Sale 2455 - Printed & Manuscript Americana, September 28, 2017

319 c   (MEXICO—BAJA CALIFORNIA.) Felipe V, King of Spain. Royal order to colonize California. Autograph Letter Signed “Yo el Rey” to Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Albuquerque, asViceroy of New Spain. 2 manuscript pages on one leaf, 11 3 / 4 x 8 inches; worn on top and left edges with slight loss of text, several small ink burns in the lower half. Madrid, 13 August 1705 [2,000/3,000] The King of Spain orders the Viceroy to continue the colonization of the Californias which had begun in earnest in 1697, and requests a report from the missionary Juan Maria de Salvatierra, who had returned to Mexico from the Loreto mission the previous year. 320 c   (PARAGUAY.) Charlevoix, Pierre François Xavier de. Historie du Paraguay. 7 hand-colored folding maps and plans. 6 volumes. 12mo, contemporary mottled calf, minor wear; minor foxing; with half-titles, edges tinted red; early bookplates on front pastedowns. Paris, 1757 [300/400] Second edition. Includes an early plan of Buenos Aires. Palau 67167; Sabin 12130.