Extracts from Francisco de Burgoa's Geográfica Descripción ... : ms.

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Extracts from Francisco de Burgoa's Geográfica Descripción ... : ms.

Copied for H.H. Bancroft. An English outline, by chapters, of the Geográfica Descripción whose two volumes form a sequel to Burgoa's Palestra Historial, the whole work constituting a history of the Dominican Province of Oaxaca during the 16th and 17th centuries. The document also has an English translation of the opening portion of Burgoa's preface.

Originals : 44 leaves ; 31 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (87 exposures) : negative (Rich. 393:13) and positive.

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