(MEXICO 1746) Cabrera y Quintero Cayetano de Escudo de arma

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"A WORK ABOUNDING IN THE MARVELOUS" (MEXICO--1746.) Cabrera y Quintero, Cayetano de. Escudo de armas de Mexico: celestial proteccion de esta nobilissima ciudad, de la Nueva-España. Frontispiece plate. [34], 522, [24] pages. Folio, contemporary vellum, minor wear; dampstaining to title page only, minor foxing; title page in red and black; marca de fuego on top edge. México: Viuda de Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, 1746

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first edition. An important history of the intertwined stories of México City and the Virgin of Guadalupe, demonstrating how the great capital had been protected over the years from plagues and other calamities, most notably during the cholera epidemic of 1737. A table on page 511 shows the deaths in the city. The frontispiece depicts the Virgin's intercession, an image described by Mathes as "among the most important and striking engravings executed in New Spain" (Ilustracion en Mexico Colonial, 3752). 800 copies were printed, but almost half were burned by the order of the Viceroy. Guerra, Medica Mexicana M.29; JCB III:819 ("A work abounding in the marvelous"); Medina, México 3752; Palau 38956; Sabin 9817; Wellcome Medical Americana, pages 62-63.