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Early Eyewitness Account On The New World
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ACOSTA, Jos Tr. REGNAULT, Robert. Histoire Naturelle et Morale des Indes, tant Orientalles quOccidentales. O'est traictes choses remarquables du ciel, des elemens, Metaux, Plantes & Animaux qui sont propres de ces
. Paris, Marc Orry, 1598.
Scarce first French edition of this classic on the Natural History of Latin America.
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THE FIRST ETHNOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF THE INDIAN WORLD
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ACOSTA, Joseph. The Naturall and Morall Historie of the East and West Indies. Written in Spanish… and translated into English by E.G. London, Val Sims for Edward Blount and William Aspley, 1604.
First English edition of this eyewitness anthropological account of the Americas, chiefly Inca Peru and Aztec Mesoamerica, by the Jeusit father José de Acosta, “a more thoughtful and a more thorough account of the Indian world than anything then available” (Pagden).
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'Encyclopedie Americano' For Armchair Travellers
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Anonymous. Il gazzettiere americano contenente un Distinto Ragguaglio di Tutte le Parti del Nuovo Mondo della loro Situazione, Clima, Terreno, Prodotti, Stato Antico e Moderno... Livorno, Marco Coltellini, 1763.
First Italian edition of this comprehensive geographical dictionary of the New World, greatly enlarged with 80 newly engraved plates.
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PRISONER EXCHANGE DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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[AMERICAN REVOLUTION / LOUIS XVI] Anonymous. Cartel pour l’échange général de tous les prisonniers pris en mer, entre la France & la Grande-Bretagne, & amenés en Europe. Paris, L’Impremerie Royale, 1780.
First edition of this list of maritime prisoners exchanged between France and England during the American Revolution.
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ONE OF THE EARLIEST ILLUSTRATED WORKS ON THE NEW WORLD
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BENZONI, Girolamo. La Historia del Mondo Nuovo ... . Venice, Pietro & Francesco Tini, 1572.
Scarce first complete edition (with 19 woodcuts) of the second printed work devoted to the customs of the American Indians illustrated from life.
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