(COLOMBIA) Fernández de Piedrahita Lucas Historia general de

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(COLOMBIA.) Fernández de Piedrahita, Lucas. Historia general de las conquistas del Nuevo Reyno de Granada. 3 engraved title pages. [18], 599, [7] pages plus final blank leaf. Folio, contemporary vellum, minor wear; minor foxing, minor worming, faint dampstaining; with half-title. Antwerp[?], [1688]

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An account of the early Spanish conquest through 1563 of what became Colombia, based on a manuscript by the conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. The title pages are illustrated with inset portraits of various chiefs, conquistadores, and battles. The author intended this historical study to reach 3 volumes, though only the first was issued. It has been speculated that the book was printed in Seville instead of Antwerp. European Americana 688/91; Field 1215 ("very rare"); Medina BHA 1816; Palau 89568; Sabin 62704.