| Description |
1 online resource (438 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society, 0072-9396 ; 3rd series, Number 8 |
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Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 3rd series, no. 8.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Illustrations and Maps; Joint Foreword; Preface; List of Equivalents and Abbreviations; Translating Malaspina; Introduction; Malaspina's 'Introduccion'; BOOK ONE: FROM CADIZ TO MONTEVIDEO AND AT MONTEVIDEO; 1 From Cadiz to Montevideo; 2 At Montevideo; BOOK TWO: FROM MONTEVIDEO TO PUERTO SAN CARLOS DE CHILOE; 1 From Montevideo to Puerto Deseado and at Puerto Deseado; 2 From Puerto Deseado to Puerto Egmont; 3 At Puerto Egmont; 4 From Puerto Egmont to Puerto San Carlos de Chiloe; 5 At Puerto San Carlos de Chiloe; BOOK THREE: FROM PUERTO SAN CARLOS DE CHILOE TO COQUIMBO |
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1 From Puerto San Carlos de Chiloe to Talcahuano2 At Talcahuano and Bahia Concepcion; 3 From Talcahuano to Valparaiso and visit by Descubierta to Islas de Juan Fernandez; 4 At Valparaiso and visit to Santiago; 5 From Valparaiso to Coquimbo; BOOK FOUR: FROM COQUIMBO TO CALLAO; 1 From Coquimbo to Callao and visit by Descubierta to Islas de San Felix; 2 At Callao and Visit to Lima; BOOK FIVE: FROM CALLAO TO ACAPULCO; 1 From Callao to Guayaquil; 2 At Guayaquil; 3 From Guayaquil to Panama; 4 At Panama; Appendix I: The Malaspina-Valdes Correspondence; Appendix 2: Malaspina's Survey Methods |
| Summary |
Among the voyages of exploration and surveying in the late 18th century, that of Alejandro Malaspina best represents the high ideals and scientific interests of the Enlightenment. In July 1789 he sailed from Cádiz in the purpose-built corvettes, Descubierta and Atrevida. On board the vessels were scientists and artists and an array of the latest surveying and astronomical instruments. The voyage lasted more than five years. On his return Malaspina was promoted Brigadier de la Real Armada, and began work on seven-volume account of the voyage, to dwarf the narratives of his predecessors in the P |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 5, 2015) |
| Subject |
Malaspina, Alessandro, 1754-1809 -- Travel
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Malaspina, Alessandro, 1754-1809 -- Diaries
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| SUBJECT |
Malaspina, Alessandro, 1754-1809 fast |
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Voyages around the world -- Diaries
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Travel
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Voyages around the world
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| Genre/Form |
Diaries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
David, Andrew, 1924- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781472460677 |
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1472460677 |
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