Small folio. Engraved allegorical title by P. Perret + [5]f + 411 (misnumbered 407) + [1 blank]p. Woodcut ornaments and decorative initials. Contemporary limp vellum; top of spine repaired; remains of ties. First edition of this classic on Spanish and Portuguese exploits in the East Indies, an important source for the conquest of the Philippines (1564-72) and the Spice Islands under Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, and the early history of trade. It also contains sections on China, Indonesia, and Ceylon, as well as many interesting early references to Japan and the Japanese, largely relating to trade and to Christian missionary work. The numerous American references include the voyage of Sir Francis Drake (pp105-108), Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa s voyage of exploration to the Straits of Magellan (pp119-131), special mention of Peru, the Patagonian giants, and Columbus. Argensola (1562-1631), royal chaplain and rector of Villahermosa, was commissioned to write this highly praised work by the Council of the Indies on the occasion of the Spanish recapture of the Moluccan islands of Ternate and Tidore in 1606. It is based on primary sources consulted in the archives of the Indies and thus comprises significant historical documentation. The fine engraved title within an architectural border represents an allegory of the Spanish conquest of the Moluccas or Spice Islands: the amazon queen Maluca wearing a feathered crown is sitting astride a crocodile, her left hand placed on her sword, her right hand upholding a floral cornucopia, gazing at a rainbow reflecting the arms of the Spanish empire on which the sun never sets; the background is a lush tropical landscape with smouldering volcano; shells and flowers are strewn in the foreground. Engraved title lightly shaved in tailend margin, affecting a few letters of imprint, its right margin neatly strengthened, a few minor stains, otherwise an excellent fresh copy in its original binding. Alden & Landis 609/65; Alt-Japan Katalog (1940) 69; Heredia 7702; Hill, II, 474 & 475; H. P. Kraus, Sir Francis Drake (1970) 33; Leclerc 2002; Medina, Bibliograf�a de las Islas Filipinas, 48 (records 1 copy only); Medina, Bibliograf�a Hispano-Americana 551; Palau 16089; Sabin 1946; Salv� 3349. Bestandsnummer des Verk�ufers 5618

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Titel: Conquista de la islas Malucas.

Verlag: Madrid, Alonso Martin, 1609.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1609

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition

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