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3672 |  | Details | Frezier, Amedee | 1717 |
Plan of the anchorage at Ilo, Peru |
Frezier, Amedee |
1717 |
LOC:77 |
| $325.00 | Frezier--Amedee | Plan-of-the-anchorage-at-Ilo--Peru | Frezier's plan of the Peruvian port city of Ilo (Ylo), the capital of Ylo province. Frezier made a reconnaisance mission to the coast of South America from 1712-1714. Posing as a trader or merchant captain, Frezier sketched harbor defenses and gathered information on the military preparedness of each port visited.
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Includes a coastal elevation view and several drawings of a mill probably for sugar cane. Key at top right relates to locations identified on the plan. North is oriented to the left.
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Amédée Frézier (1682 – 1773) was an French explorer, military engineer, mathematician, and spy. This plan of Ylo, Peru is from Frezier's 1717 account of his travels published in French in 1717: "Relation du voyage de la mer du Sud, aux côtes du Chili, du Pérou et de Brésil, fait pendant les années 1712, 1713, et 1714". |
5151 |  | Details | British Admiralty Hydrographical Office | 1882 |
Chart of South America West Coast Callao Lima Pisco Bay |
British Admiralty Hydrographical Office |
1882 |
LOC:0 |
| $350.00 | British-Admiralty-Hydrographical-Office | Chart-of-South-America-West-Coast-Callao-Lima-Pisco-Bay | Antique engraved sea chart of the west coast of Peru based on explorations by the ship Beagle. Coverage includes a wide stretch of coast that includes Callao (the port for Lima, Peru), and Pisco Bay with the Ballestas Islands (Ballista). Last corrections 1882. These charts are increasingly scarce.
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This fine chart contains seven engraved inset coastal elevation views with features that include Huacho Head, Hormigas Rocks, Salinas Point, Calavera Head, and Mount Lechuza. Two inset harbors charts: Ancon Bay and Chincha Hills.
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Published by the Admiralty September, 15th 1840. Sold by J. D. Potter. Engraved by J. & C. Walker. Chart number 1323.
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Faint blue stamped sellers label for Phillip, Son & Nephew, Liverpool. |