South America - Paraguay Azara, Felix de Essais sur l'histoire naturelle des quadrupedes de la province du Paraguay. Trad. sur le manuscrit par L.E. Moreau-Saint-Méry. 2 vols. Paris, Pougens, 1801. LXXX, 364 p., 1 leaf, 499 pp. HLdrbde. d. With ribbed boards (somewhat rubbed). First edition. - Sabin 2537 - Henze I, p. 123f. - Azara is considered one of the most important Spanish South American explorers. In 1781 he took part in an expedition under José Varela y Ulloa, which had its starting point in 1781 in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Azara became the most important participant in the expedition. He stayed in South America for 20 years, 14 of which he spent exploring the areas of the Río de la Plata north to the Amazon and the confluence of the Río Mamoré and the Guapore, most of which were still completely untouched by the whites. He carried out surveys, drew precise maps and described the flora and fauna of the La Plata and Amazon regions. He was the first to offer an account based on sources ("... a source from which all later historians of the La Plata countries have drawn") (H. Burmeister). - Partly slightly browned. - Including: Herndon, W.L. and L. Gibbon, Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, Made Under Direction of the Navy Department. 2 vols. With 52 tinted lith. Plates. Washington, Nicholson, 1853-54. 414, 339 pp. OLwdbde. (somewhat stained and rubbed). - Borba de Moraes 399 - As usually without the 5 maps. Excellent description of the Andean tribes and the Indians in the headwaters of the Amazon. The plates with landscape views and illustrations of Indians. This lot is taxed. A premium of 24.95% will be added to the hammer price and 7% (books, art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, silkscreens, offset prints, photographs) to the final invoice amount in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.