Lettre de M.D.L.C. a M***

£575 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

Although there are other undated editions this is probably the first.The prefatory letter by La Condamine is overshadowed in importance by that of Godin, who relates his wife’s voyage to meet him in Quito circa 1762, and then their joint travels in the ten years that followed until their return in 1773. Rare. Only 1 copy in COPAC, a handful in WorldCat (most of which are in France).

• Year: 1773

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