A relation of the invasion and conquest of Florida by the Spaniards, under the command of Fernando de Soto / written in Portuguese by a gentleman of the town of Elvas, now Englished ; to which is subjoyned Two journeys of the present emperour of China into Tartary in the years 1682, and 1683 ; with some discoveries made by the Spaniards in the island of California, in the year 1683.
| Author/creator | Gentleman of the town of Elvas |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for John Lawrence ..., |
| Description | [16], 272 p. ; 18 cm. (8vo) |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Early Encounters in North America |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Broe¿, S. de, seigneur de Citry et de La Guette, active 17th century. |
| Other author/creator | Otondo y Antillo¿¿n, Isidro, 1630-1690. |
| Other author/creator | Lawrence, John, active 1681-1711. |
| Other author/creator | Verbiest, Ferdinand, 1623-1688. Voyages de l'empereur de la Chine dans la Tartarie. English. |
| Other author/creator | Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress) |
| Uniform title | Relac¿ʹam verdadiera dos tabalhos. English |
| General note | Recto of A1 blank; on verso: "Licensed, June 7th 1686. R. L'Estrange. |
| General note | The first of Verbiest's letters has special t.-p.: "A journey of the emperor of China into East-Tartary. In the year 1682. London: Printed by Freeman Collins for John Lawrence ..., 1686." p. [221]. |
| General note | The "A journey of the emperor of China into East-Tartary, in the year 1682" by Ferdinand Verbiest, and "Some discoveries made by the Spaniards in the island of California" taken from the letters of the admiral Isidoro Atondo y Antillon are translated from "Voyages de l'empereur de la Chine dans la Tartarie, ausquels on a joint une nouvelle de¿¿couverte au Mexique," Paris, 1665. |
| General note | Signatures: A-S¿́ı. |
| General note | LC copy imperfect: lacks first leaf, A1. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | The first part of this work, "A relation of the invasion and conquest of Florida ... " is a translation of the anonymous Portuguese "Relac¿ʹam verdadeira dos tabalhos" but was made from the French version by Citri de la Guette published a year previous, entitled "Histoire de la conqueste de la Floride" Paris, 1685. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 02014272 |
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