Antonio de CORDOBA (Fernand de MAGELLAN)
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 an engraved portrait of Magellan as frontispiece and four folding maps and plans of the Strait of Magellan. Cf. Sabin, 16765; Leclerc, 1971; Chadenat, 552; Palau, 352513; Aguilar Piñal, VIII, 2443.
The present copy does not include the separately published appendix issued in 1793, devoted to the supplementary survey carried out by the packet vessels Santa Casilda and
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