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1552
Casas, Bartolomé de las, (1474-1566)
Aqui se Contiene una Disputa, o Controversia [Second Edition]
The fifth tract on the conquest of the New World and rights of the Indians. In Spanish.
GLC04220
1858
Powell, William Henry, (1823-1879)
De Soto's Discovery of the Mississippi.
One engraving entitled "De Soto's Discovery of the Mississippi" dated 1858. Depicts De Soto, riding a white horse, arriving at the Mississippi River at a point below Natchez on May 8,1541. Native Americans watch in front of their tepees, and a chief...
GLC08878.0002
1856
Vanderlyn, John, (1775-1852)
Landing of Columbus.
One engraving entitled "Landing Of Columbus" dated 1856. Depicts Columbus landing in the New World in 1492. Columbus and his men arrive on a beachfront in the West Indies. Columbus holds the royal banner of Aragon and Castile in one hand and a sword...
GLC08878.0001
1857
Weir, Robert Walter, (1802-1889)
Landing of Henrick Hudson.
One engraving entitled "Landing of Henrick Hudson" dated 1857. Depicts the landing of Hudson and his men in 1609. Native Americans wait on the shore to greet them. Published by Martin, Johnson & Co, New York, from the original painting by Robert...
GLC08878.0003
21 June 1540
García de Loaysa, Francisco (fl. 1540)
to Francisco Vásquez de Coronado [in Spanish]
Written on behalf of King Charles I of Spain (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor), by the President of the Council of the Indies, Francisco García de Loaysa. Report of the Niza expedition. Authorizes Coronado's expedition to explore the heart of the North...
GLC04883
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