Derrota hecha, en descubrimiento de los decantados Cesares desde Rio Bueno : hasta la altura de 45 gr[ado]s de latitud, marcados los parajes por el Condestable Pedro Jph. Alvarez / he hecho esta mapa, el año de 1777. 1777.

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Derrota hecha, en descubrimiento de los decantados Cesares desde Rio Bueno : hasta la altura de 45 gr[ado]s de latitud, marcados los parajes por el Condestable Pedro Jph. Alvarez / he hecho esta mapa, el año de 1777. 1777.

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Shows the route taken by Pedro Joseph Alvarez in search of the legendary Ciudad de los Césares in the Chilean province of Llanquihue. Identifies lakes; wooded areas and Indian dwellings shown pictorially; the city is not shown. Forms part of Usauro Martínez de Bernabé's manuscript Verdad en campaña, tentatively dated 1784, which describes the region around Valdivia and expeditions in search of the legendary city (Ayer MS 1835).

1 ms. map ; 310 x 206 mm.

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Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Map Collection (Newberry Library)

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Usauro Martínez de Bernabé, Pedro de, 1733-1789.

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Chronicler and poet of Valdivia. Son of a well-known family, originally from Cádiz, which settled in Chile in the 18th century. He spent 30 years assembling the material for his Verdad en campaña, which eventually came to be known as the official history of Valdivia. He also wrote some rather undistinguished poetry, primarily dealing with the deaths of kings and local military achievements. From the description of La verdad en campaña : relacion historica ...

Alvarez, Pedro Joseph

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