{"product_id":"the-creature-in-the-map-a-journey-to-el-dorado","title":"The Creature in the Map: A Journey to El Dorado","description":"\"A highly readable and authoritative account of Walter Raleigh's failed expedition up the Orinoco river to find the fabled El Dorado in mid-1595. Based largely on first-hand accounts such as the Raleigh's own The Discoverie of Guiana, Francis Sparry's testimony, and the author's retracing of Raleigh's route, the book not only recounts the expedition itself but also explicates the cultural myth of El Dorado that animated explorers and conquerors like Raleigh and the Spaniard Antonio de BerrÂio\"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/hlas\/A contemporary retracing of the original 1595 journey led by Sir Walter Raleigh starts with Raleigh's curious \"charte\" in the British Museum and follows the delta of the Orinoco River up into the Guiana highlands\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0688146007\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0688146007.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Nicholl, Charles\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41448638873658,"sku":"DBV.0688146007.G","price":5.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0688146007-0.jpg?v=1780861209","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-creature-in-the-map-a-journey-to-el-dorado","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}