The History of Hernando De Soto and Florida: Or, Record of the Events of Fifty-Six Years, from 1512 to 1568Author: Barnard Shipp (1913 1904)Year: 1881Publisher: Collins, PrinterPlace: Philadelphia Description: xii+689 pages with two folding maps and appendix. Royal octavo (9 3 4" x 6 1 2") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. (Howes S 423) First edition. An historical record of expeditions to Florida by Hernando de Soto and others from the years 1512 1568. The extravagant reports of the wealth of the countries thus