[BOESNIER DE L'ORME, Paul], Le Mexique conquis, 1752

First edition.
Book relating the conquest of Mexico by Cortes. The author's will is to correct Antonio de Solis's History of the Conquest of Mexico by redacting uncertain or improbable facts.
"The customs, the characters, all the main events, the only ones worthy of passing down to posterity, are preserved; the order of the times are respected. The details suppressed, changed, embellished, are those which, according to Solis, haven't any basis other than uncertainty or conjecture. " (extract from the preface).

The book is illustrated with two maps of America after Robert de Vaugondy.