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  The discouerie of the large, rich, and bevvtiful empire of Guiana with a relation of the great and golden citie of Manoa (which the spanyards call El Dorado) and the prouinces of Emeria, Arromaia, Amapaia, and other countries, with their riuers, adioyning. Performed in the yeare 1595. by Sir W. Ralegh Knight, captaine of her Maiesties Guard, Lo. Warden of the Sannerries [sic], and her Highnesse Lieutenant generall of the countie of Cornewall.
  Date of publication:
  1596
  

  Author(s):

  Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
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  "An abstract taken out of certaine Spanyardes letters concerning Guiana and the countries lying upon the great river Orenoque .." taken at sea by Captain George Popham, p. [102]-end. The second edition published this year ...
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  The new found vvorlde, or Antarctike wherin is contained wo[n]derful and strange things, as well of humaine creatures, as beastes, fishes, foules, and serpents, trées, plants, mines of golde and siluer: garnished with many learned aucthorities, trauailed and written in the French tong, by that excellent learned man, master Andrevve Theuet. And now newly translated into Englishe, wherein is reformed the errours of the auncient cosmographers.
  Date of publication:
  1568
  

  Author(s):

  Thevet, André, 1502-1590. ; Hacket, Thomas, fl. 1560-1590.
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  A translation of: Thevet, André. Singularitez de la France antarctique, autrement nommée Amérique. Translator's dedication signed: Thomas Hacket. Publication date from colophon. Running title reads: The newe founde world ...
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  A briefe description of the portes, creekes, bayes, and hauens, of the Weast India: translated out of the Castlin tongue by I.F. The originall whereof was directed to the mightie Prince Don Charles, King of Castile, &c.
  Date of publication:
  1578
  

  Author(s):

  Enciso, Martin Fernández de, d. 1525. ; Frampton, John, fl. 1577-1596.
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  Translation of a part of: Enciso, Martin Fernández de. Suma de geographia que trata de todas las particlas & provinces del mundo: en especial de las Indias. Translator's dedication signed: John Frampton. The last leaf is ...
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  The decades of the newe worlde or west India conteynyng the nauigations and conquestes of the Spanyardes, with the particular description of the moste ryche and large landes and ilandes lately founde in the west ocean perteynyng to the inheritaunce of the kinges of Spayne. ... Wrytten in the Latine tounge by Peter Martyr of Angleria, and translated into Englysshe by Rycharde Eden.
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  1555
  

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  Anghiera, Pietro Martire d', 1457-1526. ; Eden, Richard, 1521?-1576.
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  A translation of decades 1-3 of "De orbe novo", with additions from numerous other sources edited by Eden. Colophon reads: Imprynted at London in Lumbard streete at the signe of the Cradle by [i.e. for] Edwarde Sutton. .. ...
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