Buch, Englisch, 982 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 1293 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns, Provinces, Etc. on That Extensive Continent
Buch, Englisch, 982 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 1293 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
ISBN: 978-1-108-03170-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Antonio de Ulloa (1716–95) was a Spanish scientist and mathematician. In 1734 he was asked by Philip V of Spain to join the French geodesic expedition to measure the circumference of the Earth at the equator, and accordingly in 1735 Ulloa and his fellow scientist Jorge Juan y Santacilia (1713–73) travelled to South America, staying until 1744. These two volumes contain the English translation of Ulloa's account of South America, first published in 1758. The work was very popular, producing five subsequent editions: this reissue is of the fourth edition of 1806. It provides valuable insights into the social, religious and economic institutions of colonial South America. Volume 1 includes an ethnological discussion of the indigenous people in Quito, and Volume 2 contains detailed descriptions of the cities and provinces of Lima, Concepción (in Chile) and Buenos Aires.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographische Entdeckungen und Erkundung
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte: Expeditionen & Entdeckungen
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Tourismus & Reise Expeditions- & Reiseliteratur
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Part I; Part II; Part III; Part IV; Part V; Part VI; Part VII; Part VIII; part of the kingdom of Chili within the jurisdiction of the audience of Santiago; 9. Commerce of Chili; 10. Voyage to the island of Juan Fernandes; 11. Voyage to Callao; Part IX; Part IX.
