FRÉZIER (Amédée-François). - Lot 61

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FRÉZIER (Amédée-François). - Lot 61
FRÉZIER (Amédée-François). Relation of the journey from the South Sea to the coasts of Chily and Peru, made during the years 1712, 1713 and 1714. Paris, Nyon, Ganeau, Quillau, 1716. In-4 of XIV, 298, (2) pp. 37 pl., contemporary brown calf binding, spine decorated, speckled edges. First edition. 37 engraved maps or plates, 17 of them on double page, among which the representation of the llama and the Chilean strawberry that the author introduced in Europe. Officer and cartographer, Frézier was sent in 1712 on a mission to South America to evaluate the resources and means of defence of the Spanish colonies in the aftermath of the War of the Spanish Succession. After rounding Cape Horn, he sailed along the coast of Peru. His report contains the first good maps of the eastern coasts of the Pacific, Cape Horn, Tierra del Fuego and the eastern coast of the Falklands. Wear to the binding, very good condition inside.
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