Author: THE PIERPOINT MORGAN LIBRARY
Title: Histoire naturelle des Indes : the Drake Manuscript in the Pierpont Morgan Library / Preface by Charles E. Pierce, Jr. ; Foreword by Patrick O'Brian ; Introduction by Verlyn Klinkenborg ; Translations by Ruth S. Kraemer
Description: New York : Norton 1996. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 272 pages; Physical desc.: xxii. 272 p. : ill. (col.) ; 31 cm. In 1983. The Pierpoint Morgan Library received. as the bequest of Clara S. Peck. an extraordinary volume whose beautiful paintings and descriptions document the plant. animal. and human life of the Caribbean late in the sixteenth century. Spaniards had already begun to exert influence over the indigenous people of the area when explorers from England and France arrived. among them Sir Francis Drake. The book. known as 'The Drake Manuscript. ' and titled Histoire Naturelle des Indes when it was bound in the eighteenth century. gives us a wonderful picture of daily life at the time of Drake's many visits to the region. Although Drake's connection to the manuscript is uncertain. he is mentioned on more than one occasion by the authors. Drake himself is known to have painted. but none of his work survives. The work presented. here in full facsimile for the first time. is from the hands of two or more artists. most likely French. and the descriptions are French as well.ISBN: 0393039943. Weight in Kg appr.:

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