(EARLY EXPLORATION) Herrera Antonio de Descripcion de las In

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(EARLY EXPLORATION.) Herrera, Antonio de. Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentales and Historia general de los hechos de los Castellanos en las islas i tierra firme del mar oceano. 14 folding maps, 8 engraved title pages, text illustrations. [38], 78, [4], 292; [4], 288; [2], 296, [4], 232, [6], 252; [4], 236, [4], 245; [4], 251, [450] pages. 8 volumes in 5. Folio, early vellum, recased over modern boards, modern spine labels, minor wear; "Descripcion" title page restored in margin, a few other minor repairs, minor dampstaining, most maps remounted on fresh stubs, a bit musty; 1900 owner's inscription on page 22 of Decada Segunda. Madrid: Rodríguez Franco, 1726-30

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Third and best edition, with extensive index, of one of the most comprehensive early histories of the Spanish colonies, produced with full access to secret Spanish archives and drawing upon manuscript sources which are no longer extant. It is divided into eight Decadas, each with their own unique engraved title page full of vignettes of conquistadors and battle scenes. One of a series of attractive folio editions of 17th-century works edited by Andrés González de Barcia. Borba de Moraes, page I:401; Cowan 1933, page 276; European Americana 730/118; Medina, BHA 2580; Palau 114287-8; Sabin 31541, 31546; Wagner, Spanish Southwest 12k-l.