Journal of the travels and labours of Father Samuel Fritz in the river of the Amazons between 1686 and 1723

Description:

"New edition of a work that heretofore has been easier to obtain in English (Journal of the travels and labours of Father Samuel Fritz in the River of the Amazons between 1688 and 1723 (1922)) than in the original Spanish. A major source for the study of the historical geography of the Upper Amazon Basin as well as for the history of the Jesuit missions in the area"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

subjects: Catholic Church,  Diaries,  History,  Indians of South America,  Jesuits,  Missions

People: Samuel Fritz (1654-1724?)

Places: Amazon River Valley

Times: 17th century