Panciaco tells Balboa of the Pacific Ocean - Panama - De Bry - 1594 Book long into the 17th Century

long into the 17th Century

Text and plates Washed with good condition overall

19th Century ownership description pasted to inner edge of the title page

originally published in 1565

This caused Ferdinand and Isabella such embarrassment that they were only able to correct the misunderstanding by subsequently bestowing honors upon him"

Panciaco tells Balboa of the Pacific Ocean - Panama - De Bry - 1594 Book long into the 17th Century"Panciaco tells Balboa of the Pacific Ocean" Original Copperplate Engraving Theodore De Bry (1528 1598) Page 9. 5 x 13 inches (23 x 33cm) Image 8. 5 x 6 inches (22 x 15cm) 1594 Good condition Verso Blank This plate comes from Benzoni's work which describes his 15 years on the isthmus of America, in Panama and Nicaragua. Benzoni, an Italian, acted as a mediator between different nations. The work describes life of the first nations of Central America.