Sales catalogue 397: Maggs Bros

Date:
1920
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/3
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 397: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    = MAGGS BROS., 34 & 35, Conduit Street, London, W. 5 America—cozzinued. Numero de primeros de la Real Armada, y Don Juan Perez de la Nave- gacion de Philipinas. Folio, Zalf morocco gilt. Mexico, 1770. £38 This account by Miguel de Costanso of the San Carlos and San Antonio Expedition along the coasts of Northern California is extremely scarce. It bears at the end the author’s autograph signature. 14 AMERICA. Esquemeling (John). Bucaniers of America: or, a True Account of the Most Remarkable Assaults Committed of late Years upon the Coasts of ‘THE WEST INDIES, By the BUCANIERS of Jamaica and Tortuga, Both ENGLISH AND FRENCH. | Wherein are contained more especially, The unparallel’d Exploits of Sir Henry Morgan, our English Jamaican Hero, who sack’d Puerto Velo, burnt Panama, &c. Written originally in Dutch, by John Esquemeling, one of the Bucaniers, who was present at those Tragedies, and Translated into Spanish by Alonso de Bonne-maison, M.D., &c. The Second Edition, Corrected, and Inlarged with two Additional Relations, viz. the one of Captain Cook, and the other of Captain Sharp. Now faithfully rendred into English. The Four Parts Complete. Illustrated with maps, portraits of the Buccaneers, and Scenes of their Exploits. Ato, orzginal calf. London, 1684-5. £68 *** The first three parts were written in Dutch by the Buccaneer Esquemeling. The translator’s name is not known. The fourth part was written by the English Buccaneer Basil Ringrose. Ths publisher, William Crook, was sued for Libel by Sir Henry Morgan, on account of the description of him as a pirate—in the London Gazette June 8, 1685, the Publisher made his public Apology. ““ Westminster, June 1. There have been lately Printed and Published two Books, one by Will. Crook, the other by Tho. Malthus, both Intitled The History of the Bucaniers : both which Books contained many False, Scandalous and Malitious Reflections on the Life and Actions of Sir Henry Morgan of Jamaica Kt. The said Sir Henry Morgan hath by Judgment had in the Kingsbench-Court, recovered against the said Libel 200L. Damages. And on the humble Solicitation and Request of William Crook, hath been pleased to withdraw his Action against the said Crook, and accept of his Sub- mission and Acknowledgement in Print.”