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From the library of Lalande with his numerous ms. annotations

[CORDOBA, Antonio de].
Relacion del último viage al Estrecho de Magallanes de la Fragata de S.M. Santa María 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. IDEM.- Apéndice a la relacion del viage al Magallanes de la Fragata de guerra Santa Maria de la Cabeza, que contiene el de los Paquebotes Santa Casilda y Santa Eulalia para completar el reconocimiento del Estrecho en los años de 1788 y 1789.

With engraved frontispiece portrait of Magellan by Ferdinand Selma, dated 1788, 4 large engraved folding maps and 4 folding tables in the first work, and 1 engraved folding map and 1 folding table in the second work.

With engraved frontispiece portrait of Magellan by Ferdinand Selma, dated 1788, 4 large engraved folding maps and 4 folding tables in the first work, and 1 engraved folding map and 1 folding table in the second work.

With engraved frontispiece portrait of Magellan by Ferdinand Selma, dated 1788, 4 large engraved folding maps and 4 folding tables in the first work, and 1 engraved folding map and 1 folding table in the second work.

With engraved frontispiece portrait of Magellan by Ferdinand Selma, dated 1788, 4 large engraved folding maps and 4 folding tables in the first work, and 1 engraved folding map and 1 folding table in the second work.

With engraved frontispiece portrait of Magellan by Ferdinand Selma, dated 1788, 4 large engraved folding maps and 4 folding tables in the first work, and 1 engraved folding map and 1 folding table in the second work.



Madrid, Viuda de Ibarra, 1788-1793. 2 works in 1 vol. 4to. Contemporary Spanish roan, spine ribbed and gilt, red title label, gilt binding edges. With engraved frontispiece portrait of Magellan by Ferdinand Selma, dated 1788, 4 large engraved folding maps and 4 folding tables in the first work, and 1 engraved folding map and 1 folding table in the second work. (6), XVI, 359; (4), 128 pp.

Rare, complete work on the Strait of Magellan and its surroundings, by Antonio de Cordoba (1740?-1811), a naval commander in the Spanish navy who served in various battles, campaigns, and scientific expeditions throughout the Spanish empire. His activities took him amongst others to Havana (1761), Algiers (1767), Peru, Chile, and New Granada (1768-1772), Brazil, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands (1760's). In the mid-1780's he went to the Strait of Magellan, a passage through the islands of Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. He commanded the frigate Santa Maria de la Cabeza which set sail from Cádiz in 1785. Main goals of the expedition were to explore various parts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, and to determine whether it was preferable to enter the Pacific by way of the Strait of Magellan or by way of Cape Horn. De Cordoba and his crew returned to Spain the following year. In 1788 De Cordoba again set sail for the Strait of Magellan, this time with two smaller ships, the Santa Eulalia and Santa Casilda, to complete the cartographical survey of the area. The present works, complete with the five maps, resulted from these two expeditions, and are regarded the first comprehensive studies of the region.
This copy was previously owned by the famous French astronomer Joseph-Jerôme Le François Lalande (1732-1807), and contains his extensive notes, translations and corrections in the text and on the maps, including his name on the verso of the first endpaper. From the library of Gomez de la Cortina, with his own long hand-written note on Lalande's annotations and his death on 4 April 1807 on p. (3) of the first work.

Good, heavily annotated copy with the book plate of D. Jose Gomez de la Cortina pasted on the verso of the front cover.
Chadenat 552; Sabin 16765; JCB II, 3224; Bibl. Americana 1971.

Related Subjects: America [South]  Cartography  Chile  Voyages 

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