Nov 06, 2014 - Sale 2364

Sale 2364 - Lot 430

Price Realized: $ 2,750
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Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(MEXICO--1803.) Heredia y Sarmiento, José Ignacio. Sermon panegirico de la gloriosa aparicion de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. Folding map, 5 plates. 155 pages. 4to, contemporary 1/4 calf, minor wear; short closed tears to the map; small inked "MM" stamps on verso of title and page 52. México: María Fernández de Jáuregui, 1803

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A sermon on the the Virgin of Guadalupe. More than half the volume is dedicated to an interesting appendix, "Resumen historico de las principales naciones que poblaron el pais de Anuhuac." The map is titled "Plano geografico que demuestra la antigua cituacion de Mexico sus lagunas y poblaciones inmediatas, en tiempo de la gentilidad," and the finely executed plates depict sacrifices and a view of the Templo Mayor de México. Medina, México 9594; Palau 113325.