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English: German version of Bartolomé de las Casas's Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias, entitled Umbständige warhafftige Beschreibung der Indianischen Ländern, so vor diesem von den Spaniern eingenommen und verwüst worden…
Edited in Heidelberg by Johann Christian Walter based on the Latin edition of Francfort 1598, which departs significantly from Las Casas's original Spanish text. This edition reproduces 17 engravings made by Théodore de Bry that dramatically depict alleged Spanish atrocities in America. |
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| Source | Librairie Henri Godts, auction of 21st March 2017 |
| Author | Johann Christian Walter (editor). Bartolomé de las Casas (original Spanish text). Théodore de Bry (engravings, after paintings by Joos van Winghe). |
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