Two manuscript accounts of Boenechea's expeditions to Tahiti in 1772-1773 and 1774-1775
Two manuscript accounts of Boenechea's expeditions to Tahiti in 1772-1773 and 1774-1775
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1772-1775
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0.09 metres of texutal material (2 boxes)
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Copyright status : In copyright
Research & study copies allowed : Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
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Two contemporary manuscripts containing first-hand accounts of the first two Spanish expeditions to Tahiti, made in the years 1772-1773 and 1774-1775.
ITEM 01:
Description de las Islas del occeano Pacifico reconocidas ultimamente de orden de su M[agestad]. C[atolica], [1775] / Domingo de Boenchea y Andonaegui
ITEM 02:
Relacion d...
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Two manuscript accounts of Boenechea's expeditions to Tahiti in 1772-1773 and 1774-1775
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The manuscripts were copied by secretarial hand from the original hand written manuscripts, once they returned to Callao in 1775. Both volumes were intended for circulation amongst a select group of senior naval and civilian officials. It was customary for important documents to be copied by a secretary for presentation to leading naval and civilia...
Object History
Swann Auctions, New York. Early printed, medical and scientific books, 1 May 2014, Lot 177.
H & S Rare Books, Buenos Aires. Fine books, travel & exploration, 2015, No. 4.
Douglas Stewart acquired this volume from the above seller in Buenos Aires.
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Purchased from Douglas Stewart Fine Books, 2016
Administrative / Biographical history
In October and December 1771, the Spanish Court instructed the Viceroy of Peru, Manuel de Amet y Juniet, to obtain possession of Tahiti, whose location was now known.
Accordingly, in September 1772, the Viceroy ordered that a naval expedition be mounted to reconnoitre the islands of Polynesia, and Tahiti in particular, with the view to estab...
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Yj7oPyX9
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1000838
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