- 1054
Raleigh, Walter
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- The Discoverie of the large, rich and beautiful Empire of Guiana, with a relation of the great and golden citie of Manoa (which the Spaniards call El Dorado) and the provinces of Emeria, Arromaia, Amapaia, and other countries, with their rivers, adioyning. Performed in the yeare 1595. London: Robert Robinson, 1596
- paper
FIRST EDITION, second issue (title with variant “Citie”, and I2v line 12 beginning “on it, there”), small 4to (170 x 125mm.), [16], 112pp., brown morocco gilt by Riviere, gilt edges, a few headlines cut close, rebacked retaining original spine
Literature
Church 254; Sabin 67552; STC 20635
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Raleigh undertook this venture in 1595 and, with the adventurer and scholar Lawrence Kemys, sailed to the coast of what is now Venezuela in search of the Spaniards' City of Gold, or El Dorado. Here they sailed up the Orinoco River for a distance of about 480 kilometres into the interior of Guiana and were able to take home with them specimens containing gold.
There was considerable interest in Raleigh’s exploits: three issues of this 1596 edition were published and Raleigh's account was included in Hakluyt, de Bry, Hulsius, and many other great collections of voyages.