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(FLORIDA.)
A relation of the invasion and conquest of Florida by the
Spaniards, under the command of Fernando de Soto.
[15], 272 pages. 8vo,
contemporary calf, worn, rejointed; minor foxing and wear.
London: Lawrence, 1686
[7,000/10,000]
Second English edition, newly translated, of this important Portuguese narrative by “A
Gentleman of Elvas.” When first published in 1557, it was only the second printed account of
Florida. Also included as appendices are English translations of two voyages to Tartary, and
also “A New Descent of the Spaniards on the Island of California”—the first appearance in
English of Atondo y Antillón’s 1686 letter. European Americana 686/131; Field 1274;
Palau 260430; Sabin 24865; Wagner, Spanish Southwest 58b. Provenance: English botanist
James Petiver (1665-1718), signed “Petiver” on title page; Sotheby’s London Macclesfield
sale, 15 March 2007, lot 3289.