HERRERA Y TORDESILLAS (ANTONIO DE) Descripcion de las Indias occidentales de Antonio de Herrera coronista mayor de su Magd. de las Indias, y su coronista de Castilla, 14 double-page or folding engraved maps, mounted on stubs (slight brown mark where joined); Historia general de los hechos de los Castellanos en las islas i tierra firme del mar oceano... Decada primera, 2 parts in 1 vol. (only, of 4), each with engraved pictorial title with borders of deities, conquistadors, battle scenes etc. (the first with margins restored), contemporary limp vellum, titled in ink on spine, crinkled and soiled, later endpapers [Borba de Moraes, I:401; Palau 114287-8; Sabin 31541, 31546; Wagner, Spanish Southwest 12k-l.], folio (299 x 205mm.), Madrid, en la Oficina Real de Nicolas Rodriguez Franco, 1725-1726 Footnotes: The Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentales, with 14 maps of the Americas, is here bound before the first of the eight 'Decadas' of the Historia general, of which it forms a part. The edition is Gonzales Barcia's reprint of the original edition of 1601-1615, generally thought to be 'the best edition' (Sabin). The maps include Descripcion de las Yndias Ocidentales (the earliest printed Spanish map to depict the complete continents of North and South America), Descripcion de las Indias del Poniente (the First Spanish Map of Southeast Asia, China and the Philippines), Descripcion De las Yndias del Norte (the interior with little or no detail due to the Spanish policy of secrecy, this edition characterised by the naming of Florida in two places). This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com