Fountain, Paul,

The river Amazon : from its sources to the sea / Paul Fountain. - 321 páginas : ilustraciones ; 23 cm.

Adjunto: un plano continental del rio Amazonas, elaborado por el capáginas Thomas W. Whiffen.

The discovery of the Amazon -- The sources of the Amazon -- The upper Marañon -- The Downward Rush to the great forest -- The Ucayali -- The search for the Head-waters -- The Head-waters of the purus -- More about the Head-waters -- Some other Head-waters of the Amazon -- Attempted ascents of Cotopaxi and Antisana -- The plains of Ecuador and Colombia -- Natural history of the upper Amazon -- A voyage up the Purus -- Continuation of the voyage on the Purus -- Conclusion of the voyage on the Purus -- The country between Purus and Tapajos -- The country between Tapajos and Araguay -- Valleys of Araguay and Tocantins -- The cordillera grande Region -- High up the Amazon river -- Five hundred miles down stream -- The lower reaches of the Amazon.




Amazonas (Río)--Descripciones y viajes.

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