The royal commentaries of Peru, in two parts. . The first part. Treating of the original of their Incas or kings: of their idolatry: of their laws and government both in peace and war: of the reigns and conquests of the Incas: with many other particulars relating to their empire and policies before such time as the Spaniards invaded their countries. The second part. Describing the manner by which that new world was conquered by the Spaniards. Also the civil wars between the Piçarrists and the Almagrians, occasioned by quarrels arising about the division of that land. Of the rise and fall of rebels; and other paritculars contained in that history. Illustrated with sculptures. Written originally in Spanish, by the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega, and rendred into English, by Sir Paul Rycaut, Kt.
Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616)
Category
Books
Date
1688
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3051943
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],1019,[9]p., [11] leaves of plates . ill.., port.. . fol... Identified in 1768 catalogue: L.2 (6 in later hand).. Provenance: Bookplate: George Harry Grey (1737-1819) after 1768; anonymous armorial variant 2. Franks 12841.. Binding: Seventeenth-century sprinkled calf binding (boards detached); double blind fillet border; gilt dotted roll on spine; gold-tooled spine.
Makers and roles
Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616) Sir Paul Rycaut (1628-1700)