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History, Description and travel, Incas, Indians of South America, Sources, Early works to 1800, Scientific expeditions, Colonies, Arc measures, Discovery and exploration, Figure, Social life and customs, Expéditions scientifiques, Spanish coloniesPlaces
Andes Region, South America, Chile, Peru, Colombia, SpainTimes
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Voyage historique de l'Amerique Meridionale: fait par ordre du roi d'Espagne
1752, Chez Arkste'e & Merkus, Chez Arksteé & Merkus.
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Translations by E. de Mauvillon, of: Ulloa's "Relacion historica del viage a la America Meridional", and of the companion work by Jorge Juan y Santacilia, entitled, "Observations astronomicas y physicas hechas de orden de S. Mag. en los reynos del Perù" (both published at Madrid in 1748); and of Garcilaso de la Vega's "Comentarios reales de los Incas."
"Ouvrage orné des figures, plans et cartes necessaires, et qui contient une histoire de Yncas du Perou, et les observations astronomiques & physiques, faites pour déterminer la figure & la grandeur de la terre."
"Abrègé historique de l'origine et de la succession des des Yncas, et autres souverains du Perou, avec un récit de ce qui s'est passé de plus remarquable sous le Régne de chacun d'eux [par Garcilaso de la Vega]": t. 2, p. [209]-316, [6], with separate index.
"Observations astronomiques et physiques faites par ordre du roi d'Espagne pour déterminer la figure et la grandeur de la terre, relativement a la navigation. Par Don George Juan ... et par Antoine de Ulloa ... ": t. 2, [312] p., at end; has separate paging and index.
Errata [for the entire work]: t. 1, p. [19], 1st paging group.
Titles in red and black, with engraved vignettes; engraved and woodcut head- and tail-pieces.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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SCNHRB has two copies.
SCNHRB c. 1 (t. 1: 39088002459626; t. 2: 39088004426011) has in ms. from endpapers of earlier binding attached to front paste-downs: John Sellwood, Mendon, Adams County, Illinois, July 9, 1850.
SCNHRB c. 1 stamped on verso of title pages: Smithsonian Institution National Museum Jul 22 1943 [acc. no.] 322924-5.
SCNHRB c. 1 bound in blue buckram, title in gilt on spine.
SCNHRB c. 2 (t. 1: 39088013473343; t. 2: 39088013473384) stamped on t.p.: U.S. Geological Survey Library 1890 [acc. no.] 26683-4 [and] Bureau of Ethnology Library 1894 [stamped transferred, cancelled].
SCNHRB c. 2 lacking 4 of the plates.
SCNHRB c. 2 half bound in recent gray goatskin and green cloth, title in gilt within black leather spine label, marbled endpapers.
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