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Description

Rare title page to the first edition of Herrera's seminal work on the West Indies, published in Madrid.

The title page tells the story of the exploration of the Americas in a series of vignettes and portraits, including:

  • Portraits of Cortes, Magellan, Moctezuma II and Gonzalo de Sandoval
  • The signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas
  • Several Maps of Mexico City
  • Scenes from the Conquest of Mexico by Corez
  • Vignette Maps Showing Magellan's Circumnavigation, Death and the return of his ship Vitoria to Sevilla

In the center of the image is a coat of arms of Habsburg Spain.