A voyage to the South-Sea, and along the coasts of Chili and Peru, in the years 1712, 1713, and 1714. Particularly describing the genius and constitution of the inhabitants, as well Indians as Spaniards: their customs and manners, their natural history, mines, commodities, traffick with Europe… with a postscript by Dr. Edmund Halley… and an account of the settlement, commerce, and riches of the Jesuites in Paraguay.

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Frezier [Amédée-François].A voyage to the South-Sea, and along the coasts of Chili and Peru, in the years 1712, 1713, and 1714. Particularly describing the genius and constitution of the inhabitants, as well Indians as Spaniards: their customs and manners, their natural history, mines, commodities, traffick with Europe… with a postscript by Dr. Edmund Halley… and an account of the settlement, commerce, and riches of the Jesuites in Paraguay. London, Jonah Bowyer, 1717. 4to. [14] + 335 + [9]p. Title in red and black. 22 maps and plans (16 folding), and 15 plates engraved by N. Guerard le fils. Typographical ornaments and initials. Some musical notation in the text. Antiqued mottled sheep. First edition in English, valued for the additional 3-page postscript by Halley correcting some geographical errors made by Frézier; it also contains an English translation of a critical report on the Jesuit missions in Paraguay (on pp323-335), first published anonymously in French in 1712 (see Leclerc 1912). The plates are the same as those used for the Paris original edition, mostly retaining the French captions. Two neat repairs in blank margins of first 2 leaves, some light traces of marginal foxing, but generally a fresh, attractive copy. Borba de Moraes I, 329; Hill, p115; Palau 94965; Sabin 25926. Seller Inventory # 5711

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