Di Fernando Cortese la seconda Relatione della Nuova Spagna ... /
Contains the second, third, and fourth letters sent by Hernán Cortés to Carlos V concerning the conquest of Mexico, in Italian translation. Also contains the first part of "Di Pietro d'Alvarado a Fernando Cortese", a letter from Pedro de Alvarado to Hernán Cortés.
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Italian |
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[In Venetia] :
[Nella stamperia de Giunti],
[1556 or 1565?]
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| Summary: | Contains the second, third, and fourth letters sent by Hernán Cortés to Carlos V concerning the conquest of Mexico, in Italian translation. Also contains the first part of "Di Pietro d'Alvarado a Fernando Cortese", a letter from Pedro de Alvarado to Hernán Cortés. |
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| Item Description: | "Aus Ramusio, "Navigazioni," Venedig, 1556"--Handwritten inscription inside cover. Text matches decription of 1565 edition in Sabin 67740 (cited below) Signatures: 2f⁸-2o⁸(-1) Initial letters; side-notes. The Cushing Library/Colonial Mexican Imprint collection copy has bookplate: Contributed by the Abell-Hanger Foundation in memory of George T. Abell, pioneer geologist, engineer, and oil finder in the Permian Basin of West Texas. The Cushing Library/Colonial Mexican Imprint collection copy has modern binding. |
| Physical Description: | leaves 225-296 ; 30 cm. |
| Related Items: | Taken from the Terza volume delle nauigationi et viaggi...compiled by Giovanni Battista Ramusio and published in Venice by the successors of Lucantonio Giunti in 1556. |
| Place of Publication: | Italy -- Venice. |