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PASCUAL, ANTONIO RAYMUNDO. Descubrimiento de la Aguja Náutica, de la Situación de la América, del Arte de Navegar [etc.]. 1789

PASCUAL, ANTONIO RAYMUNDO. Descubrimiento de la Aguja Náutica, de la Situación de la América, del Arte de Navegar, y de un Nuevo Método para el Adelantamiento en las Artes y Ciencias. [8], 320 pages. 4to, contemporary vellum; occasional toning. Madrid: Manuel González, 1789

  • Notes: first edition of a treatise seeking to show that the medieval polymath Ramón Lull discovered the directive power of the magnet and its use in navigation, and that Lull''s theories regarding the existence of a western continent influenced Columbus. Palau 214290; Wheeler Gift 559.
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