1754 Spanish Voyages MAPS in South
America CORTEZ Ponce de Leon Florida Balboa
The ‘General History of Voyages’
by abbe Prevost is one of the largest and most impressive collections of
stories of expeditions and world exploration printed in Europe during the 18th-century.
This 46th volume is one of the most desirable tomes from
the entirety of Prevost’s ‘Voyages’. This volume gives information on the
famed Spanish voyagers to South America:
·
Voyages of Fernando Cortez, conquests in
South America
o Story of fleet destruction
o Rise to Emperor
o Relations with Montezuma
·
Voyage of Ponce de Leon, discovery of Florida
and hunt for the Fountain of Youth
o Battles and fights against local Indian
tribes
·
Voyages of Vasco Nunez
de Balboa and discovery of the South Sea and settlements on Island of Saint
Dominque
Item number: #16796
Price: $550
PREVOST, abbe
Histoire generale des voiages
ou nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voiages par mer et par terre,
qui ont été publiées jusqu´á présent dans les différentes langues de
toutes les nations connues contenánt cequ´il y a de plus remarquable
Paris: chez Didot, 1754. First edition.
Details:
· Collation:
Complete
o
[4], 563, [1]
o
6 engravings including a map
of Mexico!
§ Map of Ville
de Vera Cruz
§ Map of Saint
Dominique
§ Map of
Yucatan Peninsula
·
Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua
§ Tribal women greeting
Cortez
§ Map of Lake
Texcoco during the Cortez conquests
· Language:
French
· Binding: Leather;
tight and secure
· Size: ~6.75in X 4in (17cm x 10.5cm)
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