en ella el Año de 1790. Explícase el sistema de los Calendarios de los Indios, el método que tenian de dividir el tiempo, y la correccion que hacian de él para igualar el año civil, de que usaban, con el año solar trópico. Noticia muy necesaria para la perfecta inteligencia de la segunda piedra: á que se añaden otras curiosas é instructivas sobre la Mitologia de los Mexicanos, sobre su Astronomía, y sobre los ritos y ceremonias que acostumbraban en tiempo de su Gentilidad. Por Don Antonio de Leon y Gama. México. En la Imprenta de Don Felipe de Zúñiga y Ontiveros Año de M.DCC.XCII. 3 prel. leaves and 116 pp. Lista, etc. 2 pp. and 3 plates. Calf. 4to. (15s. 1678) LE PAGE DU PRATZ (M.) Histoire de la Louisiane, Contenant la Découverte de ce vaste Pays; la Description géographique; un Voyage dans les Terres ; l'Histoire Naturelle; les Maurs, Coûtumes & Religion des Naturels, avec leurs Origines; deux Voyages dans le Nord du nouveau Mexique, dont un julqu'à la Mer du Sud; ornée de deux Cartes & de 40 Planches en Taille douce. Par M. Le Page du Pratz. A Paris, M.DCC.Lviii. Three Volumes. Tome Premier, avj and 358 pp. 2 copperplate maps at pp. 138, 139. Tome Second, Half-title, title, and 441 pp. 34 copperplates. Tomé Troisieme, Half-title, title, and 451 pp. Approbation and Privilege 3 pp. Errata page. 4 copperplates. Old calf. 12mo. (15s. 1679) LE PAGE DU PRATZ (M.) The History of Louisiana, or of The Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing A Defcription of the Countries that lye on both Sides of the River Miffisipi: With An Account of the Settlements, Inhabitants, Soil, Climate, and Products. Translated from the French, (lately published,) By M. Le Page Du Pratz ; with Some Notes and Observations relating to our Colonies. In Two Volumes. London, T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt. LXIII. Two Volumes. Vol. I. Half-title, title, 1 pp. vii and 368 pp. 2 maps. Vol. II. 4 prel. leuves, and 272 pp. Old calf. 12mo. (15s. 1680) LE ROY (P. L.) A Narrative of the singular Adventures of Four Ruflian Sailors, Who were MDCC cast away on the desert Inand of East-Spitzbergen. Together with some Observations on the Productions of that Illand, &c. By Mr. P. L. Le Roy, Professor of History, and Member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg. Translated from the German Original, at the desire of several Members of the Royal Society. [London, 1774 ?] Title and pp. 43-118. Half morocco. 8vo. (4s. 6d. 1681) LERY (Jean de). Histoire d'vn Voyage/ fait en la terre/ dv Bresil, avtre-/ment dite Ame-/rique./ Contenant la nauigation, & choles remar-/quables, veuës sur mer par l'aucteur: Le compor/ tement de Villegagnon, en ce pais là. 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