MALASPINA, Alejandro. - Expedición Malaspina. Un viaje científico-político alrededor del mundo 1789-1794. (Edited by) Javier Reverte, Miguel Angel Puig-Samper, José María Moreno Martin, Fernando Vallespín.

Turner, 2010. 4to. Original boards, with dust-jacket. With numerous illustrations (some in colours). 143 pp. The Malaspina Expedition (1789-1794) was a five-year maritime scientific exploration commanded by Alejandro Malaspina and José de Bustamante y Guerra. The expedition was funded by the Spanish government and originally pursued strictly scientific goals. They were to survey and chart the islands and coasts under Spanish control or claim, visit the major settlements throughout the Pacific, and collect information on botany, zoology, ichthyology, ethnography and geography.

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