Apr 08, 2014 - Sale 2344

Sale 2344 - Lot 317

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ULLOA, ANTONIO DE; and Jorge Juan y Santacilla. Relacion Historica del Viage a la America Meridional * Observaciones Astronómicas y Phisicas. 12 (of 13) maps, 32 plates, and text illustrations. 5 volumes. Large 4to, contemporary calf, moderate wear, most lacking spine labels; minor dampstaining and worming; with half-titles; 1793 inscription on first flyleaf. Madrid, 1748
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first edition. The 1735 French Geodesic Mission measured the curvature of the earth at the equator in what is now Ecuador. Ulloa and Juan y Santacilla were Spanish naval officers who accompanied the expedition. On their return, they published this important study of their travels, with a particular focus on Peruvian and Incan culture. European Americana 748/206, 105; Hill 1739; Medina, BHA 3464-5; Palau 125471-2; Sabin 36811, 36808.