La historia general delas Indias
Subtitle: Con priuilegio imperial
Publisher: Fin dela primera parte dela general y natural historia delas indias yslas y tierra firme del mar oceano ... La qual se acabo [et] imprimio enla muy noble [et] muy leal cibdad de Seuilla, enla emprẽta de Iuam Cromberger, el postrero dia del mes de Setiembre.
Published: 1535
Language: spa
Subjects: Indians; Natural history; Shipwrecks; Early accounts to 1600; Discovery and exploration; Spanish
Notes: Imprint taken from Colophon.

Title in red, with arms of Charles v; ornamental border; "Con priuilegio imperial" in red at bottom of page. On verso of t.-p.: PRimera parte dela historia natural y general delas indias yslas [et] tierra firme del mar oceano: escripta por el capitan gonçalo hernandez de Ouideo [et] valdes ...

Gothic type; double columns; initials.

Arms of Columbus on l. x.

The present first edition of the "Historia general" contains the first part or books 1-19, and the Prohemio and chapters 1-10 of the 50th book" Libro vltimo de los infortunios y naufragios" (cf. note under entry for Madrid edition, 1851-55) The colophon (l.cxci vo) is followed by "... vna carta missiua con que el cronista y auctor destas historias embio este volumen [et] primera parte dellas ... Al reuerendissimo [et] illustrissimo señor el cardenal de España don fray Garcia Iofre de Loaysa ..." (l.cxcii-cxciii ro) with Oviedo's autograph signature at end. On vo of l.cxciii: woodcut of Oviedo's coat of arms.

The edition of 1547 has title "Coronica, etc."