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Chimú Vessel Flute (077.00.00)

Chimú Vessel Flute
South American Indian avian whistle vessel. Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (077.00.00)

The First European Chronicle of Peru (070.02.01)

The First European Chronicle of Peru
Pedro de Cieza de León (1518?–1560). Parte Primera Dela Chronica Del Peru. [Seville : Impressa en Seuilla en casa de Martín de Montesdoca], 1553. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (70.02.01)

Pizarro’s Rejection of a Conquistador’s Petition (071.01.00)

Pizarro’s Rejection of a Conquistador’s Petition
Francisco Pizzaro. Response to a petition by conquistador Pedro del Barco. Cusco: April 14, 1539. Facsimile. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (071.01.00)

Chart of the Pacific Coast (072.00.00)

Chart of the Pacific Coast
Chart of Pacific Coast of Central and South America. [Spanish?, mid-sixteenth century]. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress (072.02.00)

First Quechua-Spanish Dictionary and Grammar (073.00.03)

First Quechua-Spanish Dictionary and Grammar
Vocabulario en la lengua general del Peru llamada quichua, y en la lengua Española. El mas copioso y elegante que hasta agora se ha impresso (Vocabulary in the general language of Peru called Quechua, and in the Spanish language. . . .). Lima: 1586. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (073.00.03)

Letter to Pizarro (074.00.03)

Letter to Pizarro
Dona Inés Múñoz. Power of attorney to Hernando Pizarro, Sebastián Rodríguez, and Juan de Cáceres to petition for restoration of Indians. Lima, May 5, 1543. Peru. Harkness Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (074.00.03)

Peruvian Ruins (075.00.00)

Peruvian Ruins
William E. Warne. Ruins of Sacsahuamán (Cusco City, Peru), 1950. Copyprint. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (075.00.00)

Deeds of the Castilians in the New World (076.00.03)

Deeds of the Castilians in the New World
Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas (d. 1625). Historia general de los hechos de los castellanos en las Islas i Tierra Firme del Mar Oceano (General history of the deeds of the Castilians in the islands. . . .). Madrid: Emplenta Real, 1601–1615. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (076.00.03)

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