$750
A group of four autographed letters from Father Juan Bautista Zappa (1651-1694) to Father Juan Maria de Salvatierra (1648-1717), Jesuit missionaries, Mexico, 1683-1684. Juan Maria de Salvatierra was the founder of the first permanent mission in the Californias, Nuestra Senora de Loreto. Autographed letter initialled by Zappa to Salvatierra, n.d., one page; Autographed letter signed ("Juan Bautista Zappa"), Mexico, March 14, 1684, three pages, on a bifolium, to Juan Maria (Salvatierra); Autographed letter in the hand of Zappa, signature clipped, Mexico, 1684, one page, to Juan Maria Salvatierra; Autographed letter initialled by Zappa to Salvatierra, signature clipped, Mexico, May 30, 1683, three pages, on a bifolium.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2013-04-10