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Publicado por Editorial Maxtor, 2021
ISBN 10: 8490017115ISBN 13: 9788490017111
Librería: AG Library, Malaga, España
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Condición: New. Idioma/Language: Español. Las expediciones y los descubrimientos de los españoles en el siglo XVI, a causa de los escasos y defectuosos medios con los que disponían, dejaron lo referente a la geografía en un estado de oscuridad, especialmente lo que hace referencia a la hidrografía, y cada navegación posterior se convertía en un enjambre de riesgos. A la incertidrumbre de aquella primera época siguieron las luces del siglo XVIII, con múltiples trabajos en favor de la náutica. En 1785 el Rey de España encargó al Capitán General de la Armada equipar una fragata que ejecutase el reconocimiento y levantase el plano del Estrecho de Magallanes. El mando de dicha fragata se confió al Capitán de Navío don Antonio de Córdoba. Uno de los motivos más importantes de esta comisión fue el hecho de lo perniciosa que resultaba la navegación a través del Cabo de Hornos, y entendiendo que si ésta se realizaba a través del Estrecho de Magallanes se reducirían los tiempos y los daños de tales travesías. *** Nota: Los envíos a España peninsular, Baleares y Canarias se realizan a través de mensajería urgente. No aceptamos pedidos con destino a Ceuta y Melilla.
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Año de publicación: 2023
Librería: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condición: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 143.
Publicado por Hardpress Publishing, 2019
ISBN 10: 0371261775ISBN 13: 9780371261774
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Año de publicación: 2023
Librería: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condición: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1788 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 390 Language: Spanish.
Publicado por Forgotten Books, 2019
ISBN 10: 0483761125ISBN 13: 9780483761124
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Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 384 pages. Spanish language. 9.02x5.98x0.88 inches. This item is printed on demand.
Publicado por Wentworth Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0341296465ISBN 13: 9780341296461
Librería: Podibooks, Antequera, MÁLAG, España
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N/D. Condición: New. 1. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. - Libro bajo demanda.
Publicado por Viuda de Ibarra, Madrid, 1788
Librería: LIBRERIA ANTICUARIA MARGARITA DE DIOS, MADRID, España
Miembro de asociación: LANCE
Holandesa. Condición: Regular. Materia: Libro antiguo del siglo XVIII. América. Viajes. Historia. Publicación: Madrid, por la Viuda de Ibarra, Hijos y Compañía, 1788. Descripción física: Cuarto (25 cm.) 2 tomos. Tomo primero: 3 hojas incluida portada, XVI páginas, 359 páginas. Tomo segundo: (apéndice) Portada, 1 hoja, 128 páginas. Encuadernación holandesa piel con tejuelo en el lomo, de época o un poco posterior, desgastada. Conservación: Regularestado, falto de todos los mapas y del retrato y encuadernación muy desgastada. Dos hojas en el tomo de apéndice recortadas en el margen sin afectar al texto. Papel muy limpio y con amplios márgenes, revisado texto y tablas completo.
Publicado por por la Viuda de Ibarra, Hijos y Compañia,, Madrid,, 1788
Librería: Llibreria Antiquària Delstres, Canet de Mar, BCN, España
Edición original. Ejemplar a falta de un mapa, y sin el suplemento que se publicó posteriormente. Retrato de Magallanes, 3 hojas (inclusive portada), XVI-359 páginas. 4 estados plegados, numerados en la paginación, y 3 mapas plegados (de 4): [1] gran mapa pegado (54x70 cm.) estampado sobre papel grueso, titulado: "Carta Reducida del Estrecho de Magallanes construida por el Comandante, Oficiales y Pilotos de la Fragata de S. M. Santa Maria de la Cabeza, año de 1788". [2] "Primer plano de varios puertos del Estrecho de Magallanes, levantados el año de 1786. (52x70 cm.) [3] "Segundo plano de varios puertos del Estrecho de Magallanes, levantados en año de 1786. (52x70 cm.). 25x17 cm.
Publicado por Por la Viuda de Ibarra, Hijos y Companía, Madrid, 1783
Librería: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Libro Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2 volumes. [3]+xvi-359 pages with engraved frontispiece portrait of Magellan by Ferdinand, 4 folding tables and 3 folding maps. Appendice: [ii]+97 pages with one folding table and one folding map Lacks the map Carta reducida del estrecho de Magallanes, fragata de S.M. Santa María de la Cabeza. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 7 1/2") bound in full leather red and black labels to spine in gilt lettering. (Palau 352514 & 352515; Sabin 16765) First edition. The official Spanish documentation of the scientific voyage of the frigate St. Maria de la Cabeza to the Straits of Magellan, 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. The appendix includes a description of the Peruvian people. After these expeditions, the Spanish trade routes were exclusively to east coast ports and then overland to Pacific ports. José de Vargas Ponce was a midshipman and later appointed Second Lieutenant and was a member of the Real Academia de la Historia where he worked with Banza and the mathematician Vicente Tofino where he contributed in the publishing the Martime Atlas of Spain. In 1787 he published his description of the Pithiusas and Balearic Islands. Condition: Lacks one map. Appendix rubbed and scuffed. Corners bumped else a very nice set.
Librería: Lynge & Søn ILAB-ABF, Copenhagen, Dinamarca
Miembro de asociación: ILAB
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Madrid, 1788-93. 4to. Bound in 2 nice contemp. full sprinkled calf. Gilt borders on covers, 5 raised bands, gilt spine, titlelabels with gilt lettering. The Appendice slightly different bound, but matching. Fine marbled endpapers. Engraved portrait. (6),XVI,359 pp. and 4 folded tables, 4 large folded engraved maps. Appendix: (4),128 pp., 1 folded table and 1 folded engraved map. Clean and fine printed on thick paper. A small wormtract in top of the last 2 maps and the last few leaves (margins). First edition of two important expeditions by Antonio de Córdoba. The first voyage was made with the intention of surveying the Straits of Magellan to see if it was advisable for the Spaniards to continue to use it as a route to the Pacific. It also includes a history of the discovery of the strait, as well as of the expeditions of Cabot, Drake, Bougainville, Carmargo and others. The second voyage includes an interesting account by Cevallos of the first encounter with the natives.Sabin, 16765.
Publicado por VIUDA DE IBARRA, HIJOS Y COMPAÑÍA, MADRID, 1788
Librería: LIBRERIA TORMOS, Aldeamayor Golf, VALLA, España
ENCUADERNADO EL LOMO EN PIEL DE CABRA, CONTIENE ESTUCHE DECORATIVO DEL MISMO COLOR QUE LAS TAPAS. RETRATO DE FERNANDO DE MAGALLANES EN FRONTISPICIO + XVI + 359 PÁGINAS + 4 TABLAS DESPLEGABLES, 4 MAPAS DESPLEGABLES. NO CONTIENE APÉNDICE. ESTE LIBRO TRATA SOBRE EL VIAJE DE EXPLORACIÓN MÁS IMPORTANTE DEL SIGLO XVIII AL ESTRECHO DE MAGALLANES. CONTIENE MAPAS MUY DETALLADOS DE LA PATAGONIA, TIERRA DEL FUEGO, LAS ISLAS MALVINAS Y EL ESTRECHO. ATRIBUÍDO A JOSÉ VARGAS PONCE (1760-1821), EL TRABAJO ES EN GRAN PARTE COMPILADO POR DOS LUGARTENIENTES DEL VIAJE, DIONISIO ALCALÁ GALIANO (1760-1805) Y ALESSANDRO BELMONTI. LOS PRINCIPALES OBJETIVOS DE LA EXPEDICIÓN, BAJO EL MANDO DEL CAPITÁN ANTONIO DE CÓRDOBA (MUERTO EN 1811), FUE DETERMINAR SI EL ESTRECHO ERA UNA RUTA COMERCIAL VIABLE PARA ASIA Y EL PACÍFICO, EL MAPA DE LAS COSTAS PATAGÓNICAS, Y RECOMENDAR LOS SITIOS DE ASENTAMIENTO ESPAÑOL. LOS OFICIALES Y LA TRIPULACIÓN DE LA FRAGATA DE GUERRA SANTA MARÍA DE LA CABEZA, ESTUDIANDO LA REGIÓN, LA POBLACIÓN NATIVA, LAS CONDICIONES DEL SUELO, EL CLIMA, LA FLORA, Y LA FAUNA; HICIERON MAPAS DE LA ZONA, Y SE OBSERVA MÁS CUIDADOSA EN LOS PUERTOS, LAS CORRIENTES, ASÍ COMO OTROS DATOS NECESARIOS PARA MARINEROS QUE ATRAVIESEN LA EXTENSIÓN DEL TRAICIONERO ESTRECHO. AL FINAL, SIN EMBARGO LLEGARON A LA CONCLUSIÓN DE QUE EL ESTRECHO ERA DEMASIADO PELIGROSO, LO QUE HACE EL TRANSPORTE TERRESTRE PREFERIBLE ENTRE ATLÁNTICO Y PACÍFICO. LOS INFORMES DEL VIAJE, SON LA INFORMACIÓN MÁS PRECISA DE LA ZONA SUR DE ARGENTINA Y CHILE ENTONCES DISPONIBLE. EL LIBRO DESMIENTE QUE LOS PATAGONES SEAN GIGANTES, COMO ANTIGUAMENTE SE PENSABA POR ÚLTIMO ESTE LIBRO CONTIENE NUMEROSOS CAPÍTULOS DE ANTERIORES VIAJES A TRAVÉS DEL ESTRECHO POR OTROS NAVEGANTES. EL PAPEL DEL LIBRO ES DE UNA EXTRAORDINARIA CALIDAD, ESTE LIBRO HA SIDO ADEMÁS RESTAURADO Y TRATADO PARA EVITAR SU DETERIORO, ES POR ELLO, QUE SE TRATA DE UN EXCELENTE EJEMPLAR, PERFECTAMENTE CONSERVADO. Size: 25 X 20.
Publicado por Imp. Viuda de Ibarra. Madrid, 1788, 1788
Librería: Libreria Anticuaria Farré, Barcelona, BARCE, España
. 23,5 cm. 3 h., XVI-359 pág. 1 lámina de grabado con retrato de Magallanes, firmado por Fernando Selma en 1788, 4 láminas plegadas de grabados con mapas del estrecho de Magallanes y sus puertos y del sur de la América meridional, 4 láminas plegadas -paginadas 71-74- con tablas de navegación. [Sigue:] APÉNDICE A LA RELACION DEL VIAGE AL MAGALLANES DE LA FRAGATA DE GUERRA SANTA MARÍA DE LA CABEZA, que contiene el de los paquebotes Santa Casilda y Santa Eulalia para completar el reconocimiento del estrecho en los años de 1788 y 1789. Imp. de la viuda de Joaquín Ibarra. Madrid, 1793. 2 h., 128 pág. 1 lámina plegada con mapa del estrecho de Magallanes, 1 lámina plegada -paginada 98- con tabla de navegación. Enc. en media piel, puntas algo rozadas. * José de Vargas y Ponce (Cádiz, 1760 - Madrid, 1821) es el encargado de recoger y ordenar los materiales que le facilitaron Dionisio Alcalá Galiano y Alessandro Belmonti, miembros de la expedición, y lo enriqueció con los datos aportados anteriormente por Sarmiento de Gamboa, Drake, Spilberg, Narborough, Carteret, Bougainville. La expedición fue promovida por la Corona española con la intención de determinar la viabilidad de la ruta por el Pacífico, por un lado, y por el otro considerar las condiciones para asentar nuevas colonias españolas. Así pues, comprende numerosas noticias interesantes sobre el clima, geografía, naturaleza y sociedad en Patagonia, Tierra de Fuego, Chile. Los mapas se deben al piloto Joaquín Camacho. Palau 352514-5.
Publicado por Madrid: Por la viuda de Ibarra, hijos y compañía, MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]., 1788
Librería: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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Half-Leather. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Remainder of title: Extracto de todos los anteriores desde su descubrimiento impresos y mss. y noticia de los habitants, suelo, clima y producciones del estrecho. 2 volumes, 4to (25 x 18.5 cm.): vol. I: engraved frontispiece (portrait of Magellan by Fernando Selma), [6], xvi, 359 pages, 4 folded engraved maps, and 4 folded letterpress tables (i.e. pp. 71-74); vol. II (Apéndice de la Relacion): [4], 128 pages, 1 folded engraved map, and 1 foldied letterpress table (i.e. p. 98). Bound in varying but complementary contemporary calf-backed marbled paper boards, printed paper spine label on volume one, and red morocco lettering-piece on the spine of the appendix volume (a bit worn at the extremities with minor loss). FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN AND PATAGONIA. The work was largely compiled from the journals of D.A. Galiano and A. Belmote, Antonio de Cordova's lieutenants, on the his two important expeditions sponsored by the Spanish government in order to determine the feasibility of continuing to use the Straits of Magellan as a route to the Pacific. In addition, the work contains a comprehensive history of the discovery of the strait and includes accounts of the expeditions of Cabot, Drake, Bougainville, Carmargo etc.; the appendix includes a description of the Peruvian people. "After these expeditions, the Spanish trade routes were exclusively to east coast ports and then overland to Pacific ports" (Hill 1756). The five important maps include: "Carta Esferica de la Parte sur de la America Meridional., 1788"; "Carta reducida del Estrecho de Magallanes, 1788"; "Primer Plano de Varios Puertos del Estrecho de Magallanes, Levantados el ano de 1786," with insets of the ports of Bahia De San Nicolas, Tres Bahias, Bahia De Valcarcel, Puerto De San Miguel y Bahia De Gaston, and Puerto De San Antonio y Bahia Valdes; "Segundo Plano de Varios Puertos del Estrecho de Magallanes Levantados el ano de 1786"; and in the appendix, "Carta Reducida del Estrecho de Magallanes, 1786-1789." REFERENCES: Hill (2004) 1756; Palau 352514 & 352515; Sabin 16765 (not including the appendix). Book.
Publicado por La viuda de Ibarra, hijos, y compañia, Madrid, 1788
Librería: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, Estados Unidos de America
[6],xvi,359pp. including four folding tables and four large folding maps. Frontispiece portrait of Magellan by Ferdinand Selma. [bound with:] APENDICE A LA RELACION DEL VIAGE AL MAGALLANES. Madrid. 1793. [4],128pp. including folding table and folding map. Quarto. 19th-century half calf and patterned cloth, spine gilt, original gilt leather label on front board. Moderate edge wear, corners worn. Modern bookplate and small bookseller ticket on front pastedown. Titlepage a bit dusty, else internally clean. Very good. The objective of the voyages recorded here was to determine whether Spanish ships should continue to use the Straits of Magellan in voyages to the Pacific. Under the command of Captain Antonio de Córdoba y Laso, both expeditions ascertained negative conclusions, and afterwards "the Spanish trade routes were exclusively to east coast ports and then overland to Pacific ports" (Hill). A major portion of this work, the first comprehensive study of the Straits of Magellan and Patagonia, was compiled from the journals of D.A. Galiano and A. Belmote, Cordoba's lieutenants. The RELACION. also includes Vargas y Ponce's review of earlier explorations of the area, with descriptions of the region's climate, natural resources, and native peoples. Also includes information on the expeditions of Cabot, Drake, Bougainville, Carmargo, and others. HILL 1756. SABIN 16765, 1729. PALAU 352514, 352515.
Publicado por Madrid: Por la Viuda de Ibarra, Hijos y Companía, 1788-93., 1788
Librería: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2 Volumes in 1. 4to. pp. 3 p.l., xvi, 70, 75-359; 2 p.l., 128. 4 folding tables numbered 71-74 inserted between pp. 70 and 75 in Vol. I. 1 folding table in Vol II. engraved portrait of Magellan by Ferdinand Selma. 5 large folding engraved maps, 2 with 12 plans of ports, another with 3 inset plans. 19th century quarter roan (spine incorrectly lettered, occasional light spotting, last map stained, few short insignificant tears in maps). First Edition, complete with the Rare Supplement. An account of Don Antonio de Córdoba s scientific and hydrographic survey of the Strait of Magellan, 1785-86, 1788-89, compiled by José de Vargas Y Ponce, Spanish geographer and naval officer, mainly from the journals of Córdoba s lieutenants, Dionisio Alcalá Galiano and Alejandro Belmonte. The expedition was appointed by the Spanish Crown to determine the exact navigability of the strait and the advisability of the Spaniards continuing to use the passage in voyages to the Pacific, as well as to investigate the plant and animal life of the region, with a view toward colonization. The findings were negative and the Spaniards subsequently exclusively favoured overland trade routes from east coast ports of South America to the Pacific ports. Included in the first volume are extensive notes on the natural history and climate of the region, an account of the customs of the Patagonian Indians, and a resumé of discovery and exploration from the time of the discovery of the strait by Magellan through the voyages of Sarmiento de Gamboa, Drake, Spilberg, Narborough, Carteret, Bougainville, &c. Bell V25 (without the supplement). Hill p. 305. Howgego C180. JCB II 3224. Sabin 16765 (without the supplement & incorrectly attributing the work to Córdoba).
Publicado por Ibarra, Madrid, 1793
Librería: Hordern House Rare Books, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
Original o primera edición
Condición: A very good copy. Quarto, two volumes bound together, with an engraved portrait of Magellan as frontispiece, five fine large folding maps and five folding tables; contemporary calf-backed marbled boards.f. The full first edition, complete with the separately published Apendice a la Relación (Madrid, 1793) which appeared ten years after the main work and is not present in all copies. This is the best early description of Patagonia and the Straits of Magellan, giving the official account of the two expeditions made by Antonio de Córdoba to 'ascertain the advisability of Spaniards continuing to use the Strait in voyages - the results indicated the negative. After these expeditions the Spanish trade routes were exclusively to east coast ports and then overland to the Pacific ports.' (Hill). As part of this, the Relación provides a general history of earlier voyages of discovery to the Strait. The large folding maps, fine and detailed, are all based on observations made during the Córdoba voyages. Córdoba's exploration of the Strait of Magellan --recognised then as now an area of strategic and navigational significance -- is accompanied by Vargas y Ponce's summary of the early explorations of the area, mainly from an examination of original manuscripts in the Spanish archives. He discusses various means of navigating the Strait, with detailed sailing instructions, and describes the climate, indigenous peoples and natural history of the region. .
Publicado por 1788-1793, 1788
Librería: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, Reino Unido
y Noticia de lost Habitantes, Suelo, Clima y Producciones del Estrecho. Trabajada de Orden del Rey. With - Appendice a la Relacion del Viage al Magallanes de la Fragata de Guerra Santa Maria de la Cabeza, que contiene el de los Paquebotes Santa Casilda y Santa Eulalia para completar el Reconocimiento del Estrecho en los Anos de 1788 y 1789. 2 volumes. 1st editions of this translation. 4to. xvi,359pp. plus 4 fine folding maps (1 with small marginal tear, not affecting map), 4 folding tables and engraved frontispiece portrait - & - (vi),128pp. plus a fine folding map and a folding table. The first volume in full contemporary mottled calf, spine decorated gilt and with gilt borders. Very good. The appendix volume in contemporary quarter calf, with marbled papers boards, fore-corners a little bumped. Ibarra, Madrid.
Publicado por Viuda de Ibarra, Hijos y Compañía, Madrid, 1788
Librería: Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA), New York, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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4to. (9 3/8 x 6 14/16 inches). Engraved portrait frontispiece, 4 folding engraved maps and 4 folding tables, number in ink manuscript to foot of title, epigraph leaf with later ink note and bookplate of Maria Zoila Godoy de Cobo [bound with:] Apéndice a la Relacion del Viage al Magallanes. Madrid: Viuda de Joaquin Ibarra, 1793. First Edition. Folding table and folding map. Contemporary red morocco gilt, with supralibros of Charles III on boards, double-fillet and roll-tooled borders to boards, raised bands to spine with simple tooling, green morocco lettering piece, blue silk endpapers. Provenance: Maria Zoila Godoy de Cobo, Argentinian heiress, philanthropist and patron of the arts, one of the early benefactors of the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes of Buenos Aires, Argentina; engraved bookplate. First edition, one of the classic works of navigation to the Magellan Strait, here in a fine copy bound in the contemporary red morocco with the arms of Charles III of Spain, bound post mortem, as the appendix was printed in 1793 and Charles III died in 1793; normally only the Relacion is found bound with Charles III s arms, copies with both works bound together as here with the arms are excessively rare. It can be considered a tribute to Charles III, under whose reign the expedition was ordered. The fact that even after the King's death there was a desire to have the book presented with his arms is a testament to the magnitude of the expedition commissioned by the crown, and the respect held for the King, one of the most active in the administration and reform of the Indies. The Relacion is one of the best descriptions of the Strait of Magellan and Patagonia in the 18th century. It is based on the scientific explorations undertaken by Captain Antonio de Cordoba on board the frigate Santa Maria de la Cabeza, with the aim of exploring Patagonia and to determine the continuity of the use of the Strait for Spanish ships in voyages to the Pacific, although without success as "after these expeditions the Spanish trade routes were exclusively to east ports and then overland to the Pacific ports" (Hill). Vargas y Ponce, to whom authorship is normally attributed, used also the journals of Lieutenants Galiano and Belmonte, who sailed with Cordoba. In 1793, an Appendix was published "Obra interesante y bien publicada" (Palau); this later part is a historical view of former expeditions, including those of Drake and Bougainville. The illustration of this work comprises -between the Relacion and the Apendice- five large folding maps (including the "Carta reducida del Estrecho de Magallanes", "Carta Esferica de la parte sur de la América Meridional", and two multi-inset maps of ports), a frontispiece portrait of Fernando de Magallanes by Selma, and five folding tables. Sabin 16765 & 1729; Hill 1756.