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Segunda parte de la crónica del Perú, que trata del señorio de los Incas Yupanquis y de sus grandes hechos y gobernacion

Cieza de León, Pedro de, 1518-1554

Segunda parte de la crónica del Perú, que trata del señorio de los Incas Yupanquis y de sus grandes hechos y gobernacion — Spanish source edition. Subject:...

Peru -- History -- Conquest, 1522-1548Peru -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800Indians of South America -- Peru -- Social life and customs
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The California Birthday Book Prose and Poetical Selections from the Writings of Living California Authors with a Brief Biographical Sketch of each

James, George Wharton, 1858-1923 [Editor]

The California Birthday Book Prose and Poetical Selections from the Writings of Living California Authors with a Brief Biographical Sketch of each — Englis...

California -- Description and travelBirthday booksAmerican literature -- California
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The Story of the Philippines Natural Riches, Industrial Resources, Statistics of Productions, Commerce and Population; The Laws, Habits, Customs, Scenery and Conditions of the Cuba of the East Indies and the Thousand Islands of the Archipelagoes of India and Hawaii, With Episodes of Their Early History; The Eldorado of the Orient; Personal Character Sketches of and Interviews with Admiral Dewey, General Merritt, General Aguinaldo and the Archbishop of Manila; History and Romance, Tragedies and Traditions of our Pacific Possessions; Events of the War in the West with Spain, and the Conquest of Cuba and Porto Rico

Halstead, Murat, 1829-1908

The Story of the Philippines Natural Riches, Industrial Resources, Statistics of Productions, Commerce and Population; The Laws, Habits, Customs, Scenery a...

Philippines -- Description and travelSpanish-American War, 1898Philippines -- History -- Revolution, 1896-1898
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Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863

Fremantle, Arthur James Lyon, Sir, 1835-1901

Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 — English source edition. Subject: Fremantle, Arthur James Lyon, Sir, 1835-1901 -- Travel -- Confedera...

Fremantle, Arthur James Lyon, Sir, 1835-1901 -- Travel -- Confederate States of AmericaBritish -- Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of America -- Description and travel
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Through the Heart of Patagonia

Hesketh-Prichard, H. (Hesketh), 1876-1922; Millais, John Guille, 1865-1931 [Illustrator]

Through the Heart of Patagonia — English source edition. Subject: Indians of South America -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile).

Indians of South America -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- Description and travelNatural history -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
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Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899

Mair, Charles, 1838-1927

Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899 — English source edition. Subject: Alberta -- Descriptio...

Alberta -- Description and travelIndians of North America -- Canada -- TreatiesAthabasca and Peace River treaty expedition, 1899
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Views of nature: or Contemplations on the sublime phenomena of creation with scientific illustrations

Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859; Bohn, Henry G. (Henry George), 1796-1884 [Translator]; Otté, E. C. (Elise C.), 1818-1903 [Translator]

Views of nature: or Contemplations on the sublime phenomena of creation with scientific illustrations — English source edition. Subject: Science.

ScienceSouth America -- Description and travelPhysical geography
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Wanderbilder aus Central-Amerika. Skizzen eines deutschen Malers

Heine, Wilhelm, 1827-1885; Gerstäcker, Friedrich, 1816-1872 [Author of introduction, etc.]

Wanderbilder aus Central-Amerika. Skizzen eines deutschen Malers — German source edition. Subject: Nicaragua -- Description and travel.

Nicaragua -- Description and travelHonduras -- Description and travelCentral America -- Description and travel
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With the Harmony to Labrador Notes of a visit to the Moravian mission stations on the north-east coast of Labrador

La Trobe, Benjamin, 1725-1786

With the Harmony to Labrador Notes of a visit to the Moravian mission stations on the north-east coast of Labrador — English source edition. Subject: Labra...

Labrador (N.L.) -- Description and travelIndians of North America -- MissionsMoravian Indians -- Missions
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