A True and Particular Relation of the Dreadful Earthquake Which Happen'd at Lima, the Capital of Peru, and the Neighbouring Port of Callao, on the 28t (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781275715721)

Title: A true and particular relation of the dreadful earthquake which happen'd at Lima, the capital of Peru, and the neighbouring port of Callao, on the 28th of October, 1746: with an account likewise of every thing material that passed there afterwards to the end of November following.Author: Multiple Contributors, See NotesPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP02128100CollectionID: CTRG96-B3598PublicationDate: 17480101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: "A true and particular relation of the dreadful ruin in which Lima ... was involved" (p. 131-199) is a translation by Henry Johnson of the "Individual, y verdadera relacion de la extrema ruyna pue padecio ... Lima," first published at Lima in 1746. Cf. Dict. nat. biog., v. 30, p. 14. "Appendix. A full account of the late dreadful earthquake at Port-Royal in Jamaica; in two letters written by the minister of that place [Rev. E. Heath] from a-board the Granada in Port-Royal harbour [1692]" p. [326]-334. The bulk of the work, including the description of Peru and its cities and the scientific observations, is a compilation from various authors, made, not by the translator, but "by another hand"--Pref., p. xiii.Collation: xxiii, 341 p., [8] leaves of plates (some folded): ill., maps; 21 cm

Author: Anonymous
ISBN-10: 1275715729
ISBN-13: 9781275715721
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Sabin Americana
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2012
Pages: 388
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.52lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.80d