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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.

Murumuru palm tree (Astrocaryum murumuru Mart.) in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A jauari palm tree (Astrocaryum jauari Mart.) growing on a river bank in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

Two banana plants (Musa species), one with fruit, in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A personified condom called 'Charlie' representing a safe-sex advertisement by the National AIDS Programme of Guyana. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.

A palm tree (Mauritiella armata (Mart.) Burret) in Guyana with a man and smaller palm in the distance. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

A hut and its inhabitants with palm trees in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.

The Indian tribes of Guiana / by W.H. Brett.

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.

Blood pressure levels of Guyanese adults of African and Indian origin / C. du V. Florey, M.T. Ashcroft and G.J. Miller.

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.

Report of the Surgeon-General / British Guiana.

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Guyana

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Images referencing Guyana

Works from the collections

The Indian tribes of Guiana / by W.H. Brett.

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.

Blood pressure levels of Guyanese adults of African and Indian origin / C. du V. Florey, M.T. Ashcroft and G.J. Miller.

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.

Report of the Surgeon-General / British Guiana.

Guyana

Images from the collections

Images referencing Guyana

Works from the collections

The Indian tribes of Guiana / by W.H. Brett.

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.

Blood pressure levels of Guyanese adults of African and Indian origin / C. du V. Florey, M.T. Ashcroft and G.J. Miller.

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.

Report of the Surgeon-General / British Guiana.

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