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GONZALES CARRANZA, DOMINGO. A Geographical Description of the Coasts, Harbours, and Sea Ports of the Spanish West Indies,

GONZALES CARRANZA, DOMINGO. A Geographical Description of the Coasts, Harbours, and Sea Ports of the Spanish West Indies, Particularly of Porto Bello, Cartagena, and the Island of Cuba. 5 folding maps and plans (one with tears on folds). 8vo, modern calf, period style; first five leaves rehinged; early bookplate on flyleaf, later bookplate of Alberto Parreño on front pastedown. London, 1740

  • Notes: first edition. An English translation of a Spanish manuscript from 1718. Edited by Caleb Smith, inventor of a navigator's quadrant. Palau 105157, Sabin 27799; Swann Parreño sale, 9 February 1978, lot 432.
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