Various notes on many islands and about slavery. Grand-daughter of the Author. Gives account of the history, and Reflections on its Situation, Settlements, Inhabitants, Climate, Products, Commerce, Laws and Government. Three volumes, first edition. Contents in good strong condition, although with age toning and some browning, maps and plates are clean.
Original leather covers in reasonable condition, slightly scuffed.
Book not often available to the collector. Many other wood engravings. The famous explorer John Stephens had only just ventured into this region two years earlier. Stephens was one of the most famous of explorers of Central America, these books are the first guides to the ruined cities of the Mayans, and he is credited with launching the field of archaeology of these people. He was born in 1805 in New York and originally spent his life in law and politics, but by 1834 he seeked the thrill of travelling to dangerous places and wrote several other books before his adventures to Central America.