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ing to Europe. Accordingly he prdpofed to fpend 

 this interval in making frefh obfervations and expe- 

 riinents, concluding that the atmofphere of Lima, 

 during the fummerleafon, would be more favourable 

 to his defigns than that of Quito or the mountains. 

 On his arrival at that city, the vice-roy, who was no 

 flranger to his great abilities, and pleafed with the 

 prudent choice of the univerfity, conferred on him, 

 at the fame time of his being inveiled with the pro- 

 fefibrfhip, the poft of cofmographer to his majefty ^ 

 with other advantages annexed to it. But this gentle- 

 man was far from propofmg to make any longer flay 

 there than what thefe affairs required no advantages 

 or honours being fufficicnt to make him forget the ob- 

 ligations he was under of giving an account of his voy- 

 age and obfervations to his fovereign and the academy, 

 cfpecially as being the eldeft of the three academicians i 

 fo that all the teltimonies of elleem couid not fupprefs 

 hh uneafinefs at the delay, 



M, de Juiric?u, tho' with the fame regret as the for- 

 mer, determined to continue fome time at Quito, 

 with M. Hugot, till he faw what turn the war would 

 take, that he might efcape, in his return to Europe, 

 ' thofe dangers then fo common at fea. M. Verguin 

 chofe to go by the way of Panama : and the others, 

 except the two who died in the country, one at Cay- 

 ambe and Cuen^a, were difperfed ; one fettling in 

 Quito. Thus, the whole French company feparated: 

 and it muft be confidered as a fmgular happinefs, 

 that after fuch a fcene of labours, hardfliips, and dan- 

 gers, in fuch a variety of climates, and amidft fuch 

 inhofpitable defarts and precipices, our operations 

 were accurately performed : and we capable of enter- 

 ing on a new fcene of dangers and difficulties, which 

 it was our fortune to experience before we were in a 

 condition of prefcnting this work to the publick. 



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