Peter Schmidtmeyer, 1824

Travels into Chile and the Andes Plate Book
Peter Schmidtmeyer, 1824
SCHMIDTMEYER, Peter (1772-1829). Travels into Chile, over the Andes, in the Years 1820 and 1821. London: Printed for the Author, and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1824.

First edition in English. Schmidtmeyer's work, previously published in Paris, contains "sketches of the productions and agriculture; mines and metallurgy; inhabitants, history, and other features, of America; particularly of Chile, and Arauco." Abbey Travel 715; Sabin 77692.

Quarto (272 x 211mm). 2 folding lithographed plans including one hand-colored, 25 (of 26) lithographed plates including 8 hand-colored and one folding, by G. Scharf and A. Aglio after Schmidtmeyer and General J. Paroissien (lacking folding plate, "Drawn from Various Sketches," containing plate nos. XXVI-XXIX on one strip; title and several plates laid down, occasional toning and soiling, especially on text pages). Modern green morocco over green cloth boards, new endpapers (Zambrano Library of Congress call number label on back endpaper).