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Voyage historique de l'Amerique meridionale (Volume 2)
by Antonio de Ulloa; Jorge Juan y Santacilia
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- Hardcover
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Amsterdam: Arkstee & Merkus, 1752. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st French ed. Quarto, 26 cm. Volume 2 only. Rebound in fine Spanish style full leather. Gilt ruled with 6 spine compartments. Marbled end pages. Fine binding. vi, 316, vi ; [Tome II, part 2:] vi, 3-309, v + folding maps and plates. Engravings by Frans de Bakker, Francois Morellon La Cave, Jacob Folkema, Duflos. Refs: Sabin 36812; Palau 125474; Hill 1740. French edition of Ulloa's "Relacion historica del viage a la America Meridional", and Juan y Santacilia's, "Observations astronomicas y physicas hechas de orden de S. Mag. en los reynos del Peru" (Madrid, 1748). <br> This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. <br> Full title: Voyage historique de l'Amerique meridionale fait par ordre du roi d'Espagne par Don George Juan, commandeur d'Aliaga dans l'ordre de Malthe, et commandant de la Compagnie des gentils-hommes gardes de la marine et par Don Antoine de Ulloa, lieutenant de la même compagnie, tous deux capitaines de haut-bord de l'armee navale du roi d'Espagne, membres des societes royales de Londres et de Berlin, & correspondans de l'Academie des sciences de Paris: ouvrage orne des figures, plans et cartes necessaires et qui contient une histoire des Yncas du Perou, et les observations astronomiques & physiques, faites pour determiner la figure et la grandeur de la terre.
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- Title
- Voyage historique de l'Amerique meridionale (Volume 2)
- Author
- Antonio de Ulloa; Jorge Juan y Santacilia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
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- Publisher
- Arkstee & Merkus
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam
- Date Published
- 1752
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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