Martyr, Peter

Martyr, Peter and Ramusio, Giovani (¿)            

Libro prima della Historia

de lIndie Occidentali (Martir)

Libro secondo delle Indie Occidentali (Oviedo)

Libro ultimo del Summario delle Indie Occidentali

(lettere delle Peru)

Venice, 1534

Harrisse 190; Church 69

In small quarto, 20x15 cm;

Rebound in 19th century red Morocco; raised bands; title labels in gilt.

...

Huttich, J. and Grynaeus, S.

Basel, Hervagium. 1555

(Alden/Landis 555/42; Sabin 34104; Brunet IV, 132)

In folio (38x23 cm.).

Rebound in XVIII century full calf, raised band on the spine, engraved and gilt title.

In a box.

26 nn lvs including title page adorned with a copper plate engraving

678 pp (last blank)

Woodcut initials to each story.

A few woodcut illustrations in the text.

Excellent condition.

Latin edition of 23 books (texts) on the earliest voyages of discovery including Cadamosta (Cape Verde 1455; 1456); Columbus (1492; 1493) ; Pinzon; Vespuccis four voyages; Marco Polo; Michow (Poland); Peter ...

Eden, Richard

Richard Eden, translator and compilor    

Martyr of Angleria, Peter                    

THE DECADES of the newe worlde or west India...

the navigations and conquests of the Spanyardes...

large lands and Islandes lately found in the west Ocean...

and many others....

London, Powell, 1555

Sabin 1561; JCB 1919: I.186; Church 102; Kraus: the first three English books on America, 1971

In small quarto,

Contemporary calf binding with English blindstamp on both covers:

a pelican plucking blood ...

Ramusio G.B.

Venice, Giunti. 1613; 1583; 1606

(Adams: R136; R139; R140; European Americana 1563/22; 1583/59; Church 99, for different editions; Sabin 67735; 67738 & 67742)

In folio, 3 Vols, uniformly rebound in the XVIII century in full calf.

Spine with raised bands and gilt title & decoration. Edges gilt.

4 nn lvs; 34 and 394 numbered leaves: three copper plate engraved maps; 18 numbered leaves; 10 nn lvs; 256 and 90 numbered leaves

6 nn lvs; 36 and 430 numbered leaves: 6 folding woodcut maps

In all three volumes together there are 53 woodcuts in the text

Condition: Rebound & cut in the XIX century. Margins still wide. Spine ...

de Bry Th.

Frankfurt, de Brij 1591

(Church 145)

In folio, XVIII century, full calf binding

Including engraved title page (1591)

Including Coat of Arms

One text engraving (Noas ark)

One folding map (Florida; Burden 67)

Second engraved title page , dated 1591

42 plates plus text (as in Church 145)

all in fine contemporary colour.

Slight, overall browning as is usual in de Bry. One plate from another copy and in modern colour. Map restored. K5 (Fe de erratas wit old restuaration. Else fine.

First edition. Latin ...

Lodewijckszoon, Willem

Amsterdam, Corneille Nicolas. 1598

(Tiele Memoires no 113; Tiele Bibliographie 511)

In folio; contemporary limp vellum

53 (of 54) leaves

49 (of 50) maps and plates

Condition: missing leaf, G 2, in printed facsimile on contemporary paper. The missing plate is the Market of Bantam, probably designed for this Claeszoon edition and printed later as it is unnumbered (unlike the other leaves), carries no text whereas all other leaves with a plate do have text. Pieter Tiele, the first bibliographer of these journals of Dutch voyages, had never seen a copy of the book were the plate WAS included so it is fair to say that ...

de Bry Th.

Frankfurt, Beckers. 1613

Church 242; Muller 1878; Howego I, p873/74; Tiele

Two parts in one

In folio, later stiff vellum

Part one, text: A;B;C;D; and E in four that is 20 leaves of which the last leaf an authentic blank

Part two: a in four including a text title page with two woodcut adornments, thereafter 3 double page folding maps, not numbered

Binding seems to be a remboitage; slight overall browning all through. Tiny burning hole upper margin of B 2 typical of the ash from a cigar of the reader. Maps and prints in excellent condition

The plates and maps are:

Engraved title page, 1613

van Noordt, Olivier

Amsterdam, Michiel Colijn. 1618

(Tiele, Memoire nr 20)

In oblong quarto. Modern full calf

125 (of 132) pp.

Title page with copper plate engraving

25 plates, 3 of them maps (=complete).

Lacking the last 4 text leaves but complete in plates and maps. All pages cut short at the top with slight loss, repaired. Else fine, clean copy

The first Dutch circumnavigation (1598-1601) under Olivier van Noort. Van Noordts passage through Magellans Strait was the first successful one by the Dutch. His voyage was intended to harass the Spaniards where their defences were weak: the Pacific. Spain considered the Pacific a Spanish lake, albeit a big lake. However the cities along the South American ...

Hulsius, Levinus

Franckfurt am Mayn,

Weissen, in Verleging die Hulsischen. 1623

(Church 310; JCB I 573)

Small in quarto. Remboitage in old vellum over boards

4 nn leaves, including engraved title page;

256 pages

14 (folding) maps

First and complete translation in German of Antonio de Herreras Descripcion de las Indias, 1601, the second atlas ever to be dedicated to the Americas. This essential atlas accompanied his magnificent Historia de los Hechos de los Castellanos en las Indias Occidentales, Madrid 1601-1615. The ...

Spilbergen, J van

Amsterdam, Joost Hartgens. 1648

(Tiele Memoire nr. 71 and nr 77)

In small quarto. Modern half calf

Two books in one volume

Spilbergen: pp 3-62, six woodcut plates in the text

L Hermite: pp 3-60, ten woodcuts and seven copper plate engravings in the text.

Lacking the two title pages.

Spilbergens was the fifth circumnavigation ever after Magellan; Drake; Cavendish and van Noort. The voyage took place between 1614 and 1618. Spilbergen was an accomplished admiral who had sailed for the VOC to the Indies (Ceylon) before. He was sent again by the ...

Spilbergen, J van

Amsterdam, Hartgens, 1648

(Tiele Mem 143; Landwehr VOC 251 and 198)

In quarto, modern quarter calf binding

94 pages including one engraved title page.

Spilbergen, pp 1-62, one folding plate with 6 images.

Van Hagen, pp 62-96. Pp 69-91 is translated from Caspar Balbi being the description from Cochin and Pegu.

Voyage to Ceylon (1601-1604) was carried out before the Dutch East India Company, VOC, was created in 1602 and paid for by the Flemish entrepreneur de ...

De Veer, Gerrit

Joost Hartgens

Amsterdam, Adriaan Roest, 1650

Tiele, Memoire nr 102;

65 pp (last blank)

Pp 1&2: Title page with woodcut plate

6 original text engravings on copper plate

Small in quarto

XIX century cut and rebound in half brown morocco

Title in gilt on the spine

Hole in title page in old restoration, probably when rebound. Cut short just affecting a few of the headings.

Pp 3-46:     The story of the three voyages by the Dutch to find the north-east passage to Cathay (China) in 1594; 1505 and 1596 under Willem Barentszoon and Jacob van Heemskerk. ...

Houtman, Cornelis de

Amsterdam, Joost Hartgens, 1650

Tiele 121

In small quarto, recent quarter calf binding

102 pp, including title page with woodcut illustration

6 text engravings in copper plate as follows:

A5r. Inhabitants cape of Good Hope

D4r.    Bantam

E1v.    Dance at Java

E2v.    Council at Ambon

E3r.    A nobleman from Bantam

G1r.    A woman follows her deceased man into the fire

G2r.    The island St Helena

Schouten, W.C.

Amsterdam, L. Vlasbloem 1662. (Sabin 77961; Tiele memoires Schouten z, pp 52).

In small quarto, later vellum binding. 4 nn leaves, 6 folding maps & plates, 1 folding map added in manuscript on old paper

72 pages, last page blank. Complete according to tabellae.

This is the third reprint by Dirk Vlasbloem of Schoutens journal in Latin (first & second, both 1648). All of these Vlasbloem editions are extremely rare. Tiele and the index of this book gives 6 plates for this ...

Spilbergen, J van

Admiraal Joris van Spilbergen

...1614-1617

Amsterdam, Saeghman circa 1663    

(Tiele, Journaux No. 72)

In quarto. XIX century quarter calf

32 lvs, A-H in 4

Title page with copper plate engraving,

In verso: full page portrait of Spilbergen in woodcut frame

8 text plates: one copperplate engraving, taken from Hartgens edition and 7 original woodcuts. Including the DODO

Text in two columns

Condition: fine

Spilbergens was the fifth circumnavigation ever after Magellan; Drake; Cavendish and van Noordt. The voyage took place between 1614 and 1618. Spilbergen was an ...

van der Aa, P.

Leyden, van der Aa, 1706

In folio, modern half black morocco and paper over boards

Title page with engraving; 44 columns on 22 pp and 5 plates in the text.

Title page with engraving 2 n lvs; 2 folding maps; 204 columns on 102 pp;

4 plates in the text; 4 nn lvs, index

Maps are:

Rouwolfs reystocht door de Levant...., 16x22,5cm, and

Rouwolfs landreyze van Aleppo ...

van der Aa, P.

Leiden, van der Aa, 1706

In (gran) folio 37x23 cm.

Modern linen over carton

Title gilt on the spine

Drake: engraved title page; 2 folding maps; 10 lvs; 5 plates in the text.

Carder (under Drake) engraved title page; 2 lvs; 1 plate in the text.

Cavendish: engraved title page; 1 folding map (world); 10 lvs including 4 plates.

Cavendish /Knivet: engraved title page; one folding map (Rio de la Plata) 11 lvs with 4 engravings in the text.

van der Aa, P.

Johan Smith: ..tegen Turken en Tartaren            

Gosnol:..Virginia, New England

Smith: Virginia

Smith: New England

Leiden, van de Aa, 1706

In (gran) folio 37x23 cm.

Modern linen over carton

Title gilt on the spine

Smith, Tartary,1693 etc: Engraved title page; folding map: Black Sea; 13 lvs; 4 plates.

Gosnol, Virginia, 1602: Engraved title page; folding map: New England; New France; 3 lvs; 1 plate

Gilbert, Virginia, 1603: Engraved title page; 3 lvs; 2 plates

Smith, Virginia, 1606: Folding map, Virginia; 32 lvs; 7 ...

van der Aa, P.

Jenkinson, Tartary, Catay                    

Frobisher: NW passage, three times

Leiden, van der Aa, 1706

Jenkinson, Tratary and Catay, 1558. Engraved title page; 4 lvs; one folding map: Tartarieen.

Frobisher, doortocht Cataya, 1576; 77 and 78: Engraved title page; 1 map, Greenland; 11 lvs; 2 plates

Weymouth, George: North West passage, 1602; Engraved title page, 4 lvs; 1 plate.

Stedman, J.G.

London, Johnson 1806

Sabin 91075; Abbey Travel 719; Bentley, Blake books 499 B

Two books in one volume in quarto

Large paper copy, bookblock 29,5x23cm, blindstamped vellum over heavy bevelled boards.

Book one: 11 lvs, including frontis and title page; 423 pp; 1 leaf; 4 pp;

Book two: second title page; 4 lvs; 419 pp; 5 pp

The two title pages with engraved vignette, 77 plates in aquatint and 3 engraved folding maps, all in attractive contemporary colour.

Images after original Stedman drawings.

A famous abolitionist document, attractive as a large paper copy and enhanced by its ...