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A voyage to South America. : Describing at large, the Spanish cities, towns, provinces, &c. on that extensive continent. Interspersed throughout with reflexions on whatever is peculiar in the religion and civil policy, in the genius, customs, manners, dress, &c. &c. of the several inhabitants, whether natives, Spaniards, creoles, Indians, mulattoes, or negroes. Together with the natural as well as commercial history of the country. And an account of their gold and silver mines. / Undertaken by command of the king of Spain, by Don George Juan, and Don Antonio de Ulloa, both captains of the Spanish Navy. ... Translated from the original Spanish. Illustrated with copper plates. In two volumes.
| Main Author: | Ulloa, Antonio de, 1716-1795. |
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| Other Authors: | Juan, Jorge, 1713-1773., Clarke, John |
| Language(s): | English |
| Published: |
London : Printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers, against Gray's-Inn Gate, Holbourn, printers to the Royal Society, MDCCLX [1760] |
| Edition: |
The second edition, revised and corrected. |
| Subjects: |
South America
> Description and travel
> Early works to 1800.
Spain > Colonies > America > Early works to 1800. Peru > History > To 1820 > Early works to 1800. Colombia > History > To 1810 > Early works to 1800. Chile > History > To 1810 > Early works to 1800. |
| Note: |
A translation of Ulloa's Relacion historica del viage a la America Meridional ... Madrid, 1748. The "Resumen historico del origen, y succesion de los Incas, y demas soberanos del Perú", by Garcilaso de la Vega, found in the original, is omitted from this translation. 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. Vol. 1: xx, [4], 498 [i.e. 488] p., I-V folded leaves of plates; v. 2: [4], 410, [18] p., VI-VII folded leaves of plates. Includes index. Signatures: v. 1: a⁸ b⁴ B-2H⁸ 2I⁴; v. 2: [A]² B-2D⁸ 2E⁶. O4, vol. 2, mis-signed G4; P2, vol. 2, mis-signed O2. Errors in pagination: vol. 1: no pages numbered 250-259; 423 as 223; 467 as 746. Vol. 2: 287 as 187; 378 as 78. |
| Physical Description: |
2 v., [7] leaves of plates :
maps, plans ;
21 cm.
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| Original Format: | Book |
| Original Classification Number: | F 2221 .U423 1760 |
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