Archivos de Giuseppe de la Somaglio de la Real Armada en la Mar del Sur, Lima, 1758-1777
Archivos de Giuseppe de la Somaglio de la Real Armada en la Mar del Sur, Lima, 1758-1777
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Date
1758-1777
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10247
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Physical Description
Contents
0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - Manuscript in ink on laid paper: 19 leaves bound in modern marbled boards
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Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Author(s) died more than 70 years ago
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Scope and Contents
Contents
A collection of discrete manuscript records containing information about ships in the Spanish Royal Navy of the South Sea [South Pacific]. This information includes statistics on some of the ships operating out of the Peruvian port of Lima – including vessel names and types, numbers and type of crew, weaponry, cargo – as well as extensive lists of...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Archivos de Giuseppe de la Somaglio de la Real Armada en la Mar del Sur, Lima, 1758-1777
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
See also: Somaglia collection of manuscript sea charts of the Pacific Ocean and South America, highlighting the Spanish expeditions to colonise Easter Island and Tahiti / [Joseph De La Somaglia, Collector] in Mitchell LIbrary at SAFE/MT4 910/1770/1.
Description source
Title taken from gilt lettering printed on morocco label on modern cover
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Douglas Stewart Fine Books, March 2016
Administrative / Biographical history
Commodore Giuseppe (Joseph; Jose) de la Somaglia, was naval Commander-in-chief of the South Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Royal Navy between 1770 and 1778. Since the Papal edict of Tordesillas in 1494, the Spanish had regarded the Pacific as its exclusive domain. In the eighteenth century this position was threatened by the expansion of English,...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10247
Record Identifier
94RXB861
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/94RXB861
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Reference code
1001647
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