HERRERA Y TORDESILLAS, Antonio de (1549-1626). History of America.

London: Printed for Jer. Batley at the Dove in Pater-noster-row, MDCCXXV-MDCCXXVI [1725-1726].

The general history of the vast continent and islands of America, commonly call'd the West-Indies, from the first discovery thereof : with the best accounts the people could give of their antiquities: collected from the original relations sent to the kings of Spain, by Antonio de Herrera, historiogapher to His Catholick Majesty; translated into English by Capt. John Stevens; illustrated with cutts and maps.

6 volumes: illustrations, portraits, maps, some folded.

Title pages in red and black. With frontis, and head and tail pieces; illustrated and decorative initials.

Bound in blind stamped speckled leather, raised bands, gilt spine panels, top edge blue, other edges speckled, red leather spine title label, gilt spine title, black leather spine volume label, gilt spine volume.

3 maps as follows:

Vol 1: South America

Vol 1: North and South America

Vol 3: p.194 An hidrographical draught of Mexico as it lies in its lakes

3 frontispiece plates

Vol 1: Christopher Columbus

Vol 2: Ferdinand Cortes

Vol 5: The Five Most Famous Men in Peru and Chile

12 folding plates

Vol 1: plate 1 p.62-63; plate 2 p.218-219

Vol 2: plate 1 p.134-135; plate 2 p.372-373; plate 3 p.378-379; plate 4 p.380-381

Vol 3: plate 1 p.193-194; plate 2 p.226-227

Vol 4: plate 1 p.290-291; plate 2 p.356-357

Vol 5: plate 1 p.374-375

Vol 6: plate 1 frontispiece The people of Florida sacrificing their first born to the sun.

H: 8 1/4 W: 5 1/4 in.

With bookplates, “ Ex libris Hernand Behn,;” and bookplate, “John A. Davidson” at read pastedown.

Fair, some covers detached (Vol. 1, Vol 4, Vol. 5, Vol. 6), corners rubbed, spines cracked; contents fresh and clean, most plates in very good to fine condition.