Historia general de los hechos de los castellanos en las islas i tierra firme del mar oceano / Escrita por Antonio de Herrera coronista mayor de Su Md. de las Indias y su coronista de Castilla.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, d. 1625.

Contributor:

Barcía Carballido y Zúñiga, Andrés González de, 1673-1743.

Series:

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Spain--History--16th century--Early works to 1800.

Spain.

America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish--Early works to 1800.

America.

Latin America--History to 1600--Early works to 1800.

Latin America.

America--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (8 pts. in 4 v. ) maps ;

Place of Publication:

En Madrid : En la Imprenta real de Nicolas Rodiguez [sic] Franco, 1730.

Contents:

I. Descripción de las Indias. Historia de las Indias. Década primera, libro 1-4.

II. Década primera, libro 5-10. Década segunda, libro 1-2.

III. Década segunda, libro 3-10.

IV. Década tercera, libro 1-7.

V. Década tercera, libro 8-10. Década quarta libro 1-7.

VI. Década quarta, libro 8-10. Década quinta, libro 1-6.

VII. Década quinta, libro 7-10. Década séptima, libro 1-4.

VIII. Década sexta, libro 5-10. Década séptima, libro 1-3.

IX. Década séptima, libro 4-10. Década octava, libro 1-2.

X. Década octava, libro 3-10.

Notes:

First published in 1601; this second ed. edited by Andrés González de Barcía Carballido y Zúñiga, who added notes and the [450] p. "Tabla general de las cosas notables y personas contenidas en la Descripcion de las Indias Occidentales, i en las ocho decadas antecedentes" that forms the 9th pt.

The work is divided into eight "decadas", each with engraved t.p. with the royal arms, medallion ports. of important persons of the period, scenes of various battles and exploration.

Imprint and dates vary: pts. 1, 4, 6, 7, and 8 are dated 1730; pts. 2 and 3 dated 1726, pt. 5 dated 1728; all are printed by Rodrigues except pt. 5, which has Francisco Martinez Abad on the t.p.; pt. 6 has Rodrigues on the t.p., Abad in the colophon.

Includes: Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentales de Antonio de Herrera coronista mayor de Su. Md. de las Indias y su coronista de Castilia. En Madrid : En la Oficina real de Nicolas Rodriguez Franco, Año de 1730; with [14] maps; bound in v. 1, preceding the Historia general.

Text set in double columns in each v., side notes.

First book of each "decada" has engraved head-piece depicting scenes of battle and exploration; woodcut head-and tail-pieces and floriated initials throughout.

"En quatro decades desde al año de 1492 hasta el de 531. Decada primera[-octava]."

Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.

Sabin no. 31546.

Contains:

Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentales de Antonio de Herrera.

OCLC:

12