Antonio de CORDOBA
Relacion del ultimo viage al estrecho de Magallanes de la fragata de S.M. Santa Maria de la Cabeza en los años de 1785 y 1786. Extracto de todos los anteriores desde su descubrimiento impresos y mss. y noticia de los habitantes, suelo, clima y producciones del estrecho. Trabajada de orden del Rey[Account of the Last Voyage to the Strait of Magellan by His Majesty’s Frigate Santa María de la Cabeza in the Years 1785 and 1786. A Summary of All Previous Expeditions since Its Discovery, Printed and Manuscript, and a Report on the Inhabitants, Soil, Climate, and Productions of the Strait. Undertaken by Order of the King]
Viuda de Ibarra, Hijos y Compañia|Madrid 1788|17.7 x 28.5 cm|Relié
First edition, illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Magellan and four maps and plans depicting the Strait of Magellan (cf. Sabin, 16765; Leclerc, 1971; Chadenat, 552).
Our copy does not include the appendix published in 1793. "A work difficult to find with the second part" (cf. Chadenat).
Full brown calf binding, spine with five raised bands framed by gilt fillets and decorated gilt compartments, gilt rolls on the caps, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, red edges, gilt fillets along the edges, modern binding in period style.
An engaging account of this region of South America, containing the following illustrations: Carta Esferica de la parte sur de la America Mer
€6,500