A Voyage to South America 2 Volume Set
Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns, Provinces, etc. on that Extensive Continent

The 1806 edition of the English translation (1758) of a description of South America by Antonio de Ulloa (1716–95).

Antonio de Ulloa (Author), John Adams (Edited and translated by)

9781108031707, Cambridge University Press

Multiple-component retail product, published 25 August 2011

982 pages, 2 b/w illus. 5 maps
21.6 x 14 x 5.8 cm, 1.27 kg

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.

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.

Subject Areas: History of the Americas [HBJK]