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London: John Stockdale, 1807. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Poor. Illustrated with plates: Plate VI - folding Plan of Lima; Plate VII - folding Plan of Cape St. Francois (with illus of horsemen roping cattle). Leather covers deteriorated and detached. Volume II only lacking volume I. 419pp., text clean and tight, plus index and title pages foxed. Marbled edges. Modern abridgement of Relacion historica del viage a la America, 5 v. Description of Gauchos working in Peru. See GRIFFIN 2865 - "A distinguished work recording the observations of two young naval lieutenants attached to the French scientific expedition to South America. Invaluable not only as an account of their travels in the years 1735-1744 but also for its data on the geography, ethnology, natural resources and social life of the colonies and as a record of the Condamine expedition.

London: Printed for J. Stockdale , 1807. Fifth edition. Hardcover. Very good condition, in worn 3/4 leather. 2 vols. (479, 419p.) front. (fold. map) 6 fold. pl. (incl. plans) 22 cm.

1760. London, L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1760. Bound in 2 contemp. full calf. raised bands, gilt spines. Titlelabels with gilt lettering. Tomelabels gone. Spines slightly rubbed. Stamp on title-page. XX,(4),492;(4),410,(18) pp. With 6 (of 7) folded engraved plates (3 maps a. plans, 3 plates). 2 plates with a closed tear.

London: Lockyer Davis. Good with no dust jacket. 1772. Third Edition. Leather. 2 volumes, octavo. Xxiv, 479; [4], 419, [15] + [1] ad pp. Seven engraved folding plates including the frontispiece map of South America in Volume I, (8vo) period calf, lettered in gilt on red morocco spine label, raised bands. Third Edition Important scientific and historical researches on South America, first published in 1758. This edition is the first to include an Appendix on Brazil by John Adams. Leather is smooth, joints are cracking, spine leather bit dry, labels faded, extremities rubbed. Interiors have a number of different ownership stamps, including two on the first title page. All folding plates are present and intact, just starting to split along the folds in a few cases. Foxing throughout , some pages darker than others, but otherwise clean and unmarked. Both Juan and Ulloa were scientists, sent to study the degree of meridian arc at the equator. They spent many years in Ecuador and South America… Read More

London:: Printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers,, 1760.. The second edition revised and corrected.. 8vo. 2 vols.. Two volumes. Modern fine binding antique calf spines fully decorated in floral gilt. New endpapers. Some plates with minor repairs at folds no affect. Title pages with some minor browning around outer edges. Volume one with some minor dampstains to very outer margin of last few leaves no affect. Volume two with some minor dampstains to very outer margin of first few leaves no affect. Overall a nice set and scarce in this good of condition. With seven folding plates. English translation by J. Adams of UlloaÕs Relacion historica del viage a la America Meridional [Madrid: 1748]. The most accurate description of South America at the time. A scientific voyage of two Spanish Captains Antonio de Ulloa (1716-1795) & Jorge Juan y Santacilia (1713-1773) initiated by the French Academy of Sciences in 1735. Book describes the geography, natives, trades, climate, etc of South America. ESTC: T138368.… Read More