(MAGELLAN STRAIT OF) [Vargas y Ponce Jose de] Relacion del ú

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(MAGELLAN, STRAIT OF.) [Vargas y Ponce, Jose de.] Relacion del último viage al Estrecho de Magallanes. 4 (of 5) folding maps, frontispiece portrait of Magellan, 5 folding tables. [6], xvi, 359; [4], 128 pages. 2 volumes including the separately bound appendix. 4to, later unmatched calf, moderate wear; lacking the "Carta reducida del estrecho de Magallanes, fragata de S.M. Santa María de la Cabeza" from the first volume, otherwise a nice copy. Madrid: Ibarra, 1788 and 1793

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"These voyages were made in order to ascertain the advisability of Spanish ships continuing to use the passage of the Strait of Magellan in voyages to the Pacific. . . . After these expeditions, the Spanish trade routes were exclusively to east coast ports and then overland to Pacific ports"--Hill 1756. Palau 352514-5; Sabin 16765, 1729.