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Georgius Juan, S. Joiianxis [íicrosolymitani Ord. 

 Eqiics, & 

 Antoxius de Ulloa, 

 Uterque Navium Bcllicurinu Vice-príüfccti, et Ma- 



llieinaíicií Di>íciplinis Eruditi^ 

 Catholici Re^is Nutu Aiictorítate IiiipensaadeJLisdcm 

 mensionis Negotium codcm allegati Commuiii Lu- 

 hovc, Industria^ Consriisa in hac Yaruqiicnsi Pla- 

 iiitie distantianí íiorizoiitulern 6272 m Paris. ' 

 Hexapcdaruiíi^ 

 la Linea a Borea Ocidcnteiii versus grad. }9 miii. 

 25 j intra linjus & uHcriiis 

 Obelisci Axes Exeiirrciitem, 

 Quscque ad Basiiu primiTriang-nli Latus Eliciendam 

 & Faudamenti Toti Operi jaciendum inservirct, 

 statuere, 

 Anno CíiRisT^i MDCCXXXXVL Menso No\ embri. 

 Ciijus Rei Memoriam diiabus hiuc iude Obeliscurum 

 molibiLS extructis Alternuní consccrari placuit 

 " In the reig-n of bis Calliolic Majesty, Philip V. 

 '' king of Spain and the Indies ; agTeeable to the 

 '' request of his most Christian Majesty Lcnnís XV. 

 '' king of France, and in condescension to the de- 

 *' sii'c of the royal academy of Sciences at Paris, 

 '' Lewis Godin, Peter Boirguer, Charles Maria do 

 '' hi C«'idymii]e, Members of that academy, were, 

 ''' by the coiiimand aud muniHcence of the most 

 •'• Christian king, sent into Peru, to measure the 

 *' terrestrial degrees under the cquinoctiai. iu order 

 " to obtain a inore accurate knowledge of the true. 

 '" figure of the e^rth. At the same time, by the 

 '' conuiKind, and at the expcnce of his Catholic ma- 

 " jesf\, were sent, George Juan, knight of the 

 " order of St. John of Jerusalem, and Antom'o (Xr 

 ''' LHloa, both Lieulenants in tlie royal navy, and 

 '' \vell acquainted \vi<h all the branches of the ma- 

 " thematics : during the whole process of this mcn- 

 '' jsuraiioji they all equally shared in the fatigues, 



hardships. 



