A voyage to South-America describing at large the Spanish cities, towns, provinces, &c. on that extensive continent : interspersed throughout with reflections on the genius, customs, manners, and trade of the inhabitants : together with the natural history of the country : and an account of their gold and silver mines undertaken by command of his Majesty the King of Spain, by Don George Juan, and ...
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Physical description:
2 volumes, VII leaves of plates (6 folded) illustrations (etchings), maps, plans 21 cm (8vo)
Type:
Sources
Early works to 1800
Early works
History
Place:
Andes Region
Chile
Colombia
Peru
South America
Spain
America
Date:
1758
18th century
To 1810
To 1820
Notes:
A translation of Ulloa's Relacion historica del viage a la America Meridional, 1748. This translation does not include the historical account of the rulers of Peru nor the astronomical observations of J. Juan y Santacilla
The account of the scientific work of the expedition, written by Jorge Juan y Santacilia, was published separately, Madrid, 1748, under title, "Observaciones astronomicas, y phisicas hechas ... en los reynos del Perú ...". It is not included in this translation
The "Resumen historico delorigen, y sucession de los Incas, y demas soberanos del Peru", by Garcilaso de la Vega, found in the original, is omitted from this translation
The phrases "translated from the original Spanish" and "illustrated with copper plates" transposed on the title page of volume 2
English short title catalogue T138369
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 36813
SCNHRB copy (39088015703952, 39088015703994) inscribed in ink at head of title pages: Richard Peters [and] U.S. Dept. of State 1829
SCNHRB copy has on front paste-down, ink inscription: U.S. Department of State 1829; stamp of Department of State Library 6249; and bookplate: Library of the Department of State
SCNHRB copy bound in plain sheepskin, title in gilt within black leather spine label
