{"product_id":"nature-in-the-new-world-from-christopher-columbus-to-gonzalo-fern-ndez-de-oviedo-9780822960805","title":"Nature in the New World: From Christopher Columbus to Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo","description":"In \u003ci\u003eNature in the New World\u003c\/i\u003e (translated 1985), \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eAntonello Gerbi\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eexamines the fascinating reports of the first Europeans to see the Americas. These accounts provided the basis for the images of strange and new flora, fauna, and human creatures that filled European imaginations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInitial chapters are devoted to the writings of Columbus, Vespucci, Cortés, Verrazzano, and others. The second portion of the book concerns the \u003ci\u003eHistoria general y natural de las Indias\u003c\/i\u003e of Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo, a work commissioned by Charles V of Spain in 1532 but not published in its entirety until the 1850s. Antonello Gerbi contends that Oviedo, a Spanish administrator who lived in Santo Domingo, has been unjustly neglected as a historian. Gerbi shows that Oviedo was a major authority on the culture, history, and conquest of the New World.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonello Gerbi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822960805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntonello Gerbi\u003c\/b\u003e (1904-1976) was a specialist on the history of political ideology and the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Dispute of the New World: The History of a Polemic, 1750-1900\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40414670782579,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":64.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_830775db-8c9a-4d1c-ba81-196931d51b07.jpg?v=1662213942","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/nature-in-the-new-world-from-christopher-columbus-to-gonzalo-fern-ndez-de-oviedo-9780822960805","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}