A history of the voyages and travels of Capt. Nathaniel Uring : with new draughts of the bay of Honduras and the Caribbee islands; and particularly of St. Lucia, and the harbour of Petite Carenage; into which ships may run in bad weather, and be safe from all winds and storms : very useful for masters of ships that use the Leeward Island Trade, or Jamaica
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Relation of the late intended settlement of the islands of St. Lucia and St. Vincent, in America
A journey over land, from the Gulf of Honduras to the great South-Sea / performed by John Cockburn, and five other Englishmen ... who were taken by a Spanish guarda-costa, in the John and Jane, Edward Burt master, and set on shoar at a place called Porto-Cavalo, naked and wounded, as mentioned in several news-papers of October, 1731 ... ; to which is added, a curious piece, written in the reign of...
Carta relación / de Diego García de Palacio a Felipe II sobre la provincia de Guatemala, 8 de marzo de 1576. Relación y forma que el licenciado Palacio, Oidor de la Real Audiencia de Guatemala, hizo para los que hubieren de visitar, contar, tasar, y repartir en las provincias de este distrito ; edición facsimilar y modernizada, con un estudio preliminar, cuadro lingüístico, glosarios, índic...
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García de Palacio, Diego fl. 1576-1587 Search this
Collection of rare and original documents and relations, concerning the discovery and conquest of America, chiefly from the Spanish archives. No.1. Published in the original, with translations, illustrative notes, maps, and biographical sketches, by E.G. Squier ..
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Squier, E. G (Ephraim George) 1821-1888 Search this
Explorations and adventures in Honduras, comprising sketches of travel in the gold regions of Olancho, and a review of the history and general resources of Central America ... By William V. Wells
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Wells, William V (William Vincent) 1826-1876 Search this
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2 p. l., [xi]-xxiv, [25]-588 p. front., illus. (incl. ports., map) fold. map. 23 cm
Photographs made by Janet Longcope during trips to countries around the world. They depict landscapes, buildings, markets, dances, agriculture, arts and crafts, ceremonies, children, cooking, musicians, and transportation. Locations depicted include Afghanistan, Australia, Bhutan, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Easter Island, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Greece, Guatemala, Hawaii, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, New Guinea, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Russia, Siberia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, and Yucatan. Longcope used many of these photographs in lectures.
Biographical/Historical note:
Janet Longcope (1886-1974) was a bookbinder and world traveler who gave informal lectures about her travels. Ater the death of her husband Dr. Warfield T. Longcope in 1953, she visited countries all over the world, returning to some, such as India, as many as nine times.
Letter to the King of Spain : being a description of the ancient provinces of Guazacapan, Izalco, Cuscatlan, and Chiquimula, in the Audiencía of Guatemala, with an account of the languages, customs, and religion of their aboriginal inhabitants, and a description of the ruins of Copan / Diego García de Palacio ; translated and with notes by Ephraim G. Squier ; with additional notes by Alexander v...
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García de Palacio, Diego fl. 1576-1587 Search this
Squier, E. G (Ephraim George) 1821-1888 Search this
Narrative of voyages and excursions on the east coast and in the interior of Central America; describing a journey up the River San Juan, and passage across the Lake of Nicaragua to the city of Leon, by Orlando W. Roberts. A facsimile of the 1827 ed., with introd. by Hugh Craggs
