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One of the major works on South America of the 18th century

ULLOA, Antonio de & Don George JUAN.
Historische reisbeschryving van geheel Zuid-America; gedaae op bevel des konings van Spanje, door Don George Juan ... en door Don Antonio de Ulloa ...

Both titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes by H. Vinkeles, engraved allegorical frontispiece by H. Vinkeles, one head-piece above the dedication by J. Huysman after S. Fokke, 15 folding maps and plans (one of which is a large map of the Pacific by J. van Jagen, dated 1771, and 2 by J. v. Schley), 2 folding engraved plates, 8 full page engraved plates and many head- and tail pieces.

Both titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes by H. Vinkeles, engraved allegorical frontispiece by H. Vinkeles, one head-piece above the dedication by J. Huysman after S. Fokke, 15 folding maps and plans (one of which is a large map of the Pacific by J. van Jagen, dated 1771, and 2 by J. v. Schley), 2 folding engraved plates, 8 full page engraved plates and many head- and tail pieces.

Both titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes by H. Vinkeles, engraved allegorical frontispiece by H. Vinkeles, one head-piece above the dedication by J. Huysman after S. Fokke, 15 folding maps and plans (one of which is a large map of the Pacific by J. van Jagen, dated 1771, and 2 by J. v. Schley), 2 folding engraved plates, 8 full page engraved plates and many head- and tail pieces.

Both titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes by H. Vinkeles, engraved allegorical frontispiece by H. Vinkeles, one head-piece above the dedication by J. Huysman after S. Fokke, 15 folding maps and plans (one of which is a large map of the Pacific by J. van Jagen, dated 1771, and 2 by J. v. Schley), 2 folding engraved plates, 8 full page engraved plates and many head- and tail pieces.

Both titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes by H. Vinkeles, engraved allegorical frontispiece by H. Vinkeles, one head-piece above the dedication by J. Huysman after S. Fokke, 15 folding maps and plans (one of which is a large map of the Pacific by J. van Jagen, dated 1771, and 2 by J. v. Schley), 2 folding engraved plates, 8 full page engraved plates and many head- and tail pieces.



The Hague, (printed by Jacobus van Karnebeek for) Jacobus Huysman, Goes, 1771. 2 volumes. 4to. Contemporary three quarter calf with ribbed spines and green morocco title labels lettered in gold. Both titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes by H. Vinkeles, engraved allegorical frontispiece by H. Vinkeles, one head-piece above the dedication by J. Huysman after S. Fokke, 15 folding maps and plans (one of which is a large map of the Pacific by J. van Jagen, dated 1771, and 2 by J. v. Schley), 2 folding engraved plates, 8 full page engraved plates and many head- and tail pieces. (8), XXIV, 428; VIII, IV, 406, (2) pp.

First and only edition of the Dutch translation of this description of South America by the Spanish naval officer and mathematician Antonio de Ulloa (1716-1795), dedicated to the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Petrus Albertus de la Parra.
The translation is after the French edition, published at Amsterdam in 1751, which was translated from the original Spanish edition of 1748: Relacion historica del viage a la America meridional ... (Madrid 1748). For the present edition all plates were newly engraved.
Antonio de Ulloa was, together with Jorge Juan y Santacilla, sent to Cadiz in 1735 to join the French expedition to Southern America. The Spanish authorities had stipulated that Charles-Marie de la Condamine's expedition to South America, organized by the French 'Académie des Sciences', should be accompanied by two Spanish officers. The two Spaniards stayed with Condamine until 1740. In 1741 Ulloa, commanding the Rosa, accompanied Jorge Juan to the Juan Fernandez Islands, where a detailed survey was undertaken. In February 1743 they sailed to Conception and after a long delay at Valparaiso, Juan and Ulloa sailed to Callao, where they joined Louis Godin in the observation of a comet before sailing from Equador for the last time. Made prisoner of war by the English, however, Ulloa was conveyed to London, where he, because of his obvious scientific ability, gained the friendship of men of science and was made a fellow of the Royal Society. Allowed to return to Spain, he arrived back in Madrid in July 1746 and his reception at court was flattering.
The task of publishing the scientific observations made during their voyages, devolved upon Jorge Juan, while compilation of the history of the expedition was entrusted to Ulloa.

Fine uncut copy on large paper.
Tiele 1120 (listed under Ulloa); Howgego U3 (p. 1042-43); Sabin 36804; Muller, America, 826; Borba de Moraes pp. 430-431 (Spanish ed., mentions a French translation, does not know a Dutch ed.).

Related Subjects: 18th Century  America [South]  Discovery & Exploration  Dutch  History 

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