Narrative of the Proceedings of Pedrarias Davila in the Provinces of Tierra Firme or Castilla del Oro, and of the Discovery of the South Sea and the Coasts of Peru and Nicaragua written by the Adelantado Pascual de Andagoya.
by CONQUISTADORS. MARKHAM, Clements R. (translates and edits). ANDAGOYA, Pascual de
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The Hakluyt Society, London., 1865. First edition. Octavo. pp 4, [vi], xxxii, 88. Folding map. Introduction and notes by the editor. The 34th title in the Hakluyt Society First Series. Blue cloth decorated in blind, lettered in gilt, gilt device to front. Pascual de Andagoya was a Spanish Basque conquistador who founded Panama City in 1519 and attempted to conquer the Inca Empire in Peru.Map creased at edge. Spine faded. Cloth a bit marked. Very good. Uncommon.
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- Narrative of the Proceedings of Pedrarias Davila in the Provinces of Tierra Firme or Castilla del Oro, and of the Discovery of the South Sea and the Coasts of Peru and Nicaragua written by the Adelantado Pascual de Andagoya.
- Author
- CONQUISTADORS. MARKHAM, Clements R. (translates and edits). ANDAGOYA, Pascual de
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- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Hakluyt Society, London.
- Date Published
- 1865
- Keywords
- peru colombia central america conquistadors spanish panama
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