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Covers: Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Laurence, Through the Continent of North America, To The Frozen And Pacific Oceans; In the Years 1789 and 1793. With a Preliminary Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of The Fur Trade of that Country. Illustrated with Maps. By Alexander Mackenzie, Esq. London: Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, Strand; Cobbett and Morgan, Pall-Mall; and W. Creech, at Edinburgh. By R. Noble, Old-Bailey. M.DCCC.I.
MacKenzie, Alexander
Covers: Voyages from Montreal, on the Ri...
1801
0449.001
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MacKenzie, Alexander
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(Covers to) Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Laurence, Through the Continent of North America, To The Frozen And Pacific Oceans; In the Years 1789 and 1793. With a Preliminary Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of The Fur Trade of that Country. Illustrated with Maps. By Alexander Mackenzie, Esq. London: Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, Strand; Cobbett and Morgan, Pall-Mall; and W. Creech, at Edinburgh. By R. Noble, Old-Bailey. M.DCCC.I.
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0449.001
Portrait: Alexander MacKenzie Esq.
MacKenzie, Alexander
Portrait: Alexander MacKenzie Esq.
1801
0449.002
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MacKenzie, Alexander
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Alexander MacKenzie Esq.
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0449.002
Title: Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Laurence, Through the Continent of North America, To The Frozen And Pacific Oceans; In the Years 1789 and 1793. With a Preliminary Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of The Fur Trade of that Country. Illustrated with Maps. By Alexander Mackenzie, Esq. London: Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, Strand; Cobbett and Morgan, Pall-Mall; and W. Creech, at Edinburgh. By R. Noble, Old-Bailey. M.DCCC.I.
MacKenzie, Alexander
Title: Voyages from Montreal, on the Riv...
1801
0449.003
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MacKenzie, Alexander
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(Title page to) Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Laurence, Through the Continent of North America, To The Frozen And Pacific Oceans; In the Years 1789 and 1793. With a Preliminary Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of The Fur Trade of that Country. Illustrated with Maps. By Alexander Mackenzie, Esq. London: Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, Strand; Cobbett and Morgan, Pall-Mall; and W. Creech, at Edinburgh. By R. Noble, Old-Bailey. M.DCCC.I.
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0449.003
A Map of America, between Latitudes 40 and 70 North, and Longitudes 45 and 180 West. Exhibiting Mackenzie's Track From Montreal to Fort Chipewyan & from thence to the North Sea. In 1789, & to the West Pacific Ocean in 1793.
MacKenzie, Alexander; Arrowsmith, Aaron
A Map of America, between Latitudes 40 a...
1801
0449.004
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[MacKenzie, Alexander, Arrowsmith, Aaron]
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A Map of America, between Latitudes 40 and 70 North, and Longitudes 45 and 180 West. Exhibiting Mackenzie's Track From Montreal to Fort Chipewyan & from thence to the North Sea. In 1789, & to the West Pacific Ocean in 1793.
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0449.004
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Engraved by Aaron Arrowsmith and reduced from his A map exhibiting all the new discoveries in the interior parts of North America. Cf. Mackenzie, A. Voyages from Montreal on the river St. Laurence ... London, 1801, p. vii at beginning Relief shown by hachures Details Alexander Mackenzie's overland routes across Canada, including the 1789 Mackenzie River expedition to the Arctic Ocean and the 1792-1793 Peace River expedition to the Pacific Ocean Identifies Indian tribal regions State 1. Cf. Stuart-Stubbs
A Map of Mackenzie's Track, from Fort Chipewyan to the North Sea, in 1789
MacKenzie, Alexander
A Map of Mackenzie's Track, from Fort Ch...
1801
0449.005
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MacKenzie, Alexander
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A Map of Mackenzie's Track, from Fort Chipewyan to the North Sea, in 1789
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0449.005
A Map of Mackenzie's Track, from Fort Chipewyan to the Pacific Ocean in 1793.
MacKenzie, Alexander
A Map of Mackenzie's Track, from Fort Ch...
1801
0449.006
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MacKenzie, Alexander
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A Map of Mackenzie's Track, from Fort Chipewyan to the Pacific Ocean in 1793.
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0449.006
Covers: [Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.]
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625...
Covers: [Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt ...
1622
14476.001
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[Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625, Ordóñez de Ceballos, Pedro, approximately 1545-approximately 1630, Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616]
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(Covers to) [Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien. t'Amsterdam, by Michiel Colijn, Boeck-vercooper op't water by de oude brugh, in't huys-boeck. Anno 1622.]
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14476.001
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Covers to Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien. Bound in vellum-covered board.
Title: Descriptio Indiæ Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellæ historiographum.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Title: Descriptio Indiæ Occidentalis per...
1622
14476.005
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
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(Title Page to) Descriptio Indiæ Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellæ historiographum.
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14476.005
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Title page to Descriptio Indiæ Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellæ historiographum, the first part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien. Title translates to: A description of the West Indies by Antonius de Herrera, the royal historian of the Indies and Castile. Includes an engraved map of the Western Hemisphere, which features the earliest known published image California as an island, a cartographic myth that persisted until the 18th century. Decorated with engraved Castilian coat of arms, and eight vignettes showing Aztec gods and scenes of Nova Hispania [Mexico], including a temple.
Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentalis.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentalis.
1622
14476.006
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
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Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentalis.
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14476.006
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Map of the Western Hemisphere, featuring the West Indies. Shows countries, cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Relief shown pictorially. Includes latitudinal lines and longitudinal lines, as well as a descriptive note. Black and white engraving. Map is 23 x 32 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellae historiographum, the first part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien. (Plate number inferred.)
Descripçion de las Indias del Norte.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Descripçion de las Indias del Norte.
1622
14476.007
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
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Descripçion de las Indias del Norte.
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14476.007
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Map of the West Indies. Shows countries, audiencias (royal courts in Spanish colonial America), bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Includes latitudinal lines and longitudinal lines, as well as descriptive notes. Black and white engraving. Map is 21 x 29 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellae historiographum, the first part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Description del destricto del audiencia de la Española.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Description del destricto del audiencia ...
1622
14476.008
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
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Description del destricto del audiencia de la Española.
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14476.008
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Map of Hispaniola. Shows countries, regions, cities, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, shoals and islands. Includes latitudinal lines and longitudinal lines. Indexed to indicate city names. Black and white engraving. Map is 21 x 29 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellae historiographum, the first part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Descripçion del destricto del audiencia de Nueva Espana.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Descripçion del destricto del audiencia ...
1622
14476.009
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
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Descripçion del destricto del audiencia de Nueva Espana.
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14476.009
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Map of Nueva Espana [New Spain] (current-day southern Mexico). Shows regions, cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Relief shown pictorially. Includes a descriptive note. Black and white engraving. Map is 21 x 29 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellae historiographum, the first part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Descripcion del destricto del audiencia de la Nueva Galicia.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Descripcion del destricto del audiencia ...
1622
14476.010
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
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Descripcion del destricto del audiencia de la Nueva Galicia.
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14476.010
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Map of Nueva Galicia [New Galicia] (current-day southern Mexico). Shows regions, cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Relief shown pictorially. Includes a descriptive note. Black and white engraving. Map is 21 x 29 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellae historiographum, the first part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Descripcion del audiencia de Guatimala.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Descripcion del audiencia de Guatimala.
1622
14476.011
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
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Descripcion del audiencia de Guatimala.
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14476.011
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Map of Guatemala. Shows countries, regions, cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, shoals and islands. Relief shown pictorially. Black and white engraving. Map is 21 x 29 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellae historiographum, the first part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Descripcion de las Indias de Mediodia.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Descripcion de las Indias de Mediodia.
1622
14476.012
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
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Descripcion de las Indias de Mediodia.
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14476.012
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Map of South America. Shows countries, regions, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, shoals and islands. Relief shown pictorially. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Black and white engraving. Map is 21 x 29 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellae historiographum, the first part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Descripcion del audiencia de Panama.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Descripcion del audiencia de Panama.
1622
14476.013
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
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Descripcion del audiencia de Panama.
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14476.013
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Map of Panama. Shows regions, cities, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Includes descriptive notes. Black and white engraving. Map is 21 x 29 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellae historiographum, the first part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Descripcion del audiencia del Nuevo Reino.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Descripcion del audiencia del Nuevo Rein...
1622
14476.014
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
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Descripcion del audiencia del Nuevo Reino.
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14476.014
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Map of Nuevo Reino ["New Kingdom"] (current-day northwestern Venezuela). Shows regions, cities, bodies of water, drainage, coastline and islands. Includes descriptive notes. Black and white engraving. Map is 21 x 29 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellae historiographum, the first part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Descripcion del audiencia del Quito.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Descripcion del audiencia del Quito.
1622
14476.015
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
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Descripcion del audiencia del Quito.
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14476.015
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Map of Quito and vicinity, Ecuador. Shows regions, topography, cities, bodies of water, drainage, coastline and islands. Relief shown pictorially. Includes descriptive notes. Black and white engraving. Map is 21 x 29 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellae historiographum, the first part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Descripcion del destrieto del audiencia de Lima.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Descripcion del destrieto del audiencia ...
1622
14476.016
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
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Descripcion del destrieto del audiencia de Lima.
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14476.016
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Map of Lima and vicinity, Peru. Shows regions, cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastline and islands. Relief shown pictorially. Includes descriptive notes. Black and white engraving. Map is 21 x 29 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellae historiographum, the first part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Descripcion del audiencia de los Charcas.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Descripcion del audiencia de los Charcas...
1622
14476.017
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
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Descripcion del audiencia de los Charcas.
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14476.017
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Map of Charcas (current-day Bolivia). Shows regions, cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastline and islands. Relief shown pictorially. Includes descriptive notes. Black and white engraving. Map is 21 x 29 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellae historiographum, the first part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Descripcion de la Provincia de Chile.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Descripcion de la Provincia de Chile.
1622
14476.018
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
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Descripcion de la Provincia de Chile.
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14476.018
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Map of Chile. Shows cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastline and islands. Relief shown pictorially. Includes descriptive notes. Black and white engraving. Map is 21 x 29 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellae historiographum, the first part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Descripcion de las del Poniente.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Descripcion de las del Poniente.
1622
14476.019
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
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Descripcion de las del Poniente.
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14476.019
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Map of areas including the East Indies, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Shows countries, cities, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Indexed to indicate city names. Black and white engraving. Map is 21 x 29 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis per Antonium de Herrera regium Indiarum et Castellae historiographum, the first part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Title: Eyghentlijcke Beschryvinghe van West-Indien ...
Ordóñez de Ceballos, Pedro, approximatel...
Title: Eyghentlijcke Beschryvinghe van W...
1621
14476.020
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Ordóñez de Ceballos, Pedro, approximately 1545-approximately 1630
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(Title Page to) Eyghentlijcke Beschryvinghe van West-Indien : Hoe die Landen en Provientien Gheleghen zijn, op wat maniere datmen die door reysen sal : Ende wat Buckdommen van gout en silver elcke plaetse begrupt : Ghedaen. Van Pedro Ordonnez, de Cevallos, priester. Die de Landen met groote neersticheyt doorreylt en besichticht heeft. Tot Amsterdam, by Michiel Colijn, Boeck-vercooper op't water, in't huys-boeck. Anno 1621.
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14476.020
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Title page to Eyghentlijcke Beschryvinghe van West-Indien, the second part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien. Title translates to: Description of the West Indies. Includes a woodcut vignette of a landscape with an animal.
Title: Spieghel der Australische navigatie ...
Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
Title: Spieghel der Australische navigat...
1622
14476.021
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Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
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(Title Page to) Spieghel der Australische navigatie, door dey wijt bermaerden ende cloeckmoedighen Zee-heldt / Jacob Maire, President ende Overste over de twee Schepen ... 14 Juni 1615. t'Amsterdam, by Michiel Colijn, Boeck-vercooper op't water, by de Dude Brugh, in't huys-boeck. Anno 1622.
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14476.021
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Title page to Spieghel der Australische navigatie, the third part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien. Title translates (loosely) to: Southern navigation. Includes an engraved map of the world, featuring California as an island.
[Jacobus Lemarius].
Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
[Jacobus Lemarius].
1616
14476.022
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Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
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[Jacobus Lemarius].
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14476.022
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Portrait of author Jacques Le Marie (1585-1616) on verso of title page to Spieghel der Australische navigatie ..., the third part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien. In the scene, Le Marie holds a map of "Zuider Zee" [Zuiderzee or Zuider Zee] (current-day IJssel Lake), a shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands.
[Patagones]. 1615 Decēb. Numero 1.
Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
[Patagones]. 1615 Decēb. Numero 1.
1615
14476.023
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Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
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[Patagones]. 1615 Decēb. Numero 1.
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14476.023
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View from Le Maire's travels in "Terra Australis" [Latin for "Southern Land"], featuring Puerto Deseado - "Port Desire" - in current-day Argentina. In December 1615, the expedition stopped in Port Desire for repairs. View shows topography, drainage, figures, fauna and flora. Relief shown figuratively. Includes a compass rose, with north oriented toward bottom of sheet. Indexed to indicate what appears within the view - such as ports, islands and sea lions - with key beneath. Black and white engraving. View is 20 x 17 cm, on sheet 29 x 19 cm. Appears in Spieghel der Australische navigatie, the third part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
[Tierra del Fuogo].
Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
[Tierra del Fuogo].
1616
14476.024
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Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
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[Tierra del Fuogo].
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14476.024
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Map of Tierra del Fuego, an archipelago at South America’s southernmost tip, shared by current-day Chile and Argentina. Shows regions, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Features voyages routes. Includes rhumb lines, latitudinal lines and a compass rose with north oriented toward top of sheet. With descriptive notes in cartouche. Black and white engraving. Map is 20 x 28 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Spieghel der Australische navigatie, the third part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
1616 Majus. Numero 2.
Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
1616 Majus. Numero 2.
1616
14476.025
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Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
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1616 Majus. Numero 2.
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14476.025
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View from Le Maire's travels in "Terra Australis" [Latin for "Southern Land"], featuring ships at sea. Shows figures sailing the ships and the surrounding water. Includes a compass rose, with north oriented toward bottom of sheet. Indexed to indicate parts of the main ship in the foreground. Black and white engraving. View is 20 x 17 cm, on sheet 29 x 19 cm. Appears in Spieghel der Australische navigatie, the third part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Cocos Eijlandt = Isle de Cocos. 1616 Majus. Numero 3.
Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
Cocos Eijlandt = Isle de Cocos. 1616 Maj...
1616
14476.026
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Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
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Cocos Eijlandt = Isle de Cocos. 1616 Majus. Numero 3.
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14476.026
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View from Le Maire's travels in "Terra Australis" [Latin for "Southern Land"], featuring ships in the harbor of The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a remote area near current-day Australia in the Indian Ocean. Shows topography, vegetation, coastline, figures sailing the ships and the surrounding water. Relief shown pictorially. Indexed to indicate what appears within the view. Black and white engraving. View is 20 x 17 cm, on sheet 29 x 19 cm. Appears in Spieghel der Australische navigatie, the third part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
1616 Majus. Numero 4.
Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
1616 Majus. Numero 4.
1616
14476.027
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Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
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1616 Majus. Numero 4.
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14476.027
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View from Le Maire's travels in "Terra Australis" [Latin for "Southern Land"], featuring a village of indigenous people. Shows topography, vegetation, coastline and figures on the beach. Relief shown pictorially. Indexed to indicate what appears within the view - such as coconut trees - with key beneath. Black and white engraving. View is 20 x 17 cm, on sheet 29 x 19 cm. Appears in Spieghel der Australische navigatie, the third part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Hoornse Eijlandt = Isle de Hoorn. Door Jacob le Maire. 1616 Majus. Numero 5.
Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
Hoornse Eijlandt = Isle de Hoorn. Door J...
1616
14476.028
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Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
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Hoornse Eijlandt = Isle de Hoorn. Door Jacob le Maire. 1616 Majus. Numero 5.
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14476.028
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View from Le Maire's travels in "Terra Australis" [Latin for "Southern Land"], featuring current-day Unity Bay and coast of Hoorn Island [Futuna] in the South Sea. Shows topography, vegetation, drainage, coastline and figures on the beach and in ships. Relief shown pictorially. Indexed to indicate what appears within the view. Black and white engraving. View is 20 x 17 cm, on sheet 29 x 19 cm. Appears in Spieghel der Australische navigatie, the third part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
[Pacific Ocean].
Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
[Pacific Ocean].
1616
14476.029
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Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
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[Pacific Ocean].
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14476.029
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Map of the Pacific Ocean, including the west coast of South America. Shows cities, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Features voyages routes. Includes rhumb lines, latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as compass roses with north oriented toward top of sheet. With descriptive notes in cartouche. Black and white engraving. Map is 22 x 53 cm, on fold-out sheet 29 x 56 cm. Appears in Spieghel der Australische navigatie, the third part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Nova Guinea.
Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
Nova Guinea.
1616
14476.030
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Le Maire, Jacques, 1585-1616
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Nova Guinea.
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14476.030
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Map of Papua New Guinea. Shows cities, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Features voyages routes. Includes rhumb lines, latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as compass roses with north oriented toward top of sheet. With descriptive notes in cartouche. Black and white engraving. Map is 20 x 28 cm, on double sheet 29 x 36 cm. Appears in Spieghel der Australische navigatie, the third part of Nieuwe werelt anders ghenaempt West-Indien.
Covers: Voyages a l’équateur.
La Condamine, Charles-Marie de, 1701-177...
Covers: Voyages a l’équateur.
1751
14377.001
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La Condamine, Charles-Marie de, 1701-1774
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(Covers to) Voyages a l’équateur.
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14377.001
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Covers to Journal du voyage fait par ordre du roi, a l’équateur. Bound in contemporary French speckled calf. Spine has raised bands and gilt floral ornamentation, as well as leather label with gilt title.
Covers: Voyages a l’équateur. (Verso)
La Condamine, Charles-Marie de, 1701-177...
Covers: Voyages a l’équateur. (Verso)
1751
14377.002
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La Condamine, Charles-Marie de, 1701-1774
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(Covers to) Voyages a l’équateur. (Verso)
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14377.002
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Verso of front cover to Journal du voyage fait par ordre du roi, a l’équateur. Marbled end papers. With three later bookplates: Pierre Amalric -- Ex Libris Étienne Cluzel -- Steve Fossett Collection of Adventure & Exploration.
Carte de la province de Quito au Perou ...
La Condamine, Charles-Marie de, 1701-177...
Carte de la province de Quito au Perou ....
1751
14377.003
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[La Condamine, Charles-Marie de, 1701-1774, Maldonado, Pedro]
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Carte de la province de Quito au Perou dressée sur les observations astronomiques, mesures géographiques, journaux de route et mémoires de Mr. de la Condamine, et fur ceux de Don Pedro Maldonado. Par Mr. d'Anville de l'Acad. Imperiale de Petersbourg. 1751.
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Map of Quito in Peru, based upon the astronomical observations, geographical measurements, travel journals and memoirs of Mr. de la Condamine and Don Pedro Maldonado. Shows routes, topography, volcanos, vegetation, drainage, coastline, islands and shoals. Relief shown pictorially. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as explanatory notes and eight bar scales. Map indexed to indicate place names. With decorative cartouches. Black and white engraving. Map is 59 x 34 cm, on fold-out sheet 62 x 38 cm.
Title: Journal du voyage fait par ordre du roi, a l’équateur, servant d’introduction historique à la mesure des trois premiers degrés du méridien.
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(Title Page to) Journal du voyage fait par ordre du roi, a l’équateur, servant d’introduction historique à la mesure des trois premiers degrés du méridien. Par M. de la Condamine. A Paris, de l'Imprimerie Royale. M. DCCLI.
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Title page to Journal du voyage fait par ordre du roi, a l’équateur. Title translates to: Diary of the voyage made by order of the king, to the equator. "I, demens, & sævas curre per Alpes. Juven. Sat. X." [= I, mad and cruel, run through the Alps ... ]
Text: Préface.
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Preface to Journal du voyage fait par ordre du roi, a l’équateur. Text begins: Nous partîmes de France, M. Godin, M. Bouguer & moi, en 1735, envoyés par ordre du Roi dans l'Amérique espagnole, & chargés par l'Académie de faire aux environs de l'Équateur, des observations de civers genres, & sur-tout celles qu'on jugeoit les plus propres à déterminer la Figure de la Terre. [= We left France, M. Godin, M. Bouguer and I, in 1735, sent by order of the King to Spanish America, and instructed by the Academy to make observations of various kinds around the Equator, and above all those that were judged most suitable for determining the figure of the Earth.] Spans pages i-xxviii.
Carte des routes de Mr. de la Condamine tant par Mer que par Terre dans le cours du Voyage à l'Equateur : Par le Sr. d'Anville.
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Carte des routes de Mr. de la Condamine tant par Mer que par Terre dans le cours du Voyage à l'Equateur : Par le Sr. d'Anville. Gravé par G. Delahaye.
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Map of the Atlantic Ocean showing Condamine's routes both by sea and land during the Voyage to the Equator. Shows routes, topography, drainage, coastlines, islands and shoals. Relief shown pictorially. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as explanatory notes. Black and white engraving. Map is 17 x 20 cm, on fold-out sheet 25 x 40 cm. With handwritten annotations in pencil at bottom margin. Appears in first part of volume.
Text: Introduction historique : Ou journal des travaux des académiciens enoyés par ordre du Roi sous l'Équateur : Depruis 1735 jusqu'en 1745.
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(Text Page to) Introduction historique : Ou journal des travaux des académiciens enoyés par ordre du Roi sous l'Équateur : Depruis 1735 jusqu'en 1745.
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Historical introduction to Journal du voyage fait par ordre du roi, a l’équateur. Title translates to : Historical introduction : Or diary of the works of the academics sent by order of the King under the Equator: From 1735 until 1745. Spans pages 1-2.
Vue de la Base mesurée dans la plaine d'Yarouqui, depuis Carabourou jusqu' à Oyambaro, sous un arc qui comprend 180 degrez de l'horison, dessinée haut de la chute d'eau du moulin à foulon d'Yarouqui.
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Vue de la Base mesurée dans la plaine d'Yarouqui, depuis Carabourou jusqu' à Oyambaro, sous un arc qui comprend 180 degrez de l'horison, dessinée haut de la chute d'eau du moulin à foulon d'Yarouqui.
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View of the Yarouqui Plain, from Carabourou to Oyambaro. Shows topography, vegetation and buildings. Relief shown pictorially. Includes explanatory notes. Indexed to indicate place names, including mountain peaks. Black and white engraving. View is 11 x 43 cm, on fold-out sheet 26 x 47 cm. Appears in first part of volume.
Plan de Quito, capitale de la province de même nom dans le royaume de Pérou ...
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Plan de Quito, capitale de la province de même nom dans le royaume de Pérou ... au pas leve en 1741 par Mr. de Morainville Ingr. du Roy.
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Map of Quito. Shows buildings, roads, topography, vegetation and drainage. Relief shown with hachures. Includes explanatory notes. Indexed to indicate place names. With vignette featuring figures around a globe. Black and white engraving. Map is 21 x 26 cm, on fold-out sheet 26 x 40 cm. Appears in first part of volume.
Parisiensi Academiæ Matheseos Amplificatrici, Physices Instauratrici ...
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Parisiensi Academiæ Matheseos Amplificatrici, Physices Instauratrici ... R. B. Sc.
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View representing the Parisian Academy of Applied Mathematics. Shows architecture, roads, topography and vegetation. Features a seated woman surrounded by cherubs. Includes images of cartographic instruments, such as a globe. Relief shown with hachures. Black and white engraving. View is 21 x 16 cm, on sheet 26 x 19 cm. Appears in first part of volume.
Text: Observationibus
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Plan profil et elevation des deux pyramides. (1)
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Plan profil et elevation des deux pyramides. (1)
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Maps of two pyramids, as well as profile views. Shows architecture, including elevation of buildings. Includes a bar scale and explanatory notes. With decorative cartouche. Black and white engraving. Together, maps and views are 20 x 26 cm, on fold-out sheet 26 x 40 cm. Maps and views appear in first part of volume.
Section Title: Histoire des pyramides de Quito, élevées par les académiciens envoyées sous l'Equateur par ordre du Roi.
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(Section Title Page to) Section Title: Histoire des pyramides de Quito, élevées par les académiciens envoyées sous l'Equateur par ordre du Roi. M. DCCLI.
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Section title page to the second part of Journal du voyage fait par ordre du roi, a l’équateur. Title translates to: History of the pyramids of Quito, by the academicis sent below the Equator by order of the King. "Etiam periêre ruinæ. Lucan." [= They even have lost their ruins.]
Plan profil et elevation des deux pyramides. (2)
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Plan profil et elevation des deux pyramides. (2)
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Maps of two pyramids, as well as profile views. Shows architecture, including elevation of buildings. Includes a bar scale and explanatory notes. With decorative cartouche. Black and white engraving. Together, maps and views are 20 x 30 cm, on fold-out sheet 26 x 40 cm. Maps and views appear in second part of volume.
Section Title: Mesure des trois premiers degres du méridien dans l'hémisphere austral ...
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(Section Title Page to) Section Title: Mesure des trois premiers degrés du méridien dans l'hémisphere austral, tirée des observations de Mrs. de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, Envoyés par le Rois sous l'Équateur : Par M. de la Condamine. A Paris, de l'Imprimerie Royale. M. DCCLI.
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Section title page to the third part of Journal du voyage fait par ordre du roi, a l’équateur. Title translates to: Measurement of the first three degrees of the meridian in the southern hemisphere, taken from the observations of the Royal Academy of Sciences, sent by the King, to the Equator, by M. de la Condamine. "Fuit alter descriptsit radio medium qui gentibus Orbem. Virgil." [= It was the other radio center that registered the nations of the world.]
Profil de la Prémiere Base à Yarouqui près de Quito au Perou ...
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Profil de la Prémiere Base à Yarouqui près de Quito au Perou -- Profil de la Seconde Base à Tarqui près Cuenca au Perou.
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Two profile views of the first base at Yarouqui near Quito and the second base at Tarqui near Cuenca in Peru. Includes explanatory notes. With figures below illustrating geometry. Black and white engraving. Together, views are 21 x 35 cm, on fold-out sheet 26 x 40 cm. Views appear in third part of volume.
Carte de la meridienne de Quito ...
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Carte de la meridienne de Quito -- Coupe du Terrein de la Meridienne de Quito suivant sa Longueur : Profil de la Hauteur des Signaux qui ont servi aux Triangles, et des Montagnes les plus remarquables de la Cordeliere des Andes.
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Two profile views of the meridian of Quito, including certain peaks of the Andes. Shows topography. Relief shown pictorially. Includes explanatory notes. Figures in view above illustrate geometry. Black and white engraving. Together, views are 21 x 46 cm, on fold-out sheet 26 x 51 cm. Views appear in third part of volume.
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