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MONTANUS, Arnoldus (1625-1683). De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America en 't Zuid-Land. Amsterdam: Jacob Meurs 1671.
2o (365 x 233 mm). Engraved allegorical title, letterpress title in black and red with vignette. Folding engraved general map of America, 47 double-page engraved plates (2 folding) including 15 maps (the remaining 32 mostly comprising town views), 7 portraits and 69 text engravings (a few old tape repairs on verso, some creasing, light browning and pale spotting). (Some occasional browning and spotting.) Contemporary mottled calf gilt (worn).
FIRST EDITION. "This is a classic book on America and is much sought after by collectors of Americana as it contains, on p. 124, one of the first views of New York (Novum Amsterodamum)" -- Borba de Moraes. The text engraving on p. 213 shows the crowning of Sir Francis Drake by the California native Americans. Borba de Moraes, p. 586; Church 613; Phelps Stokes I, 142-143 and VI, 262; Sabin 50086.
2o (365 x 233 mm). Engraved allegorical title, letterpress title in black and red with vignette. Folding engraved general map of America, 47 double-page engraved plates (2 folding) including 15 maps (the remaining 32 mostly comprising town views), 7 portraits and 69 text engravings (a few old tape repairs on verso, some creasing, light browning and pale spotting). (Some occasional browning and spotting.) Contemporary mottled calf gilt (worn).
FIRST EDITION. "This is a classic book on America and is much sought after by collectors of Americana as it contains, on p. 124, one of the first views of New York (Novum Amsterodamum)" -- Borba de Moraes. The text engraving on p. 213 shows the crowning of Sir Francis Drake by the California native Americans. Borba de Moraes, p. 586; Church 613; Phelps Stokes I, 142-143 and VI, 262; Sabin 50086.
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