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Histoire generalle des Indes Occidentales & terres neuues, qui iusques à present ont esté descouuertes,

López de Gómara, Francisco, 1511-1564 · 1569 · A Paris, : Par Bernard Turrisan, rue Sainct Iacques, à la boutique d'Alde. · 4 pictures

A 1569 Paris printing by Bernard Turrisan of Francisco López de Gómara's history of the Indies and newly discovered lands, a French translation aimed at readers interested in the Spanish conquest and exploration of America. Its pictures are decorative woodcut initials with foliage, scrollwork, and figures, plus a later bookplate crest, offering a designer historic border and initial-letter ideas.

Peru -- History -- Conquest, 1522-1548 · America -- Discovery and exploration

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