Imperfect: v. 1 wanting; v. 2 heavily expurgated ("conforme al spurgatorio de el Cardenal de Toledo ... En Coūa a trece de Agosto de 1585 años" - manuscript certificate pasted on 2d prelim. leaf), the censor having ...
Historia general de los hechos de los castellanos. Selections. English
Description:
An abridged translation of the first three decades of Herrera's "Historia general de los hechos de los castellanos," first published in Madrid, 1601-1615., Frontispieces and further plates include: portrait of Christopher Columbus (vol. 1). -- 'A new map of South America' (vol. 2). -- 'A new map of as much of North and South America ... ' (vol. 3). -- "An hidrographical draught of Mexico as it lies in its lakes"(vol. 3) -- portrait of Ferdinand Cortes (vol. 4) -- minature portraits on frontispiece of 'The five most famous men in Peru and Chile' (vol. 5). -- illustration of 'The people of Florida sacrificing their first born to the sun'., Includes decorative head- and tail-pieces and initial letters., The preface in volume 1 is in six pages, and the headpiece to the preface and to page 1 represents a hill with a flag on top, with a sun in the background; Sig. B is under the 'a' of "Seneca.", Title page printed in red and black., and Volumes 1 and 2 dated 1725; volumes 3-6 dated 1726.
Subject (Geographic):
America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish, America--Early accounts to 1600, and Latin America--History--To 1600--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Batley, Jeremiah, -1737, Dalkeith Palace Bookplate, and Stevens, John, -1726
Subject (Topic):
Chron--1725-1726 and Slaves--Latin American--Early works to 1800
Ten documents from various Mexican officals concerning Stephen F. Austins's request that Texas be separated from Coahuilla. Most of the documents come from judges in the circuit court.
Description:
In Spanish. and Purchased from Edward Eberstadt with the William Robertson Coe Western Americana Fund in 1956.