Razon Puntual de los Sucessos Mas Memorables, y de los Extragos, y Daños Que Se Fundo en el Parage Llamado Ciudad Vieja, o Almolonga, y de Donde Se Traslado a el en Que Actualmente Se Halla
Pueblo de Mixco: Don Antonio Sanchez Cubillas, 1774. [2],12pp. Small folio. Modern decorated paper boards; manuscript paper label on front cover. Title page repaired along gutter margin. Minor dust soiling. Still very good. Item #3281
A historical account of devastating earthquakes in Guatemala from 1541 to 1773. In the last quarter of that year, the Santa Marta earthquakes struck Antigua Guatemala, the original capital of the Spanish colony, destroying the city and killing hundreds. The disaster directly resulted in the transfer of the capital twenty miles to the east to what is today Guatemala City. It is no wonder that the seat of government was moved after a perusal of this text, which catalogues and describes twenty-one earthquakes, twelve of which resulted in significant or total destruction of the town. The present account was printed at Mixco, now on the western outskirts of Guatemala City, during meetings of the colonial government to locate and plan the new capital. "Among the earliest works printed in Mixco" -- Sabin. We locate copies at six American institutions and only one in available auction records.
Medina, Guatemala 383. Palau 105115. Sabin 27881.
Price: $3,250.00