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Creator:
Mawe, John, 1764–1829
Title(s):
Travels in the gold and diamond districts of Brazil : describing the methods of working the mines, the natural productions, agriculture, and commerce, and the customs and manners of the inhabitants : to which is added a brief account of the practice of amalgamation practised in Peru and Chili [sic] / by John Mawe.
Edition:
New edition , illustrated with colored plates.
Published/Created:
London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green ..., 1825.
Physical Description:
x, [2], 493 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
F2511 C472 1825
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Printed by W. M'Dowall, Printer, Pemberton Row, Gough Square.
Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 709
BAC: This copy is the Abbey copy.
Includes index.
Originally published under title: Travels in the interior of Brazil.
Subject Terms:
Brazil -- Description and travel.
Brazil -- Economic conditions.
Diamond mines and mining -- Brazil.
Engraving, Colored -- Specimens -- 1825.
Gold mines and mining -- Brazil -- History.
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green -- Publisher.
M'Dowall, W. -- Printer.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1825.
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