Item 67419The U. S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, during the Years 1849--'50--'51--'52. Volume I. Chile: Its Geography, Climate, Earthquakes, Government, Social Conditions, Mineral and Agricultural Resources, Commerce, &c, &c.
Printed in the USA. A. O. P. Nicholson. 1855. First edition. Leather and paper over boards. Hardcover quarter leather (dark brown calf) over paper (marbled) over boards. 4to. xv, 555 pp. Illustrated with a b/w engraved frontispiece, three b/w engraved fold-maps of Chile, one engraved multiple-fold panoramic view from Santa.....