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MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- STEVENSON, W.B. A Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America. Lond., Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 1825. 3 vols. xii, 439; viii, 434; viii, 467 pp. W. 7 engr. plates (1 fold.). Cont. red hcf. w. dec. gilt backs. (2 plates rep., vol. 1 w. some rep. wormholes at the beginning, some faint stains in places). -- Added: B. HALL. Extracts from a journal written on the coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, in the years 1820, 1821, 1822. 2nd ed. Edinb./Lond., 1824. 3 parts in 2 vols. xviii, 372; xi, (1), 288, 65 pp. W. fold. engr. map. Old (worn) brds., uncut. (Brds. a bit dam./stained, vol. 1 a bit wormholed at the beginning). -- (5).
Ad 1: First edition, recording Stevenson's observations of Peru, Ecuador, and Chile before and during their quest for independence from Spain. A British subject, Stevenson joined the revolutionists at Quito and was imprisoned by the Spanish at Concepcion, Callao, and Lima. - Sabin 91611. Ad 2: Sabin 29718.€ 360
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