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Relation of Alvar Nuñez Cabeça de Vaca

Title
Relation of Alvar Nuñez Cabeça de Vaca [electronic resource] / translated from the Spanish by Buckingham Smith.
Author
Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, active 16th century.
Publication
New York ; [Albany : Printed by J. Munsell for H.C. Murphy], 1871.
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Additional Authors
  • Smith, Buckingham, 1810-1871.
  • Field, Thomas W. (Thomas Warren), 1820-1881.
  • Shea, John Gilmary, 1824-1892.
Description
300 p., [2] leaves of plates : ports.; 28 cm.
Uniform Title
Relación que dio Aluar Nuñez Cabeça de Vaca de lo acaescido enlas Indias enla armada donde yua por gouernador Paphilo de Narbaez, desde el año de veynte y siete hasta el año d'treynta y seys que boluio a Seuilla con tres de su compañia. English
Alternative Title
Relación que dio Aluar Nuñez Cabeça de Vaca de lo acaescido enlas Indias enla armada donde yua por gouernador Paphilo de Narbaez, desde el año de veynte y siete hasta el año d'treynta y seys que boluio a Seuilla con tres de su compañia.
Subjects
Note
  • A translation of the first edition, published at Zamora in 1542, under title: "Le relacion que dio Aluar Nuñez Cabeça de Vaca de lo acaescido enlas Indias enla armada donde yua por gouernador Paphilo de Narbaez, desde el año de veynte y siete hasta el año d treynta y seys ... ." The present edition is a revision of B. Smith's translation privately printed at Washington in 1851.
  • The appendix includes translations of various Spanish documents relating to the expedition of Narváez and its historian.
  • "Alva[sic] Nuñez Cabeça de Vaca [by T.W. Field]": p. 233-354.
  • Memoir of Thomas Buckingham Smith [by J.G. Shea]": p. [255]-263.
  • Includes index.
  • Title-vignette.
  • "Edition, 100 copies only."--T.p., verso.
  • Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 84383.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 85795404
  • TGPSM11-B3412
Author
Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, active 16th century.
Title
Relation of Alvar Nuñez Cabeça de Vaca [electronic resource] / translated from the Spanish by Buckingham Smith.
Imprint
New York ; [Albany : Printed by J. Munsell for H.C. Murphy], 1871.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2012. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Travel.
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Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Smith, Buckingham, 1810-1871.
Field, Thomas W. (Thomas Warren), 1820-1881.
Shea, John Gilmary, 1824-1892.
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