"Atahualpa is garrotted by the orders of Piazzaro" De Bry 1596 Book They easily took the town

They easily took the town which had few defences at the rear

known as the Behouden Huys

Round the base of this hill

adorned with jewellery and holding a golden sceptre

This copy is housed in its nice original black morocco binding with gold tooling and spine with 5 bands

"Atahualpa is garrotted by the orders of Piazzaro" De Bry 1596 Book They easily took the town"Atahualpa is garrotted by the orders of Piazzaro" Page 9. 5 x 13 inches (23 x 33cm) Image 8. 5 x 6 inches (22 x 15cm) 1596 Good condition Verso blank This plate comes from Benzoni's work which describes his 15 years on the isthmus of America, in Panama and Nicaragua. Benzoni, an Italian, acted as a mediator between different nations. The work describes life of the first nations of Central America. Benzoni wrote at a time when the Spanish treatment of