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LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van (1563 - 1611). Histoire de la Navigation de Jean Hugues. Amsterdam: J E Cloppenburch, 1619.
3 parts in one volume, 2°, 309 x 190mm. Three titles, the first two within elaborate engraved borders, the third with engraved vignette, portrait of Linschoten on verso of index leaf, 11 engraved folding maps and 36 double-page folding engraved plates and views by Johann and Baptiste ven Doetecom after Linschoten. (Browning throughout, several repaired tears). 17th century calf, gilt fillet border, the spine in 6 panels with raised bands (boards scuffed, joints cracked, extremities worn)
THE SECOND EDITION OF THIS INFLUENTIAL WORK illustrated with fine maps and charts. The last two parts comprise with Le Grand Routier de Mer.. and Description de l'Amerique. Linschoten, a Dutchman born in Delft in 1590, was in Goa between 1583 and 1589, and with Willem Barents on his second voyage to the Kara Sea in 1594-95. This practical experience all lent authenticity to the present work, first published in Dutch (Amsterdam, 1595-1596), and it remains one of the most important travel books and went through numerous editions in various languages. It contains the most comprehensive account of the East and West Indies available at the end of the 16th century, and according to Church (and other authorities) it was given to each ship sailing from Holland to India. As well as including important travel accounts taken from contemporary Portugese, Dutch and Spanish sources, it is the first work to include precise sailing instructions for the Indies and also includes an excellent account of America. Sabin C.41369/71/2
3 parts in one volume, 2°, 309 x 190mm. Three titles, the first two within elaborate engraved borders, the third with engraved vignette, portrait of Linschoten on verso of index leaf, 11 engraved folding maps and 36 double-page folding engraved plates and views by Johann and Baptiste ven Doetecom after Linschoten. (Browning throughout, several repaired tears). 17th century calf, gilt fillet border, the spine in 6 panels with raised bands (boards scuffed, joints cracked, extremities worn)
THE SECOND EDITION OF THIS INFLUENTIAL WORK illustrated with fine maps and charts. The last two parts comprise with Le Grand Routier de Mer.. and Description de l'Amerique. Linschoten, a Dutchman born in Delft in 1590, was in Goa between 1583 and 1589, and with Willem Barents on his second voyage to the Kara Sea in 1594-95. This practical experience all lent authenticity to the present work, first published in Dutch (Amsterdam, 1595-1596), and it remains one of the most important travel books and went through numerous editions in various languages. It contains the most comprehensive account of the East and West Indies available at the end of the 16th century, and according to Church (and other authorities) it was given to each ship sailing from Holland to India. As well as including important travel accounts taken from contemporary Portugese, Dutch and Spanish sources, it is the first work to include precise sailing instructions for the Indies and also includes an excellent account of America. Sabin C.41369/71/2
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