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The wills of Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián de Elcano. Commemorative edition of the V Centenary of the First Tour of the World, carried out by Taberna Libraria in 2022. Book study by specialists in the documents that are facsimilated and with the introduction by Mr. José Ángel Martínez Sanchiz, president of the General Council of Notaries.
Numbered edition with notarial certificate and limited to 500 copies. Faithful facsimile edition of the testamentary documents and 4 handwritten color views of the ports and cities of Porto and Guetaria, birthplaces of Magellan and Elcano.
Elegant and extraordinary presentation in a marquetry wooden case with silver printed silk on the cover, 32 x 40.5 cm format, with metal closure and fastening straps. Inside are: the notarial act with the copy number, the facsimiles of the wills, the facsimiles of the maps and the study book (format 24 x 33 cm. 146 pages, hardcover bound with green silk stamped in silver . Texts in Spanish).
Beautiful edition that is part of the works presented by the publishing house Taberna Libraria on the occasion of the V Centenary of the First Around the World. The set is impeccably presented and contains the following facsimile documents:
Testament of Ferdinand Magellan:
1 sheet, r. and V. – 28 x 21 cm.
Fragment of the original. Notarial Protocols Fund: signature 9126
Provincial Historical Archive of Seville. 14 page – 33 x 22 cm.
Authorized copy of the original. Call number: Board of Trustees, 36, R. 2
General Archive of the Indies
Testament of Juan Sebastián de Elcano:
16 page – 30 x 21 cm.
Call number: Board of Trustees, 38, R. 1
General Archive of the Indies
Historical Cartography:
Includes, on an exempt basis, the facsimile reproduction of four handwritten and color views of Porto and Guetaria, from different institutions:
Knightly perspective of the city of Porto:
Austrian National Library, Cod. Min. 46 (1634) 35 x 45 cm.
Plans of the town and port of Getaria:
General Archive of Simancas, MPD, 05, 062 (1597) – MPD, 62, 005 (1623)
Foral Library of Bizkaia, Vascongada Reserve VMSS-249 (1636)
38 x 48 cm., 30 x 42 cm., 36.4 x 46.9 cm. respectively.
This work, although independent and is the one offered here, is part of the extraordinary commemorative set that the publisher made about the V Centenary of the first great maritime adventure: The First Tour of the World, Las viandas de la Mayor Aventura, La Botica on the expedition of Magellan and Elcano, and The testaments of Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián de Elcano. They are sold separately and together. Consult us.
Complete copy and in perfect condition.
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