![[LODEWIJCKSZ, Willem.] Prima pars descriptionis itineris navalis in Indiam orientalem. Amsterdam: Cornelis Nicolas, 1598. 4° (333 x 250mm). Large engraved map of the Eastern Hemisphere on title, one plate, and 47 illustrations, including 4 maps and plans only, woodcut illustrations, woodcut initials. (Lacking the double-page plate of the Bantam Market as usual, outer margin of plate on G1 closely shaved, a few spots, occasional light marginal finger-soiling.) Crimson half morocco gilt by Sangorski and Sutcliffe (front cover with a few light stains, new endpapers).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2014/CSK/2014_CSK_05841_0102_000(lodewijcksz_willem_prima_pars_descriptionis_itineris_navalis_in_indiam082812).jpg?w=1)
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[LODEWIJCKSZ, Willem.] Prima pars descriptionis itineris navalis in Indiam orientalem. Amsterdam: Cornelis Nicolas, 1598. 4° (333 x 250mm). Large engraved map of the Eastern Hemisphere on title, one plate, and 47 illustrations, including 4 maps and plans only, woodcut illustrations, woodcut initials. (Lacking the double-page plate of the Bantam Market as usual, outer margin of plate on G1 closely shaved, a few spots, occasional light marginal finger-soiling.) Crimson half morocco gilt by Sangorski and Sutcliffe (front cover with a few light stains, new endpapers).
FIRST EDITION IN LATIN of the classic account of the first Dutch voyage to the East Indies under the command of Cornelis Houtman. The expedition left in 1595, after Holland had achieved independence from Spain. The ships sailed across the Atlantic to Brazil, and rounded the Cape of Good Hope on 7 February 1595. They arrived in Sumatra in May 1596 and proceeded to Java with the intention of reaching the Moluccas. The ships were unseaworthy, however, and troubles arouse between captains and crew. Finally reaching an accord, they sailed to Bali and returned to Texel in August 1597, with only eighty-nine of the crew left alive. Because of the increased price of pepper the voyage was able to turn a profit, despite returning with a small cargo. The attractive plates depict native people, animals, coastline views, flora and fauna. This work was also published in French and Dutch in the same year. The second part, containing the expedition to the East Indies in 1598 under J.C. van Neck, was never published in Latin. Cf. Adams L-1397; cf. Mendelssohn I, p.738.
FIRST EDITION IN LATIN of the classic account of the first Dutch voyage to the East Indies under the command of Cornelis Houtman. The expedition left in 1595, after Holland had achieved independence from Spain. The ships sailed across the Atlantic to Brazil, and rounded the Cape of Good Hope on 7 February 1595. They arrived in Sumatra in May 1596 and proceeded to Java with the intention of reaching the Moluccas. The ships were unseaworthy, however, and troubles arouse between captains and crew. Finally reaching an accord, they sailed to Bali and returned to Texel in August 1597, with only eighty-nine of the crew left alive. Because of the increased price of pepper the voyage was able to turn a profit, despite returning with a small cargo. The attractive plates depict native people, animals, coastline views, flora and fauna. This work was also published in French and Dutch in the same year. The second part, containing the expedition to the East Indies in 1598 under J.C. van Neck, was never published in Latin. Cf. Adams L-1397; cf. Mendelssohn I, p.738.
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