Author: Molina, Juan Ignacio. (Giovanni Ignazio.)
Title: Des Herrn Abts Vidaure Kurzgefatzte Geographische, Natürliche Und Bürgerliche Geschichte Des Königreichs Chile, Aus Dem Italienischen Ins Deutsche überfest. Mit Einer Charte
Description: Hamburg, Carl Ernst Bohn, 1782. First German edition. Marbled boards. 208 pp. Illus. with 1 large folding map. 12mo. Originally attributed to Felipe Gomez de Vidaurre by the translator, Christian Joseph Jagemann, it is in fact written by Juan Ignacio Molina, who first published the Italian original anonymously under the title 'Compendio della storia geografica naturale, e civile del regno de Chile,' in 1776. ".. a work of considerable authority," Sabin. Uncommon. Sabin 99469. Palau 174555. Backer-Sommervogel 9: 683. JCB 3: 2818. Streit: Bib. missionum 3: 1055. Overall a very good+ copy, extremities rubbed, contents including map, fine.

Keywords: Chile, , Latin America, South America, Chile, Book


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