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Book/Printed Material La historia general delas Indias : con priuilegio imperial.

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Title

  • La historia general delas Indias : con priuilegio imperial.

Names

  • Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, Gonzalo, 1478-1557.
  • Cromberger, Juan, -1540, printer.

Created / Published

  • Imprimio enla muy noble [y] muy leal cibdad de Seuilla : enla emprẽta de Iuam Cromberger, el postrero dia del mes de Setiembre. Año de mil y quinientos y treynta y cinco Años.

Headings

  • -  America--Early accounts to 1600
  • -  America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish--Early works to 1800
  • -  Spain--Colonies--America--History--16th century--Sources
  • -  Indians--Early works to 1800
  • -  Natural history--West Indies--Pre-Linnean works
  • -  Natural history--Central America--Pre-Linnean works
  • -  Shipwrecks--Early works to 1800
  • -  Spain--Seville

Notes

  • -  Title in red, with arms of Charles V; ornamental border; "Con priuilegio imperial" in red at bottom of page. On t.p. verso: PRimera parte dela historia natural y general delas indias yslas [y] tierra firme del mar oceano : escipta por el capitan gonçalo hernandez de Ouiedo [y] valdes ...
  • -  Gothic type; double columns; initials.
  • -  Arms of Columbus on l. x.
  • -  The present first edition of the "Historia general" contains the first part or books 1-19, and the Prohemio and chapters 1-10 of the 50th book "Libro vitimo de los infortunios y naufragios" (cf. note under entry for Madrid edition, 1851-55) The colophon (l. cxci v⁰) is followed by " ... vna carta missiua con que el cronista y auctor destas historias embio este volumen [y] primera parte dellas ... [paragraph] Al reuerendissimo [y] illustrissimo señor el cardenal de España don fray Garcia Iofre de Loaysa ..." (l. CXCII-CXCIII r⁰) with Oviedo's autograph signature at end. On v⁰ of l. cxciii: woodcut of Oviedo's coat of arms.
  • -  LAC nsk 2019-04-11 update (2 cards)

Medium

  • [4] p. l., cxiij numb. l. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E141 .O92

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 04006809

Online Format

  • image

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Fernández De Oviedo Y Valdés, Gonzalo, and Juan Cromberger. La historia general delas Indias: con priuilegio imperial. [Imprimio enla muy noble y muy leal cibdad de Seuilla: enla emprẽta de Iuam Cromberger, el postrero dia del mes de Setiembre. Año de mil y quinientos y treynta y cinco Años, 1535] Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/04006809/.

APA citation style:

Fernández De Oviedo Y Valdés, G. & Cromberger, J. (1535) La historia general delas Indias: con priuilegio imperial. [Imprimio enla muy noble y muy leal cibdad de Seuilla: enla emprẽta de Iuam Cromberger, el postrero dia del mes de Setiembre. Año de mil y quinientos y treynta y cinco Años] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/04006809/.

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Fernández De Oviedo Y Valdés, Gonzalo, and Juan Cromberger. La historia general delas Indias: con priuilegio imperial. [Imprimio enla muy noble y muy leal cibdad de Seuilla: enla emprẽta de Iuam Cromberger, el postrero dia del mes de Setiembre. Año de mil y quinientos y treynta y cinco Años, 1535] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/04006809/>.