Histoire general des voyages et conquestes des Castillans, dans les isles & terre-ferme des Indes Occidentales.

Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625 · 1660 · A Paris, : Chez Nicolas & Iean de La Coste, au Mont Saint Hilaire, à l'Escu de Bretagne; et en leur boutique, à la petite porte du plais, qui regarde le Quay des Augustins. · 4 pictures

A 1660 Paris history of Spanish voyages and conquests in the Indies, written by Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas and printed for French readers by the La Coste brothers. Its pictures are small woodcut ornaments, decorative headpieces and tailpieces built from scrolls, foliage, fleurs-de-lis, a central shield and cherubs, useful for designers seeking historical borders and vignettes.

America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish · Latin America -- History

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