| The True History of the Conquest of New Spain. By Bernal Diaz del Castillo, One of its Conquerors: From the Exact Copy made of the Original Manuscript Contributor(s): Maudslay, Alfred Percival (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1409414078 ISBN-13: 9781409414070 Publisher: Hakluyt Society OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 16th Century - History | Expeditions & Discoveries - History | Modern - 17th Century |
| Series: Hakluyt Society, Second |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.01 lbs) 528 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Continued from Second Series 23, 24, 25, 30. Books XIV-XVII, translated into English and edited, with introduction and notes, by Alfred Percival Maudslay, M.A., Hon. Professor of Archaeology, National Museum, Mexico, relating the expedition to Honduras, the return to Mexico, the rule of the Audiencia there, and the record of the conquistadores, with an appendix including the fifth letter of Cort s to the Emperor Charles V, 1526. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1916. Owing to technical constraints the Map of Tabasco, by Melchor Alfaro de Santa Cruz, 1579 is not included. |