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1724 Illustrated "History of the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards"
Item Details
| Title and Author/Editor | The history of the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards. Done into English from the original Spanish of Don Antonio de Solis, Secretary and Historiographer to His Catholick Majesty (Antonio de Solís; Thomas Townsend) |
| Genre | History |
| Illustrator | George Vertue (frontispiece) and others |
| Type of Illustration | Engraving |
| Translator | Thomas Townsend |
| Binding | Blind Stamped Leather |
| Publisher or Printer | Printed for T. Woodward at the Half-Moon, and J. Hooke at the Flower-de-Luce, both against St. Dunstan’s Church, in Fleet-Street; and J. Peele at Locke’s-Head in Pater-Noster-Row. |
| Publication Year | 1724 |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Language | English |
| Ex-Libris | Thistlethwayte (stamped on inner front board) |
| Number of Books | 1 |
| Additional Information | Books 1 & 2, 3 & 4, and 5 have separate pagination and register; with several fold out engraved maps and illustrated plates throughout |
Condition
- front board detached, scuffing and scratches to leather, bumped corners, wear to hinges; some toning to frontispiece and small wormhole (not affecting engraving); pages bright and clean throughout; p. 71 of the first sequence misnumbered as 69.
Dimensions
9.75" W x 13.75" H x 2.0" D
Item #
ITMG069557
