A voyage to South America; describing at large the Spanish cities, towns, provinces, &c. on that extensive continent: undertaken, by command of the king of Spain, by Don George Juan, and Don Antonio de Ulloa ... Translated from the original Spanish; with notes and observations; and an account of the Brazils.


Autoria(s): Ulloa, Antonio de, 1716-1795.; Adams, John, Esq. of Waltham Abbey
Data(s)

02/07/2024

Resumo

The account of the scientific work of the expedition, written by Jorge Juan y Santacilia, was published separately, Madrid, 1748, under title: Observaciones astronomicas, y phisicas hechas ... en los reynos del Perú ... It is not included in this translation.

John Adams was not the translator of the English editions, but merely furnished the "Notes and observations" and "Account of the Brazils".

The Resumen historico del origen, y succession de los Incas, y demas soberanos del Perú, by Garcilaso de la Vega, found in the original, is omitted from this translation.

Translation of Ulloa's Relacion historica del viage a la America Meridional ... Madrid, 1748.

Mode of access: Internet.

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bib

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.319510016881112

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

London, Printed for J. Stockdale [etc.]

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Palavras-Chave #Scientific expeditions.
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