2 volume set. Lon: G. G. and J. Robinson, 1787. 4to. Contemporary tree calf worn, front joints starting, rear covers separated.
Unmarked pages. Toning, some scattered foxing.
Collated, appears complete. 2 folding maps + 25 plates, including Aztec temple (Pl. VII,), Aztec sacrifice (Pl. VIII), gladiator sacrifice (Pl. IX), 2 plates of Native American acrobats (Pl. XVII-XVIII), and an igloo-shaped bathhouse (Pl. XX).
The dedication leaf in Vol I is signed "A2." Sabin (13519) does not note the absence of pages v-vi in Vol I, but he catchword on p. iv ("PRE-") matches the first syllable of p. [vii], and A2 and B[1] are separated by a total of 2 leaves. Sabin does not call for any plates in Vol II, but a "Pl. I" (facing p5) is present, and consists of portraits of 4 conquistadores. Vol I: [title leaf], [dedication leaf], (Translator's Preface) [iii]-iv, (prelims) vii-xxxii, [xxxiii-xxxvi], 476pp. Vol. II, [1]-464pp. Ffep loose.
A mostly chronological political and military history of Mexico, with a heavy emphasis on the Aztec Empire, and some coverage of other Native American civilizations. Proceeds with Spanish and other European exploration, the conquistadores, missionaries, Spanish colonization, and subsequent political events. Secondary emphasis is placed on Mexican wildlife and flora, and research conducted by European naturalists. Includes full-page tables tracing the lineage of Aztec kings beginning in the 13th Century (Vol I, p241), and the descendants of King Montezuma (Vol I, p441).
Sabin 13519.
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