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  • The discoverie of the large rich, and bewtifvl empire of Gviana. With / a relation of the great and Golden Citie / of Manoa (which the Spanyards call El / Dorado) And of the Prouinces of Emeria, / Arromaia, Amapaia, and other Cou- / tries, with their riuers, ad- / ioyning. / Performed in the yeare 1595, by Sir W. Ralegh. Knight, Captaine of her / Maiesties Guard, Lo. Warden / of the Stanneries, and her High- / nesse Lieutenant generall / of the Countie of / Cornewall / [Sir Walter Raleigh].
  • Three silhouette figures standing beside the open grave of an AIDS victim who falls in; a warning that AIDS leads to death by the National AIDS Programme of Guyana. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • A palm tree (Iriartella setigera (Mart.) H. Wendl.) in fruit in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.
  • Charles Waterton in Guyana riding on the back of a cayman. Coloured etching by R. Cruikshank, 1827, after E. Jones.
  • The discoverie of the large rich, and bewtifvl empire of Gviana. With / a relation of the great and Golden Citie / of Manoa (which the Spanyards call El / Dorado) And of the Prouinces of Emeria, / Arromaia, Amapaia, and other Cou- / tries, with their riuers, ad- / ioyning. / Performed in the yeare 1595, by Sir W. Ralegh. Knight, Captaine of her / Maiesties Guard, Lo. Warden / of the Stanneries, and her High- / nesse Lieutenant generall / of the Countie of / Cornewall / [Sir Walter Raleigh].
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    The Indian tribes of Guiana / by W.H. Brett.

    Brett, W. H. (William Henry), 1818-1886. | Date: 1852
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    Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, & 1824 / [Charles Waterton] ; with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, &c. for cabinets of natural history.

    Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865. | Date: 1828
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    Blood pressure levels of Guyanese adults of African and Indian origin / C. du V. Florey, M.T. Ashcroft and G.J. Miller.

    Florey, Charles du V. | Date: 1971
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    Additional studies of the arts, crafts, and customs of the Guiana Indians : with special reference to those of Southern British Guiana / by Walter E. Roth.

    Roth, Walter E. (Walter Edmund), 1861-1933. | Date: 1929
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    Report of the Surgeon-General / British Guiana.

    British Guiana. Medical Department. | Date: [1934]
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