A voyage to South America. : Describing at large, the Spanish cities, towns, provinces, &c. on that extensive continent. Interspersed throughout with reflexions on whatever is peculiar in the religion and civil policy, in the genius, customs, manners, dress, &c. &c. of the several inhabitants, whether natives, Spaniards, creoles, Indians, mulattoes, or negroes. Together with the natural as well as commercial history of the country. And an account of their gold and silver mines. Relación histórica del viage a la América Meridional English

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Errors in pagination: vol. 1: no pages numbered 250-259; 423 as 223; 467 as 746. Vol. 2: 287 as 187; 378 as 78.Signatures: v. 1: a⁸ b⁴ B-2H⁸ 2I⁴; v. 2: [A]² B-2D⁸ 2E⁶. O4, vol. 2, mis-signed G4; P2, vol. 2, mis-signed O2.Includes index.Vol. 1: xx, [4], 498 [i.e. 488] p., I-V folded leaves of plates; v. 2: [4], 410, [18] p., VI-VII folded leaves of plates.The account of the scientific work of the expedition, written by Jorge Juan y Santacilia, was published separately, Madrid, 1748, under title, "Observaciones astronomicas, y phisicas hechas ... en los reynos del Perú ..." It is not included in this translation.The "Resumen historico del origen, y succesion de los Incas, y demas soberanos del Perú", by Garcilaso de la Vega, found in the original, is omitted from this translation.A translation of Ulloa's Relacion historica del viage a la America Meridional ... Madrid, 1748.Sabin,36813ESTC,T138368SPEC : c.2 : In mottled calf over boards; gilt-rolled single-rule border on covers; red leather spine labels with gilt lettering; gilt-stamped ornamentation on spine; gilt-rolled endflaps; marbled endpapers; green satin bookmarks.SPEC : c.2 : Front pastedown of both vols. bears armorial ex-libris of J. Lane, and printed ex-libris of Frederick M. Gaige.SPEC : c.1 : Bookplate: John Clarke, Esq.

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Clarke, John former ownerJuan, Jorge, 1713-1773L. Davis and C. Reymers (London, England), bookseller

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