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Manuscript on paper, written in Spanish in clear and legible cursive script. Spain, last quarter of sixteenth century, 55 leaves, 116 pages, including full-page painted illustrations. Folio (30 x 21.5 cm). Original vellum binding, stitched, margins frayed, text not affected.The four distinct narrative in the manuscript are all of great interest and number 3 and 4 are valuable sources for history. All of these narratives seem to have been composed at about the same datesome time during the twenty years after da Silva's deposition of 1579 on his voyage with Drake. This time limit is shown by internal evidences which can be deduced from close study of the information recorded in each passage. (20041). The narratives read as follows: Memoria de la Costa Rica del mar del norte dende la ciudad de Granada los Puertos y Rios son los siguientes. (Pages 1-5).Relacion de las provincias del Piru de la gente y disposicion dellas y costas y caminos por donde se navegan y andan. (Pages 5-16).Gallego de Andrade, Hernán Lamero. Declaracion del estrecho de Magallanes. (Pages 17-20).Silva, Nunho da. Relacion del viage del corsario y engles que dio el piloto Nuño de Silva ante su excelencia del virrey de Mexico a 10 de Mayo de [15]79. [Side note:] Llama se Franc[is] o Drac este cossario. (Pages 20-24).…