A true and particular relation of the dreadful earthquake which happen'd at Lima, the capital of Peru, and the neighbouring port of Callao, on the 28th October, 1746 ... / translated from the original Spanish [of P. Lozano], by a gentleman who resided many years in those countries [i.e. H. Johnson]. To which is added, a description of Callao and Lima before their destruction; and of the kingdom of Peru in general ... The whole illustrated with a map of the country about Lima, plans of the road and town of Callao, another of Lima; and several cuts of the natives, drawn on the spot by the translator.

  • Lozano, Pedro, 1697-1752.
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A true and particular relation of the dreadful earthquake which happen'd at Lima, the capital of Peru, and the neighbouring port of Callao, on the 28th October, 1746 ... / translated from the original Spanish [of P. Lozano], by a gentleman who resided many years in those countries [i.e. H. Johnson]. To which is added, a description of Callao and Lima before their destruction; and of the kingdom of Peru in general ... The whole illustrated with a map of the country about Lima, plans of the road and town of Callao, another of Lima; and several cuts of the natives, drawn on the spot by the translator. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London : T. Osborne, 1748.

Physical description

xxiii, 341 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf, folded maps & plates ; (8vo)

Edition

2nd ed.

Notes

A variant issue exists, with a different setting of the t.p.

References note

ESTC T147502

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