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“A WORK ABOUNDING IN THE MARVELOUS”
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(MEXICO—1746.) Cabrera y Quintero, Cayetano de.
Escudo de armas de
Mexico: celestial proteccion de esta nobilissima ciudad, de la Nueva-España.
Frontispiece plate. [34], 522, [24] pages. Folio, contemporary vellum, minor wear; damp-
staining to title page only, minor foxing; title page in red and black; marca de fuego on top
edge.
México: Viuda de Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, 1746
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FIRST EDITION
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An important history of the intertwined stories of México City and the
Virgin of Guadalupe, demonstrating how the great capital had been protected over the years
from plagues and other calamities, most notably during the cholera epidemic of 1737. A table
on page 511 shows the deaths in the city. The frontispiece depicts the Virgin’s intercession, an
image described by Mathes as “among the most important and striking engravings executed in
New Spain” (Ilustracion en Mexico Colonial, 3752). 800 copies were printed, but almost half
were burned by the order of the Viceroy. Guerra, Medica Mexicana M.29; JCB III:819 (“A
work abounding in the marvelous”); Medina, México 3752; Palau 38956; Sabin 9817;
Wellcome Medical Americana, pages 62-63.