COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
01808
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01808
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Record number:
01808-1
record_number
01808-1
Record number
false
JCB call number:
B601 H564h 1-SIZE vol. 7 (copy 1)
jcb_call_no
B601 H564h 1-SIZE vol. 7 (copy 1)
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Title page]
image_title
[Title page]
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Madrid]
place_image_published
[Madrid]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Juan de la Cuesta]
image_publisher
[Juan de la Cuesta]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1615]
image_date
[1615]
Image date
false
Image function:
title page
image_function
title page
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
24.6 cm.
image_dimensions_height
24.6 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
15.8 cm.
image_dimensions_width
15.8 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
28 cm.
page_dimensions_height
28 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
19.6 cm.
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19.6 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
Spanish
languages
Spanish
Languages
false
Description:
Title page with four portrait medallions--Blasco Nuñez Vela; Cristóbal Vaca de Castro, governor of Peru; Pedro de Valdivia, governor of Chile; Hernando de Soto. Includes scenes of battle against fortified positions. Six vignettes show the battle between the forces of Chile and Vaca de Castro; the battle of Santiago de Chile; the battle of Quilacura in Chile; the battle at Mauvila, the fort and chief city of the Gulf Indians (present-day Mobile) who, led by their chief, Tuscaloosa (here Tlascaluza) were conquered by Hernando de Soto; and Hernando de Soto's retreat to Florida. Includes fortifications, cannons, horse, dogs, and ships.In the center is the Spanish royal coat of arms (of Castile and Leon).
description
Title page with four portrait medallions--Blasco Nuñez Vela; Cristóbal Vaca de Castro, governor of Peru; Pedro de Valdivia, governor of Chile; Hernando de Soto. Includes scenes of battle against fortified positions. Six vignettes show the battle between the forces of Chile and Vaca de Castro; the battle of Santiago de Chile; the battle of Quilacura in Chile; the battle at Mauvila, the fort and chief city of the Gulf Indians (present-day Mobile) who, led by their chief, Tuscaloosa (here Tlascaluza) were conquered by Hernando de Soto; and Hernando de Soto's retreat to Florida. Includes fortifications, cannons, horse, dogs, and ships.In the center is the Spanish royal coat of arms (of Castile and Leon).
Description
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Source creator:
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, d. 1625
source_creator
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, d. 1625
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Historia general de los hechos de los Castellano en las Islas y tierra firme del mar oceano ... Decada setima
source_title
Historia general de los hechos de los Castellano en las Islas y tierra firme del mar oceano ... Decada setima
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
Madrid
source_place_of_publication
Madrid
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Por Iuan de la Cuesta
source_publisher
Por Iuan de la Cuesta
Source publisher
false
Source date:
M.DC.XV. [1615]
source_date
M.DC.XV. [1615]
Source date
false
notes:
The four men were involved in the wars in Peru, Chile, and southeastern North America during the middle of the sixteenth century.
notes
The four men were involved in the wars in Peru, Chile, and southeastern North America during the middle of the sixteenth century.
notes
false
Time Period:
1601-1650
time_period
1601-1650
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1845.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1845.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
Commentary:
commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
false
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Peru--History-- Conquest, 1522-1548
subject_heads
Peru--History-- Conquest, 1522-1548
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Chile--History--To 1585
subject_heads
Chile--History--To 1585
Subject headings
false