Varias antiguedades de España Africa y otras prouincias / por el doctor Bernardo Aldrete canonigo en la Santa Iglesia de Cordoua.

Creator:

Aldrete, Bernardo, d. 1645

Published/Created:

En Amberes :
a costa de Iuan Hasrey,
año M.DC.XIV. [1614]

Physical Description:

[24], 640, [72] p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. (4to)

Notes:

Engraved title page.
Colophon: Antverpiae, Typis Gerardi Wolsschatii, et Henrici Aertsii. Anno M.DC.XIV.
Peeters-Fontaines notes several variants of this work. One variant does not have the extra gathering [par.] after gathering 2* which contains errata and tables. Another variant has the colophon dated 1615.
Aldrete, discussing Columbus's voyages, credits actual discovery of the New World to Sánchez de Huelva, and objects to the use of term America for the area -- cf. Alden.
Signatures: *-2*⁴ [par.]⁴ A-4V⁴.
"Tabla de las cosas notables en este libro contenidas.": p. [1]-[71] at end.
Errata: p. [17]-[18] at beginning.
Imperfect: p. [47]-[66] wormed. Inscription: Domus Profess. S. Fidelis Soc. Jesu Mediolani Catal. Inscrip. Illegible inscription. Bookseller's label: Cervantes, Barcelona. Old shelf mark, I I 35, on spine.

Variant Titles:

Varias antigvedades de España Africa y otras provincias

Associated Names:

Aldrete, Bernardo, d. 1645 [Author]

Topics:

Africa, North--Antiquities--Early works to 1800
Africa, North--History--1517-1882
America--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800
Spain--Antiquities--Early works to 1800
Spain--History--17th century

Topics:

Jesuits--Italy--Milan--Inscription

Language:

Spanish; Castilian

Genre:

Engravings
Historiography
Marginalia
Title pages

Format:

Text

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Public

Call Number:

2001 692

Orbis Record:

1831573

Orbis Barcode:

39002102819605

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

10894817

Citation:

Palau (2nd ed.) 6391
Peeters-Fontaines, J. Impressions espagnoles, 30
Alden, J.E. European Americana, 614/2

Extent of digitization:

Partial work digitized.

OID:

10885201

PID:

digcoll:3907986