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1791. BOOK. (TRAVELS—AMERICA). GUMILLA, FATHER JOSEPH:. NATURAL, CIVIL, AND GEOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF THE NATIONS LOCATED ALONG THE BANKS OF THE ORINOCO RIVER. Barcelona: Printed by Carlos Gibert and Tutó, 1791. 2 vols. in large 8º. Vol. I: Engraved portrait + XVI + 360 pp. + 4 plates and a folded map of the New Kingdom of Granada. Bound in a rigid period parchment binding with a label. Vol. II: 2 folios + 352 pp. + 2 engraved plates. With pen-and-ink test marks on the reverse of the title page. Chalcographic headpiece at the beginning of each volume. Bound in Spanish pasteboard, with a label; one corner and the top of the spine are missing; edges rubbed; slightly larger than the first volume. The Jesuit priest Joseph Gumilla spent more than 30 years as a missionary and explorer in the Orinoco River basin; thanks to his work, he brought to light the splendor and diversity of that region. Palau 111193. CCPB 205993-2, 170453-2.