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By Lieut. L. Gibbon U. S. N.
Lith. of P.S. Duval & Co. Phil.
LLAMAS TRAVERSING THE ANDES LADEN WITH SILVER.
| 33d Congress, | } | HO. OF REPS. | { | Executive, |
| 1st Session. | No. 53. |
EXPLORATION OF THE VALLEY OF THE AMAZON
EXPLORATION
OF THE
VALLEY OF THE AMAZON,
MADE UNDER DIRECTION OF
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BY
PART II.
BY Lt. LARDNER GIBBON.
WASHINGTON:
A. O. P. NICHOLSON, PUBLIC PRINTER.
1854.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
TRANSMITTING
THE SECOND PART OF LIEUTENANT HERNDON'S REPORT OF THE EXPLORATIONOF THE VALLEY OF THE AMAZON.
January 6, 1854.—Resolved, That there be printed, for the use of the members of the House,ten thousand extra copies of the report of the Secretary of the Navy communicating the reportsof the exploration of the river Amazon and its tributaries, made by Lieutenants Herndon andGibbon, with the accompanying maps and plates.
April 13, 1854.—Resolved, That there be printed twenty thousand additional co