MAWE, Jean.

Voyage dans l'interieur du Brésil, particulièrement dans les districts de l'or et du diamant ... contenant aussi un voyage au Rio de la Plata, et un essai historique sur la Révolution de Buenos Ayres.

Paris, Gide Fils, 1816. 2 vols. in-8° (212 x 132 mm.), XLII, 358 pp.; editor's wrappers, cut out. 1folding map with author's way, 4 engravings, lacking 1 folded. J.B.B. Eyres translation who adds a brief Brazilian history and a commentary about its travelers. Appreciated work of the English mineralogist with curious and interesting information. He travelled from Cadiz to Montevideo, arrived to Buenos Aires with Whitelocke, from there to Minas Geraes by Rio de Janeiro. Supplement with a historic essay over the events in the Viceroyalty of the River Plate, English invasions, Belgrano's expedition and Linier's execution. And a very important description of the Acores islands done by Jean Gustave Hebbe that does not appear in the other editions. With a little bite in wrapper of vol.II. A nice and clean copy. Sabin, 46993. Borba de Moraes, 542. Palau, 158725. Santos Gómez, 1967.

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