A history of the discovery and conquest of Peru, books I-IV translated out of the Spanish by Thomas Nicholas, anno 1581.
|Main Author:||Zárate, Agustin de, 1514-|
|Other Authors:||Nicholas, Thomas, active 1560-1596., Thomas, David Biron.|
|Language(s):||English ; Spanish|
London, The Penguin press 
> Conquest, 1522-1548.
At head of title: Agustín de Zárate.
Includes facsimiles of the two title-pages of the original English edition, "The discoverie and conquest of the prouinces of Peru, and the nauigation in the South sea, along that coast. And also of the ritche mines of Potosi. Imprinted at London by R. Ihones, 1581"; "The strange and delectable history of the discouerie and conquest of the prouinces of Peru, in the South sea. And of the notable things which there are found: and also of the bloudie ciuill vvarres vvich there happened for gouernment. Written in foure bookes, by Augustine Sarate, auditor for the emperour His Maiestie in the same prouinces and firme land. And also of the ritche mines of Potosi. Translated out of the Spanish tongue by T. Nicholas. Imprinted at London by R. Ihones, 1581".
Books 5-7 of the original were not translated by Thomas Nicholas, except for the account of the silver mines of Potosi which is a translation of book 6, chapter 4. cf. Introd., p. xviii.
Introduction signed: D. B. Thomas.
xlvii, 222 p.
|Original Classification Number:||F3442 .Z325|
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