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Joris van Spilbergen (1568-1620)
Miroir Oost & West-Indical, auquel sont descriptes les deux dernieres Navigations, faictes es annees 1614.1615.1616.1617 & 1618. Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius, 1621. Oblong 4° (170 x 230mm.). 24 engraved maps and views (of 25, lacking plate 21), 6 folding. (Some light staining affecting upper margins, small wormhole affecting lower margins, wormtrack affecting final three gatherings with loss of a few letters.) Early 20th century half calf, spine ruled and lettered in gilt. Provenance: Henry Godefroy (signature on title); S.G. (crowned monogram on spine). The rare French edition of both Spilbergen's voyages of 1614-16, and Le Maire's voyages 1615-17. The folding maps include an interesting map of the world charting the courses of Spilbergen and Le Maire (Shirley, Mapping of the World 304). The Dutch edition was published in Leiden in 1619 by Jodocus Hondius, presumably encouraging his colleague and rival to produce this French edition two years later. Sabin 89451.
Miroir Oost & West-Indical, auquel sont descriptes les deux dernieres Navigations, faictes es annees 1614.1615.1616.1617 & 1618. Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius, 1621. Oblong 4° (170 x 230mm.). 24 engraved maps and views (of 25, lacking plate 21), 6 folding. (Some light staining affecting upper margins, small wormhole affecting lower margins, wormtrack affecting final three gatherings with loss of a few letters.) Early 20th century half calf, spine ruled and lettered in gilt. Provenance: Henry Godefroy (signature on title); S.G. (crowned monogram on spine). The rare French edition of both Spilbergen's voyages of 1614-16, and Le Maire's voyages 1615-17. The folding maps include an interesting map of the world charting the courses of Spilbergen and Le Maire (Shirley, Mapping of the World 304). The Dutch edition was published in Leiden in 1619 by Jodocus Hondius, presumably encouraging his colleague and rival to produce this French edition two years later. Sabin 89451.
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