Lot 117
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MONTANUS, ARNOLDUS. Gedenkwaerdige Gesantschappen der Oost-Indische Maetschappy in't Vereenigde Nederland, aen de Kaisaren van Japan... Amsterdam: Jacob Meurs 1669. Folio, 308 x 202 mm. (12 1/8 x 8 in.), contemporary Dutch blind-panelled vellum, fold breaks to map, short tears to 2 folding plates and to fols. Ss1-2, fol. L4 torn along gutter, one folding plate a bit creased, stain to fol. Lll1 obscuring a few letters, occasional minor staining and marginal discoloration. FIRST EDITION (published the same year as a German-language edition), title in red and black, additional engraved title, folding engraved map, 24 double-page engraved plates (4 folding), 70 half-page engravings depicting Japanese cities, ethnographic scenes and cataclysmic events. Lipperheide Lf 1.

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MONTANUS, ARNOLDUS. Gedenkwaerdige Gesantschappen der Oost-Indische Maetschappy in't Vereenigde Nederland, aen de Kaisaren van Japan... Amsterdam: Jacob Meurs 1669. Folio, 308 x 202 mm. (12 1/8 x 8 in.), contemporary Dutch blind-panelled vellum, fold breaks to map, short tears to 2 folding plates and to fols. Ss1-2, fol. L4 torn along gutter, one folding plate a bit creased, stain to fol. Lll1 obscuring a few letters, occasional minor staining and marginal discoloration. FIRST EDITION (published the same year as a German-language edition), title in red and black, additional engraved title, folding engraved map, 24 double-page engraved plates (4 folding), 70 half-page engravings depicting Japanese cities, ethnographic scenes and cataclysmic events. Lipperheide Lf 1.