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A Voyage to South America 2 Volume Set - Antonio de Ulloa

A Voyage to South America 2 Volume Set

Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns, Provinces, etc. on that Extensive Continent
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982 Seiten
2011
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-03170-7 (ISBN)
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Antonio de Ulloa (1716–95) was a Spanish scientist who joined the French geodesic mission to South America between 1735 and 1744. These volumes contain the English translation of his description of South America (first published in 1758), in the fourth edition of 1806.
Antonio de Ulloa (1716–95) was a Spanish scientist and mathematician. In 1734 he was asked by Philip V of Spain to join the French geodesic expedition to measure the circumference of the Earth at the equator, and accordingly in 1735 Ulloa and his fellow scientist Jorge Juan y Santacilia (1713–73) travelled to South America, staying until 1744. These two volumes contain the English translation of Ulloa's account of South America, first published in 1758. The work was very popular, producing five subsequent editions: this reissue is of the fourth edition of 1806. It provides valuable insights into the social, religious and economic institutions of colonial South America. Volume 1 includes an ethnological discussion of the indigenous people in Quito, and Volume 2 contains detailed descriptions of the cities and provinces of Lima, Concepción (in Chile) and Buenos Aires.

Part I; Part II; Part III; Part IV; Part V; Part VI; Part VII; Part VIII; part of the kingdom of Chili within the jurisdiction of the audience of Santiago; 9. Commerce of Chili; 10. Voyage to the island of Juan Fernandes; 11. Voyage to Callao; Part IX; Part IX.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 25.8.2011
Reihe/Serie Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
Übersetzer John Adams
Zusatzinfo 2 Plates, black and white; 5 Maps
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Gewicht 1270 g
Themenwelt Reisen Reiseberichte Südamerika
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10 1-108-03170-6 / 1108031706
ISBN-13 978-1-108-03170-7 / 9781108031707
Zustand Neuware
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