VOYAGE HISTORIQUE DE L'AMERIQUE MERIDIONALE FIAT PAR ORDRE DU ROI D'ESPAGNE. . .Ouvrage Orne des Figures, Plans et Cartes Necessaires, et Qui Cntient Une Histoire des Yncas du Perou, Et les Observations Astronomiques & Physiques, faites pour d?terminer la Figure & la Grandeur de la Terre. TWO VOLS. COMPLETE.

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554 pp.; + 309 pp. First France edition; text in French; later, 3/4 brown calf with speckled, beige boards; raised cords; gilt lettering stamped across the spine; red and white headbands; all edges stained red; illustrations; maps; 2 f.p.s; 53 plates, most folding; binding tight; boards very clean; internally crisp with light foxing; see additional images provided. Juan and Ulloa were the two Spanish officers who accompanied (some say spied on) La Condamine, the French scientist/explorer, on his travels and experiments in Ecuador from 1730 to 1741. Both men were acting as expedition security officers (reporting to the Spanish King) as no foreigner (La Condamine was French and therefore suspect) had yet to travel in New Spain. After returning to Spain they compiled a scholarly explanation of their journey with La Condamine and published their own scientific findings. These volumes have many fold-out maps and charts and two exquisite frontispieces. Volume I: Voyage au Perou, Premiere Partie. Contenant la Relation de la Route Suivie Jusqu'au Royaume de Quito. Avec Differentes Observations Sur la Navigation, & la Connoissance des Mers, la Description des Villes e des Provinces, e la M?thode observre pour mesurer quelques degres du Meridien immediatement sous l'Equateur. Voyage au Perou. Volume II: Retour de Lima e Quito. Navigation du Callao e Guayaquil, & remarques e ce fujet. Voyage fait e Guayaquil pour mettre cette Ville en etat de resister e l'Escadre Angloise, commandre par l'Amiral Anson. Second Voyage e Lima, e de-le aux Iles de Jean Fernandez & e la Cite du Chili, Description des Mers & Villes de ce Pays, e retour au Callao. Sabin 36812. Leclerc 1856. Palau 125473. Preceded by the first Spain edition. Size: 25 x 20 cm. 0.0. Seller Inventory # 3518

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