BALEINE (Philippe de)Livre Rare Book
Obregon's History of 16th Century Explorations in Western America entitled Chronicle Commentary or Relation of the Ancient and Modern Discoveries in New Spain and New Mexico Mexico 1584
1928654Los Angeles: Wetzel Publishing Co. 1928. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Very good. First English translation of Historia de los descubriementos antiguos de la Nueva Espa a. HOWES O 351 a. Blue cloth boards gilt title stamping on spine is crisp and bright. Corners lightly rubbed. Front hinge starting but text block sound and square. Errata tipped in. From the private library of Larry Southwick collector's marginalia pencilled near front hinge. Very good folding map has offset onto TOC and has a fine crease along part of the edge of map. No DJ. Frontis. xxxvi 351 pp. including index. Octavo 6 x 9 inches tall textblock. Baltasar Obregón born 1534 was a 16th-century Spanish explorer and historian. He is most notable for publishing the Historia de los descubrimientos de Nueva Espana an account of his travels in the New World. Obregón was born the son of an encomendera in the Spanish colony of New Spain. At the age of 19 Obregón joined up with a Spanish expedition to California from which he returned with travel experience. In 1554 at the age of 20 he joined the expedition of Francisco de Ibarra to explore the frontiers of Spanish territory and to secure mineral resources. The expedition was a success founding several settlements and allowing the Spanish to colonize Zacatecas. Later in life Obregón published an account of his travels the Historia de los descubrimientos de Nueva Espana in which he described the landscape of northern Mexico. After cataloging his own life he continued to publish the accounts of other Spanish expeditions such as that of Antonio de Espejo --- wikipedia Wetzel Publishing Co. hardcover books
Uncommon Works, IOBA, ABAA, ILAB · États-Unis185,00 $US≈ 156,53 €
