1746: History South America & Natives. Etchings. Vellum Start Price USD 4,200.00 Current Price USD 4,200.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 4,350.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 22, 2008 End Time Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Location Capital Federal, Buenos Aires See more about '1746: History South America & Natives. Etchings. Vellum' Description Untitled Document FREE DHL worldwide shipping: 2/4 days to North America, 3/5 days to Europe. Please check our feedback and see how quickly we ship.   We are the leading Antiquarian Booksellers in Latin America & members of ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, London) & ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association, London). Have been in business for more than 30 years. We are a general antiquarian bookstore with emphasis in Spanish-American material.   Don't forget to visit our eBay store, this is one of the best stores of rare books on eBay.     Author: Boturini Benaduci, L. Title : Idea de una nueva historia general de la América Septentrional fundada sobre material copioso de Figuras,Symbolos,Caracteres y Gerogrlíficos,Cantares y Manuscritos de Autores Indios últimamente.... Date and publisher : Madrid, Ediciones de la Imprenta de Juan de Zuñiga, 1746. Description: "No collection of Mexican native materials before or since has equalled [it]…" Small quarto. Frontis. Portrait. Full vellum. An interesting and important work, to which is appended the "Catalogo del Museo Historico Indiano…" listing the superb collection of manuscripts, maps, and books which the author assembled during his eight years of residence in Mexico. Benaduci exerted great effort toward the collection of primary materials, learning the native languages, and making friends with the natives. Unfortunately, his marvelous library was confiscated by the Viceroy of Mexico, and due to neglect and abuse, is now virtually lost but for a small residue preserved in the Biblioteca National. Con: Catálogo del Museo Histórico Indiano del Cavallero Lorenzo Boturini Benaduci, Señor de la Torre y de Hono, 96 pp.. Binding :Full vellum. Size : 8 x 6 inches. Number of pages : (38) + 167. Condition : Some marginal brown spots on 20% of the pages. Full vellum binding restored on the back cover. CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE Internal reference: E2C75 / A0308 Place a Bid!