Famous woodcut of the silver mines of Potosí

The Bernardo Mendel Collection: an exhibit

CIEZA DE LEÓN, PEDRO DE. Parte Primera De la chronica del Peru ... . 1553. [Impressa en Sevilla en casa de Martin de montesdoca ... .]

Folio, 10 unnumbered, 134 numbered leaves (misnumbered). Woodcut of royal arms and woodcut border on title page; 42 woodcuts in the text (with some repetitions). Bound in full red morocco by Capé, with gilt arabesque frame and centerpiece, gilt dentelles inside, and gilt edges.

Lilly Library call number: F3442 .C29 vault

Famous woodcut of the silver mines of Potosí

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