Secret Judgments of God; Old World Disease in Colonial Spanish America
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992. Maps. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1992). Very good. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992. Maps. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1992). Very good. More
1695. Map. Engraving 13 x 19 3/4 inches. Beautifully engraved map of the northern half of the South American continent. It describes the Amazon basin with Pacific, Caribbean and Atlantic coasts delineated, large armorial cartouche of Giovanni da Verrazzano, the dedicatee, surmounted by title within garland, scale of Italian miles within smaller decorative ribbon cartouche connected to a playful sea monster, topographical features of mountain ranges and water courses elegantly engraved, numerous depictions of indigenous peoples including settlements and farming..... More
Venice: 1688. Map, diptych gore sheets. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Each page measures about 19 5/8" x 13 3/8". Beautiful pair of gore sheets from Coronelli's 110 cm diameter globe. Shows the southern part of the Pacific Ocean including the Tropic of Capricorn and the western coast of South America. Features a nicely engraved cartouche , architectural elements, cherubs, a mermaid and space for two other portraits or text, here left blank. Includes beautifully rendered ships and denotes the path..... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1969. xii + 326 pages, 8vo, green cloth, d.w. New York: Columbia University Press, 1969. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Frontis. 756pp. 8vo, cloth. Doubleday, 1946. vg. More
James and John Knapton, 1728. Sea Chart. Colored engraving. Sheet measures 21 1/4" x 25". Image measures 19 1/2" x 23 1/2". This stunning map of the western hemisphere depicts Guiana and Brazil in South America presented on Edward Wright's projection, also called a globular projection. It features rhumb lines to facilitate navigation. The map focuses more on the coastlines rather than the interiors. This chart was made for the 1728 issued of "Atlas maritimus & commercialis, or, A general..... More
London: Robert Sayer, 1786. Map in four sheets joined into two panels (top and bottom). Engraving with original hand outline color. Each panel measures about 20.25" x 46 5/8". Outstanding wall map of the Americas and West Indies, reflecting the political boundaries decided upon in the Treaty of Versailles or Peace of Paris of 1783 which ended the American Revolutionary War. Fantastically detailed topographical and geographical elements, place names and Native American tribes. Shows "River of the West" with a...... More
London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. Map in four sheets joined into two panels (top and bottom). Engraving with original hand outline color. Each panel measures about 20.25" x 46 5/8". Outstanding wall map of the Americas and West Indies, reflecting the political boundaries decided upon in the Treaty of Versailles or Peace of Paris of 1783 which ended the American Revolutionary War. Fantastically detailed topographical and geographical elements, place names and Native American tribes. Includes elaborate title cartouche with an..... More
Paris: Paul Geuthner, 1925. Illustrated. 2 volumes, 4to, (Vol. I): Original printed wrappers, (Vol. II): Original 1/2 brown cloth, tan boards. Paris: Paul Geuthner, 1925. First Edition. Very Good. Volume I has a loose front wrapper that has been crudely reattached with tape. Also there is some edgewear to the spine and back wrapper. Volume II has a lightly soiled spine. This volume has 39 plates laid in, as issued, 2 are in color. More
New York: HarperCollins, 2002. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. (New York): HarperCollins, (2002). Very good. More
40pp. 24mo, original printed wrappers; (wrappers very lightly soiled, otherwise very good). Rio de Janeiro: Eduardo & Henrique Laemmert, (1865). "An account of Lincoln's assassination and funeral, beginning with his forebodings when he left Springfield. Concludes with a brief biography." Monaghan 3796. One of two publications in Portuguese published in Brazil in 1865 on Abraham Lincoln. More
New York: Ronald, 1958. 539pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Ronald, (1958). vg. More
Cologne: Arnold Mylius, 1596. Woodcut title vignette (with IHS initials); typeset marginalia throughout. [16], 581, [3 blank] pages. Short thick 8vo, contemporary calf; attractive inlaid covers with blind and gilt-stamped decorations (recent labels on spine). Coloniae Agrippinae: In officina Birkcmannica, sumptibus Arnoldi Mylij, 1596. A near fine copy of this uncommon book "The first two books of this work are nearly the same books of 'Historia natural y moral de las Indias' [originally published in Salamanca, 1588]; the other six..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. Fine. More
8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Praeger, (1962). vg. More
Papeete: Les Editions du Pacifique, 1977. Many color photo Illus. by Bernard Hermann. 4to, printed wrappers; wrappers lightly soiled, otherwise very good. (Papeete): Les Editions du Pacifique, (1977). More
London: Effingham Wilson, 1825. the Captaincy of Minas Geraes, and the Gold Mines of that Province. Colored map of Minas Geraes. xii, 182pp. + ad leaf. 8vo, rebound in modern brown library cloth, ex-lib, light foxing to some margins. uncut. London: Effingham Wilson, 1825. The first 6 chapters are on the history of Brazil, the voyage to Brazil and ports, geography, natural history and medical diseases there. The rest of the book is on the geology, mineralogy, and mining in..... More
8vo, cloth, chipped d.w. N.Y.: Morrow, 1946. A novel of South American counterrevolution. More
Philadelphia: 1926. Illus. 8vo, cloth. Philadelphia, 1926. More
Durham: Duke University Press, 1999. Color and b/w Illus. 8vo, black cloth, front cover slightly warped, some pages slightly wavy. Durham: Duke University Press, 1999. More
Paris: Editions du Seuil, 1974. 2 Vols. Small 8vo, pr. wrs., wrappers lightly soiled on both volumes. Paris: Editions du Seuil, (1974). Volumes one and two sold together. Volume Two is titled: Les Epreuves du Feu. More
Ediciones Gamma, 1997. Many color photo Illus. by Andres Lejona, b/w Illus. 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. N.p.: Ediciones Gamma, (1997). Profile and history of Cartagena, Colombia. Text in Spanish and English. More
Scibners, 1955. Illustrated with black and white photos. 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper (a bit worn). N.Y.: Scribner's 1955. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Written by a nun. More
554pp. 8vo, cloth. Doubleday, 1955. vg On education on South America. More
Frontis., map. small 8vo, cloth. n.p.: Bolivarian Soc. of the U.S. 1965. More
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