1777 History of America MAPS Robertson Voyages Columbus Cortez Magellan Caribbean



“A historical classic! The first successful attempt to write a scholarly history of the Western Hemisphere.” (Griffin 517)



William Robertson was a notable 18th-century Scottish historian, and, according to Humphreys, ‘made significant contributions to the writing of Scottish history and the history of Spain and Spanish America.



A beautiful, rare edition of William Robertson’s ‘History of America.’ This book was “the first sustained attempt to describe the discovery, conquest and settlement of Spanish American since Herrera’s ‘Decadas’ and his biography of Charles V.” (Brading). According to Howes, the book was “the most highly regarded secondary source of its time.” It was an early source on

“the discovery of America and the conquest of Mexico and Peru. A list of about 224 Spanish books and manuscripts, consulted in the preparation of the work, is given at the end of the second volume.” (Sabin).



This volume from the 1777 Strahan edition includes 2 folding maps of South America and the Caribbean Islands.



Item number: #16329

Price: $499



ROBERTSON, William



The History of America.



London : W. Strahan, 1777.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages; volume 1

xvii, [7], 488

2 large folding maps

References: Larned 403; Hill, Pacific Voyages 254; Howes R 358; Sabin 71973, Sabin 71998; Brading, The First America, p. 432

Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – Sir Joseph Verdin, Bart.

Sir Joseph Verdin, 1st Baronet, (1838 – 1920) was a British salt industrialist, philanthropist and the Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant and County Alderman for the County of Cheshire. He was elevated to the Baronetage in 1896 and knighted in 1897. He later became Justice of the Peace for Herefordshire and High Sheriff in 1903.

Language: English

Binding: Leather; secure

Visible repair at inner hinges

Size: ~11.25in X 9in (29cm x 23cm)



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