Travels in the Interior of Brazil particularly in the Cold and Diamond Districts of that Country, by Authority of the Prince Regent of Portugal; Including a Voyage to the Rio de la Plata, and an Historical Sketch of the Revolution of Buenos AyresAuthor: John Mawe (1764 1829) Year: 1821 Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown Place: London Description: x+493 pages with frontispiece, five plates and map, appendix and index. Octavo (8 1 2" x 5 3 4") bound in half leather with five raised spine bands with black labels lettering tin gilt over blue marbled boards with marbled end pages. Second edition. John Mawe was a British mineralogist who became known for his practical approach to the