NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY ACROSS THE CORDILLERA OF THE ANDES, AND A RESIDENCE IN LIMA, AND OTHER PARTS OF PERU, IN THE YEARS 1823 AND 1824

Proctor, Robert

Published by London, 1825

xx,374pp. Contemporary three-quarter Russia and marbled boards, neatly rebacked with original spine laid down. Extremities rubbed, corners lightly worn. Contemporary bookplates on front endpapers. Very minor foxing. Very good. With the bookplate of Viscount Gage. "Proctor was the agent for a British loan to Peru. He relates his arrival at Buenos Aires, his journey across the Pampas of Argentina, then over the cordilleras to Santiago and Valparaiso, and by sea to Callao and Lima. He describes a visit to General Bernardo O'Higgins and gives various particulars concerning General Simon Bolivar, General Antonio Jose de Sucre's expedition, and other events of importance in the liberation of Spanish South America" - Hill. Proctor was the cousin and brother-in-law of scholar and forger John Payne Collier, who may have helped him with the text, and who certainly helped him negotiate terms with his Edinburgh publisher. HILL 1396. PALAU 238305. SABIN 65951. SANCHEZ 654. NAYLOR 16. Seller Inventory # WRCAM47061

Bibliographic Details

Title: NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY ACROSS THE CORDILLERA...
Publisher: London
Publication Date: 1825