FEUILÉE, Louis.

Journal des Observations Physiques, Mathematiques et Botaniques faites par l'Ordre du Roy sur les Côtes Orientales de l'Amérique Meridionale, et dans les Indes Occidentales, depuis l'année 1707 jusques en 1712.

Paris, Pierre Giffart, 1714. (vol I and II), et Jean mariette, 1725 (for the III). 3 vols. in-4°(250 x 185 mm.); contemporary full leather, worn. Vol. I, 14 engravings over 15, outstanding: Carte de L'Amérique Méridionale; Plan de la Riviére de la Plata, Vue de Valparaiso; Rade de Pisco; Plan de la Ville de Lima and Port et Rade de la Ville de Callao. Vol II, 59 engravings, outstanding: 50 about medical plants (2 in facsimil); Plan de la Ville Callao and vue de Arica. Vol III, 57 engravings, outstanding: 50 about medical plants, carte de l'Isle de la Martinique and Plan de la Ville de Cartagene. All of them drawn by the Father Louis Feuillée, astronomic, botanic and french traveller (1660-1732). narrative of the Voyage done on board of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste to South America, with astronomic's, botanic's and costume's observations. Appreciated work, difficult to find with the third volume, published eleven years later, in its foreword the author makes a deep critic to the work of Frezier. Contains the description of: buenos Aires, Valparaíso, Lima, Concepcion, La Serena (today Coquimbo), Cobija and Arica. Some pages brownished, some antique manuscripted notes. Good copy of this rare work. Sabin, 24224 and 24225. Leclerc, 1734. Santos Gómez, 193. Duviols, L'Amérique espagnole, 439. Palau, 90937. Hoefer, XVII, 603.

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