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, by John Adams.
| Author/creator | Ulloa, Antonio de |
| Other author | Adams, John, Esq. of Waltham Abbey. |
| Other author | Juan, Jorge, 1713-1773. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 4th ed. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for J. Stockdale, 1806. |
| Description | 2 v. : ill., maps, plans ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Relación histórica del viage a la América Meridional. English |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Local note | Travel. |
| Local note | 2012AG43501; 2012AG43502. |
| General note | Translation of: Ulloa's Relación histórica del viage a la América Meridional ... Madrid, 1748. |
| General note | 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. |
| General note | 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 Perù. It is not included in this translation. |
| General note | John Adams was not the translator of the English edition, but merely furnished the "Notes and observations" and "Account of the Brazils." |
| General note | Vol. 1: xxvii, 479 p.; v.2: [4], 419, [15] p.; 7 folded leaves of plates: plates 1-5 in v.1, plates 6-7 in v. 2. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 36813. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |