Histoire de la Floride, ou relation de ce qui s'est passe au voyage de Ferdinand de Soto, pour la conqueste de ce pays

Garcilaso de la Vega

Published by Gervais Clouzier, Paris, 1670

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First edition in French (the Spanish original was published in 1605), translated by P Richelet This is the first volume only (of 2 vols) [12], 452 Period full leather binding in quite sound condition Slight chipping on spine ends and rear lower spine corner and a tiny wormhole on rear board, but otherwise the binding is tight and strong Ink name of an early owner, Auguste de la Ville on front pastedown and ink name of another owner, M de Bocquet on the title page But no other marks or damage to the text One of the major accounts of the travels of De Soto in Florida and the southeastern United States and the first work published by a native-born American author Garcilaso de la Vega, known as El Inca or Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, was a chronicler and writer born in the Spanish Empire's Viceroyalty of Peru Sailing to Spain at 21, following the death of his father, he was educated informally there, where he lived and worked the rest of his life under the protection of his paternal uncle He wrote his histories of the Inca culture and Spanish conquest, as well as an account of de Soto's expedition in Florida The natural son of a Spanish conquistador and an Inca noblewoman born in the early years of the conquest, he is recognized primarily for his chronicles of Inca history, culture, and society His work was widely read in Europe, influential and well received It was the first literature by an author born in the Americas to enter the western canon This author is always designated as 'the Inca,' to distinguish him from the Spanish poet and soldier of the same name, who was his cousin, and from his father, one of the Conquistadors of Peru, who also bore the name Garcilaso de la Vega 452 pp. Seller Inventory # AA991

Bibliographic Details

Title: Histoire de la Floride, ou relation de ce ...

Publisher: Gervais Clouzier, Paris

Publication Date: 1670

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Edition: First French.