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Description of the West Indies

HERRERA, Antonio de.- "DESCRIPTION OF THE WEST INDIES of... his majesty''s greatest chronicler of the Indies and Chroniclers of Castile... GENERAL HISTORY OF THE FACTS OF THE CASTILIANS ON THE ISLANDS AND THE LAND OF THE OCEAN SEA". M.: Nicolas Rodriguez. 1726-30. 5 vols. Folio, perg., Third edition enlarged and corrected. The work is organized into 8 decades, each with an engraved cover showing battles, portraits and battle scenes. Description of the Indies illustrated with 14 double-page engraved maps, exact copies of the maps published in 1601. This Madrid edition was corrected by Andrés González Barcia. This work is an encyclopedia in itself, Herrera was called the "Cronista", helping in 1596 the Council of the Indies. Important work.

Author
HERRERA, Antonio de
Title
Description of the West Indies
Year
1730
Editorial printer
Nicolás Rodríguez
Observations
5 vols.

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