The Incas: Lords of the Four Quarters

by Craig Morris and Adriana Von Hagen

Book Overview

In less than a century the Incas rose from obscure origins to build one of the largest empires of the ancient world. At its zenith Tawantinsuyu--"The Fourfold Domain"--extended northward from the Inca capital Cusco along the spine of the Andes to embrace most of modern Peru and Ecuador, and southward into Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. The sheer scale of the empire, coupled with the challenges of the varied and rugged landscape, makes the Inca achievement...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 050002121X
• ISBN13: 9780500021217
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.7"