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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 (314 x 199 mm). Engraved allegorical title (short tear repaired), letterpress title in black and red with vignette. Folding engraved general map of America (short tears along fold), 47 double-page engraved plates (2 folding, including 15 maps, the remaining 32 mostly comprising town views), 7 portraits and 69 text engravings. (Some occasional minor marginal staining.) Contemporary Dutch vellum (splitting to joints and foot of spine); quarter morocco slipcase.
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 (314 x 199 mm). Engraved allegorical title (short tear repaired), letterpress title in black and red with vignette. Folding engraved general map of America (short tears along fold), 47 double-page engraved plates (2 folding, including 15 maps, the remaining 32 mostly comprising town views), 7 portraits and 69 text engravings. (Some occasional minor marginal staining.) Contemporary Dutch vellum (splitting to joints and foot of spine); quarter morocco slipcase.
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.