Abstract
This study examines a sample of book shipments sent across the Atlantic from Seville to American ports. The shipments comprised printed works from Europe destined for the Viceroyalty of Peru. In this trading activity an essential role was played by the merchants who received orders to buy specific works, which they then sent to private individuals, merchants, and booksellers established in Peru.
Highlights
Se analiza una muestra de envíos de libros remitidos en los barcos que realizaron la travesía atlántica a los puertos americanos
This study examines a sample of book shipments sent across the Atlantic from Seville to American ports
The shipments comprised printed works from Europe destined for the Viceroyalty of Peru
Summary
Se analiza una muestra de envíos de libros remitidos en los barcos que realizaron la travesía atlántica a los puertos americanos. Se trata de envíos de títulos impresos europeos destinados al abastecimiento del virreinato del Perú. En este tráfico de libros jugaron un papel clave los mercaderes que compraron títulos que enviaron a particulares, mercaderes o libreros establecidos en Perú. PALABRAS CLAVE: Comercio de libros; Libreros; Literatura del Siglo de Oro; Consumo cultural; Sevilla; Perú; Cuzco; Lima; Potosí. The shipments comprised printed works from Europe destined for the Viceroyalty of Peru. In this trading activity an essential role was played by the merchants who received orders to buy specific works, which they sent to private individuals, merchants, and booksellers established in Peru.
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