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Publication of The Decades of the Newe Worlde

When
1555
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Unspecified
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In 1555, Richard Eden published The Decades of the Newe Worlde or West India. This translation rendered parts of Pietro Martire d'Anghiera's De orbe novo decades and Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés's Natural hystoria de las Indias into English, contributing to Tudor exploration enthusiasm.

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  1. 1555 · Unspecified1555 Translation Publication

    Richard Eden published The Decades of the Newe Worlde or West India in 1555, translating works by Pietro Martire d'Anghiera and Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés.

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Publication Context. Richard Eden, an English alchemist and translator educated at Cambridge, published The Decades of the Newe Worlde or West India in 1555. The work translated geographical texts by other writers, helping foster enthusiasm for overseas exploration in Tudor England. It included portions of Pietro Martire d'Anghiera's De orbe novo decades and Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés's Natural hystoria de las Indias.

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Sources

  1. Richard Eden (translator) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-30
  2. Peter Martyr d'Anghiera Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16

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