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Tapa SHS 3_Layout 1 1/14/16 9:40 PM Page 1 catalogue n˚3 Fine Books Travel & Exploration hs rare books & maps hs rare 3 - ˚ hs rare books & maps - 2016 catalogue n catalogue Tapa SHS 3_Layout 1 1/14/16 9:40 PM Page 2 item nº 20 item nº 35 ## 00 Cat SHS 03_layout 1 1/14/16 8:11 PM Page 1 Catalogue 3 hs rare books & maps - 2015 ## 00 Cat SHS 03_layout 1 1/14/16 8:11 PM Page 2 hs rare books san martin de tours 3190, capital federal cp 1425 argentina (+54) 911 5512 7770 email: [email protected] website: www.hsrarebooks.com by appointment only prices expressed in u.s. dollars all items are guaranteed to be complete unless otherwise noted. returns are accepted within 7 days of receipt. ## 00 Cat SHS 03_layout 1 1/14/16 8:11 PM Page 3 Index america 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 34, 35 & 39 early exploration 6, 8, 12, 17, 21, 22 & 37 east indies 8, 16 & 17 holy land 40 horsemanship 13 & 33 languages 2, 18, 27 & 36 law 20 literature & science 5, 11, 13, 15, 18, 30, 31 & 33 maps 9, 25 & 39 mexico 11, 21, 22, 25, 28, 29, 32 & 36 piracy & navigation 1, 4, 8, 15, 24, 31 & 34 tobacco 38 hs rare books & maps []3 ## 00 Cat SHS 03_layout 1 1/14/16 8:11 PM Page 4 1. First edition of a rare work on the Pacific colonies of South America, with valuable information on British piracy in American waters alcedo y herrera, dionysio de. Aviso historico, politico, geographico con las noticias mas particulares del Peru, Tierra-Firme, Chile, y Nuevo Reino de Granada… Razon de todo lo obrado por los Ingleses en aquellos Reynos por las Costas de los dos Martes del Norte y del Sur. 1740. Madrid. Oficina de Diego Miguel de Peralta. In 4to (196 mm x 140 mm). 1 [blank] +8 ff. + 368 pp. + 1 [blank]. Contemporary green velvet, only a little rubbed, as expected, in slipcase. Exceptionally clean and fresh; an immaculate copy, with its entirely genuine presentation binding. 17,000 $ First edition. A very rare work, and a remarkable copy in contempo- rary velvet, in uncommon state of preservation; Alcedos’s Aviso includes a vast array of information on the Pacific colonies of South America. A whole chapter is dedicated to English privateering activi- ties in American waters, both in the West Indies as in the Pacific. Although having had a successful career in the Spanish colonial administration in America, it was Alcedo’s fierce opposition to piracy, the English invasions to Spanish dominions, and his actions to pre- vent contraband, what would make him known and gain him fame. Dionysio de Alcedo y Herrera (1690-777) first travelled to America in 1706, accompanying Castell dos Rius, Viceroy of Peru; during the journey he became gravelly ill in Cartagena and decided to return to Spain. During the voyage, a British privateering fleet, under the com- mand of Charles Wager, captured the ship he was on board. After this, he was taken to Jamaica, and shortly set free: this adventure was to be the beginning of his career in the Colonial administration in South America. He journeyed overland towards Peru, only to find Castell dos Rius had passed away, and a new Viceroy, the bishop of Lima, []4 catalogue 3 ## 00 Cat SHS 03_layout 1 1/14/16 8:11 PM Page 5 Diego Ladron de Guevara, had been appointed for the job. Subsequently, Alcedo occupied high positions in the colonial admin- istration of Mexico and Peru; in 1723 was designated as deputy of commerce in Peru, and in 1728 he is designated President of the Audiencia de Quito. It s this later position that would acquaint Alcedo with the expeditionary mission lead by Charles de la Condamine, as well as Jorge Juan and Antonio de Ulloa. His perform- ance granted him the appointment as Governor of Tierra Firme, and Captain General of Panama —both influential and substantial posi- tion in the colonial administration—, center of the confrontation with Great Britain. After a while he went back to Spain accused of administrative irregularities. The positions occupied, as well as his deep interest in combating contraband and piracy, collaborate to the creation of a fundamental source of information on the Pacific colonies of South America. Alcedo authored other works, such as “Piraterias y agresiones de los Ingleses y de otros pueblos de Europa en la America Española desde el siglo XVI al XVIII” (1883), and “Compendio histórico de la provincia, par- tidos, ciudades, astilleros, ríos y puerto de Guayaquil”. sabin, 685. leclerc, 23. palau, 6042. shs rare books & maps []5 ## 00 Cat SHS 03_layout 1 1/14/16 8:11 PM Page 6 []6 catalogue 3 ## 00 Cat SHS 03_layout 1 1/14/16 8:11 PM Page 7 2. Arabic for the use of travellers [arabic] [mutti, g.]. An Arabic grammar compiled for the use of Travellers. 1834. [Bombay]. F. D. Ramos, Government Gazette Press. In folio (270 mm x 185 mm). 2 ff. + 43 pp. Possibly contemporary half calf over boards, spine simply tooled in gilt. An overall fine, and wide-margined copy; faint water stain to inner margin of title page. 7,500 $ First edition. Exceedingly scarce grammar adapted to the dialects of Egypt and Syria , made for the use of English travellers and printed in Bombay; as the own work states it is an attempt to facilitate the inter- course between Gentlemen proceeding overland to Europe, and the Natives of the countries through which they pass . Its purpose is not to be a comprehensive survey of the language, it is rather intended for a more practical use: a vocabulary (pp. 18-20) is taken from Mutti’s An Itinerary of the route from Suez to Alexandria (1830). What follows are sentences of possible interactions, with their literal and phonetic translations into Arabic. A rare book, with only 6 recorded institutional copies (COPAC and OCLC). hs rare books & maps []7 ## 00 Cat SHS 03_layout 1 1/14/16 8:11 PM Page 8 3. Treatment of South American Indians in the Century of Discovery, an exceptional Decree evidencing the interest in the welfare of the native population arias de saavedra, hernando (dit hernandarias). Manuscript collec- tion of 29 decrees concerning the treatment of Indians on encomien- das. 1598. Asuncion [Paraguay]. In folio (size varies somewhat). 7 ff. (15 written sides) in Spanish cursive, signed by Hernandarias and oth- ers on final leaf; offered with 7 ff. (13 sides) of additional MS material bound before and after the decrees. Unbound. 28,500 $ Exceptional 16th century manuscript written in Paraguay, including a collection of 29 decrees on the treatment of Indians under the encomienda system, promulgated during the earliest years of Hernandarias’s first tenure as Governor of Rio de la Plata province (Asuncion and Buenos Aires). Common to many 16th century Spanish colonies, the encomienda system effectively forced the indigenous inhabitants into slave labor in exchange for the salvation of their souls. The present decrees are important evidence of an interest in the wel- fare of the Indians prior to Hernandarias’ outright abolition of the entire encomienda system in 1603. “The feathered and painted beings the Spaniards encountered in America... confounded the entire Spanish nation, from King to com- moner. Who was the Indian? Was he man or beast? Was he a rational being? Could his land be expropriated? Could he be made to work and pay tribute? If he were mere beast, why should he not be enslaved? … Today such questions seem shocking. But in the sixteenth century they were the order of the day” (Maria Paz Haro). Hernandarias’ proclamations of 1598-9 show a significant advance in attitudes towards these questions. The first few ordinances describe the burden placed on His Majesty’s Royal Conscience regarding the spiri- tual salvation of his native subjects, and regulate the effective teaching []8 catalogue 3 ## 00 Cat SHS 03_layout 1 1/14/16 8:11 PM Page 9 of the Christian religion to Indians (particularly singling out children for instruction). Regulations 5,6, and 8 forbid the forced transfer of Indians from one encomienda to another without permission from the governor; regulations 10, 11, and 12 ban general mistreatment of Indians, interfering with their fishing and hunting, and breaking up their families. At the same time, other ordinances —eg 18— restrict the right of the Indian himself to migrate or travel freely. According to #25, Indians are obliged to provide food and shelter to any passing Spaniards hs rare books & maps []9 ## 00 Cat SHS 03_layout 1 1/14/16 8:11 PM Page 10 for three days, but need not provide them with chickens or pigs, even if they have them to hand. The travelers must pay for any further hos- pitality required after those three days. In most cases, specific fines and prison sentences are set forth to punish disobedience —with all pro- ceeds going to the Crown, of course, rather than the Indian victim. Key to Hernandarias’ legacy is his celebrated abolition of the punitive encomienda system beginning in 1603, which is often viewed as an enlightened response to his own upbringing as a criollo. Yet a recent review of native rights under colonial rule (Vaquero, 1993) suggests that Hernandarias’ eventual support for the abolition was very much an about-face, at odds with his earlier stance as a ruthless administra- tor: “Hernandarias was radically opposed to both the suppression of personal service and a tax [rather than forced labor] on the Indians on his lands.