GLAS (George). - The History of the Discovery and Conquest o - Lot 289

GLAS (George). - The History of the Discovery and Conquest of the Canary Islands (…) London, R. and J. Dodsley & T. Durham, 1764. In-4, reliure pl. ch., frise d'encadrement dorée sur les plats, dos à nerfs, P. de T., VIII-368 pp., 4 cartes gravées réunies en 3 planches dont une dépliante. E.O. Translated from a spanish Manuscript, lately found in the island of Palma. With an Enquiry into the Origin of the Ancient inhabitants, to which is added, a Description of the Canary Islands, including the Modern History of the Inhabitants, and an Account of their Manners, Customs, Trade & C. The “History (…) is almost entirely a translation (…) written in the year 1632 (…), by Juan de Abreu de Galineo”. Glas'History of the Discovery and Conquest of the Canary Islands is divided in 3 books : the first one is about expeditions led by the french Baron John de Betancour, at the beginning of the XVth century ; the second book points on the spanish domination in the island ; the third one is about the description of the islands, its inhabitants, and customs at the time of the author G. Glas. (Gay, 2946/Sabin, 79). Bel ex. dans sa reliure anglaise de l'époque.