![[CORDOBA, Antonio de (1740-1811)]. -- [VARGAS y PONCE, José de (1760-1821)]. Relacion del último viage al estrecho de Magallanes de la fragata de S.M. Santa Marma 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. Madrid: Por La Viuda de Ibarra, Hijos y Comañma, 1788. -- Apéndice a la relacion del viage al Magallanes... Madrid: En La Imprenta de la Viuda de D. Joaquin Ibarra, 1793.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2012/NYR/2012_NYR_02622_0036_000(cordoba_antonio_de_--_vargas_y_ponce_jose_de_relacion_del_ultimo_viage081317).jpg?w=1)
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[CORDOBA, Antonio de (1740-1811)]. -- [VARGAS y PONCE, José de (1760-1821)]. Relacion del último viage al estrecho de Magallanes de la fragata de S.M. Santa Marma 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. Madrid: Por La Viuda de Ibarra, Hijos y Comañma, 1788. -- Apéndice a la relacion del viage al Magallanes... Madrid: En La Imprenta de la Viuda de D. Joaquin Ibarra, 1793.
2 volumes bound in one, thick 8o (240 x 173 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of Magellan, 5 engraved folding maps and 5 folding tables (some minor foxing). Contemporary tree sheep, red morocco lettering piece.
FIRST EDITION. The official Spanish documentation of the scientific voyage of the frigate St. Maria de la Cabeza to the Straits of Madellan, the gateway to the Pacific. The expedition served the purpose of gathering scientific and hydrographic information and typified the efforts Spain was making to stimulate research and exploration in her colonies. The second half of the relacion chronicles the historic voyages through the straits, from Magellan and Drake to Bougainville. The maps are fine examples of rare 18th-century Spanish cartography. Two of the charts are detailed delineations of the South American tip and the Tierra del Fuego region, while the other two depict ports along the Straits of Magellan. Palau 352514 and 352515; Sabin 16765 (not including the "appendix").
2 volumes bound in one, thick 8o (240 x 173 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of Magellan, 5 engraved folding maps and 5 folding tables (some minor foxing). Contemporary tree sheep, red morocco lettering piece.
FIRST EDITION. The official Spanish documentation of the scientific voyage of the frigate St. Maria de la Cabeza to the Straits of Madellan, the gateway to the Pacific. The expedition served the purpose of gathering scientific and hydrographic information and typified the efforts Spain was making to stimulate research and exploration in her colonies. The second half of the relacion chronicles the historic voyages through the straits, from Magellan and Drake to Bougainville. The maps are fine examples of rare 18th-century Spanish cartography. Two of the charts are detailed delineations of the South American tip and the Tierra del Fuego region, while the other two depict ports along the Straits of Magellan. Palau 352514 and 352515; Sabin 16765 (not including the "appendix").