Umbständige warhafftige Beschreibung der indianischen Ländern, so vor diesem von den Spaniern eingenommeu [sic] und verwüst worden ...
By: erst in lateinischer Sprach aussgeben durch Bartholomæum de las Casas ... jetzt aber in das Teutsche übersetzt
Edition: Und an vielen Orten verbessert, in dieser neu- und letztern Edition.
Publisher: Wilhelm Walter?]
Published: 1665
Place of publication: Heidelberg?
Language: ger
Number of pages: 119
Subjects: Colonies; Treatment of Indians
Work titles: Brevissima relacion
Notes: Translation of: Tyrannies & cruautez des espagnols, itself a translation of: Brevissima relacion de la destruycion de las Indias, and 1st published in German as: Newe Welt, [Frankfurt a.M.] 1597.

There are three states of this work, one with an engraved border composed of medallions on the title page, one without a border, and one with a border depicting the Spanish victory over the Inca.

Imprint based on the Heidelberg, Walter edition of 1664.

Signatures: pi² A-P⁴ (P4 verso blank)

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, 3:124.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, 3:125.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 665/27.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 665/28.

Hanke, L.  Las Casas, 551.

John Carter Brown Library copy 1 has the "Inca" title page, with a copy of the "medallion" title page and a duplicate of p. [3-4] tipped in.

John Carter Brown Library copy 2 is 20 cm. and has the title page without the engraved border.