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Das sechste Theil Americae - 1597 - 1st German Edition Grands Voyages - Benzoni
Das sechste Theil Americae - 1597 - 1st German Edition Grands Voyages - Benzoni
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"Das sechste Theil Americae oder Der Historien Hieron. Benzo das dritte Buch. Darinnen erzehlet wirt, wie die Spanier die..."
Part 6 Benzoni's work which describes his 15 years on the isthmus of America, in Panama and Nicaragua.
-1597
-Rare 1st German edition
-Complete text: TP, 1-62, TP to plates, Plates 1-28.
-Missing map
-32 x 23cm
-Tight trimming to plates affecting title. Some old repairs to text, engravings and title page. Some toning.
-Late 19th Century leather binding with wear and slight loosening of the text block.
Benzoni, an Italian, acted as a mediator between different nations. The work describes life of the first nations of Central America. Benzoni wrote at a time when the Spanish treatment of the Indians was a concern, and described the cruelty of the Spanish towards the Indians and African slaves - the famous "Black legend". The work is beautifully illustrated with engravings of the Native Americans and Spanish conquistadors. It including images of Nicaraguans dancing, how they held their markets, and made war, and of slaves being harshly treated.
