Author: Bachiller, El; Fernandez De Ensico, Martin
Title: Suma De Geographia
Description: Madrid. Museo Naval. 1987. First Edition. Quarto. Hard Cover. Very Good. Very Good. 231 Pages, Folding colour map, drawings & charts. Spanish text. Soon after failing as a military commander, Ensico returned to Spain. There he published his "Suma De Geografia Que Trata De Todas Las Partidas Del Mundo", the first account in Spanish of the discoveries in the New World, previously, everything published about the New World was written in Latin. The work was dedicated to the Emperor Charles V and published in Sevilla on September 5, 1518 and reprinted in 1530 and in 1549. In this book, he printed all that was know at the time of the art and science of navigation. He went into great detail on explaining about all of the instruments used for navigation, and the mathematic used. He provided great detail on all of the lands that had been discovered, (up to 1518) including the inhabitants, animals and plants. He gives the first description of the avocado. Very interesting work!.

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