Ensayo cronologico para la historia general de la Florida ...
By: escrito por Don Gabriel de Cardenas z Cano dedicado al Principe Nuestro Señor.
Contributors: Richardson Currer, Miss, 1785-1861, former owner.; Eisendrath, Lucylle N., former owner.; Eisendrath, Ralph H., former owner.; Rosas, Evaristo, former owner.; Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: En la Oficina Real, y à costa de Nicolas Rodriguez Franco, impresor de libros
Published: 1723
Place of publication: En Madrid
Language: spa
Number of pages: 366
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Early works to 1800; Florida -- History -- To 1821; North America -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Northwest Passage -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: "Contiene los descubrimientos, y principales sucesos, acaecidos en este Gran Reino, à los españoles, franceses, suecos, dinamarqueses, ingleses, y otras naciones, entre sì, y con los indios : cuias costumbres, genios, idolatria, govierno, batallas, y astucias, se refieren, y los viages de algunos capitanes, y pilotos, por el mar de el norte, à buscar paso à Oriente, ò union de aquella tierra, con Asia. Desde el año de 1512. Que descubriò la Florida, Juan Ponce de Leon, hasta el de 1722."

"Though called a chronological history of Florida, [Ensayo cronologico] comprises nearly the whole continent of America north of Mexico"--Sabin.

Often accompanies Garcilaso de la Vega's La Florida del Inca. (See LCCN 03001658.)  According to Palau y Dulcet, Ensayo cronologico has been published as well as vol. 4 of Comentarios reales del Perú.

Signatures: pi² [2 small paragraph signs]² [3 small paragraph signs]² [paragraph sign]1-[paragraph sign]8²(minus [paragraph sign 8]2) A-4Z² [section sign]1-[section sign]14².

Title in red and black.

Text in double columns.

Woodcuts throughout: coat of arms on t.p., initials, head pieces, tail pieces.

Genealogical table (folded) bound in: Casa de los adelantados de la Florida, condes de Canalejas.

Index at end: Tabla de las personas, y cosas mas notables ...

Howes, W.  U.S.iana B-130

Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.) 105049

Sabin 3349

LC Copy 1 has the armorial bookplate of Frances Mary Richardson Currer. Stamped in ink on t.p. and in gilt on leather inlay on back cover: Library of Congress.