thomas M. Falkner
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9781108060547
- ISBN 10
- 1108060544
- Quantity Available
- 10
- Seller
-
Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
A$54.29
Show Details
Description:
Paperback / softback. New. Thomas Falkner (1707-84), an English Jesuit missionary, lived for nearly forty years in South America. Originally published in 1774 and believed to have been used by Charles Darwin on board the Beagle, this is a first-hand account of the geography, customs and language of Patagonia and its peoples.
Item Price
A$54.29