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Mendaña Y Neyra, Álvaro de
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Relacion del viaje que hizo Alvaro de Mendaña con el armada de S. M. al descubrimiento de las islas de Poniente o de Salomon. [1567-68, but eighteenth-century]
- paper
Folio (310 x 210 mm), 18 leaves, manuscript in ink on paper, later red boards, modern morocco-backed box, minor staining
Provenance
Lord Kingsborough; Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), MSS 16179, sale in these rooms, 'Bibliotheca Phillippica' 27-28 June 1938, lot 16; Hans P. Kraus, bookplate
Literature
cf. National Library of Australia 1686653
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
ACCOUNT OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, AND OF CROSSING THE SOUTH PACIFIC. Eighteenth century manuscript transcription of the report by Mendaña Y Neyra of his voyage across the Pacific from Peru. The report also covers his discovery of the Solomon Islands in 1567-1568. The original report is now lost, and very few transcripts survive. The National Library of Australia owns another transcript from the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps (MSS 16224). The discovery of the Solomon Islands led to a colonising voyage in 1595, where Mendaña discovered the Marquesas Islands. He later died that same year. The command of this second voyage was taken over by the Portuguese Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, beginning the most significant chapter in the history of discovery and colonisation in the southern hemisphere. The voyages were initiated as a search for the hypothetical continent Terra Australis, which was said to hold immense riches.