Antoine-Zacharie HELMS
Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale, commençant par Buénos-Ayres et Potosi jusqu'à Lima, Avec un Appendice contenant la Description la plus complète et la plus exacte des Possessions ou Colonies espagnoles dans l'Amérique méridionale; Appendice formé de l'extrait des meilleurs Voyages les plus modernes[Travels in South America, from Buenos Aires and Potosí to Lima, with an Appendix containing the fullest and most accurate Description of the Spanish Possessions or Colonies in South America, compiled from extracts from the best and most recent accounts of travel]
Galignani|Paris 1812|12.5 x 20.5 cm|Relié
First edition of the French translation by Barrère de Vieuzac, illustrated with 2 folding maps as plates.
Cf. Sabin 31266. Leclerc 1759.
Contemporary half aubergine basane binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt friezes, a gilt frieze at the tail, marbled paper boards, handmade paper endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, period binding.
Some light water staining affecting notably the two folding maps.
Rare work, significant for its contributions to Statistics, Geography, Mineralogy, Metallurgy, Natural History, Agriculture, and Trade of South America.
The original German edition was printed in Dresden in 1798. Both translations include additional...
€1,300