Sales catalogue 496: Maggs Bros

Date:
1927
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/53
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 496: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CUEVAS AGUIRRE Y ESPINOSA (JOSE FRANCISCO DE)—continued. Palau’s Manual, Vol. I, p. 348. Medina, La Imprenta in Mexico, 6200. Sabin, 17848. “This book is of the utmost typographical and historical importance,” and treats of the surveys that were made of the rivers, lakes, waterfalls, and drains of Mexico City and its valley: of its main roads and commerce: of the various damages that were discovered: the remedies suggested, and the points decided upon: of the remedies carried out, and those reserved for further discussion. 88 DANTINY (Marcello). Dialogos Familiares de la Agricultura Indiana entre un Irlandes Catholico y un Escoces Protestante donde se encuentra la piedra filosophal, y medicina universal de el contagio o enfer- medad que los Espanoles padecen en su comercio de las Indias, etc. Original Manuscript, written in two parts on 622 pp. Folio, original calf. 1746. £10 Ios The first portion of this manuscript gives an account of the sufferings of the Spaniards during their commercial intercourse with the Indians. The second part with the Exchequer and the revenues from the various sources, such as Tobacco, Minerals, Wool, etc., etc. 88, DANVILA (Manuel). Significacion que tuvieron en el Gobierno de América la Casa de la Contratacion de Sevilla y el consejo supremo de Indias. 8vo, wrappers, uncut. Madrid, 1892. Ios 6d
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