The general history of the vast continent and islands of America : commonly call'd the West-Indies, from the first discovery thereof : with the best accounts the people could give of their antiquities / collected from the original relations sent to the kings of Spain, by Antonio de Herrera ; historiographer to His Catholick Majesty ; translated into English by Capt. John Stevens ... ; illustrated with cutts and maps.

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Title: The general history of the vast continent and islands of America : commonly call'd the West-Indies, from the first discovery thereof : with the best accounts the people could give of their antiquities / collected from the original relations sent to the kings of Spain, by Antonio de Herrera ; historiographer to His Catholick Majesty ; translated into English by Capt. John Stevens ... ; illustrated with cutts and maps.
Alternative Title: Historia general de los hechos de los castellanos. Selections. English
Creator: Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
Contributor: Batley, Jeremiah, -1737
Dalkeith Palace Bookplate
Stevens, John, -1726
Copyright Date: MDCCXXV-MDCCXXVI [1725-1726]
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.
Volumes 1 and 2 dated 1725; volumes 3-6 dated 1726.
Extent: 6 volumes : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English
Spanish; Castilian

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: Z6 22g

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: mixed material
Genre: Armorial bindings (Binding)
Engravings--1725-1726
Resource Type: Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Subject (Geographic): America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish
America--Early accounts to 1600
Latin America--History--To 1600--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name): Batley, Jeremiah, -1737
Dalkeith Palace Bookplate
Stevens, John, -1726
Subject (Topic): Chron--1725-1726
Slaves--Latin American--Early works to 1800

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Citation: ESTC, N1037
Sabin, 31557

Identifiers

Orbis Record: 1240849
Object ID (OID): 16808201