Venice, Pietro & Francesco Tini, 1572.
La Historia del Mondo Nuovo.
Scarce first complete edition (with 19 woodcuts) of the second printed work devoted to the customs of the American Indians illustrated from life, written in Italian. "Unlike most of his contemporaries who wrote about America, Benzoni was able to draw upon first-hand experience, since from 1541 to 1556 he travelled..... More