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MONTANUS, ARNOLDUS. De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America en 't Zuid-Land. Amsterdam: Jacob Meurs 1671.
Folio, 319 x 201mm. (12 9/16 x 7 15/16in.), contemporary Dutch speckled calf, spine gilt, red and blue sprinkled edges decorated to a lattice design, spine and joints a little worn, corners bruised, tiny fold hold in general map, small stain on Ostium Flumines Paraybae plate.
FIRST EDITION, engraved title, letterpress title in black and red with vignette, folding engraved general map of America, 47 double-page engraved plates (2 folding) including 15 maps (the remaining 32 comprising town views), 7 portraits and 69 text engravings.
Borba de Moraes, p. 586; Church 613; Sabin 50086.
"This is a classic book on America and is much sought after by collectors of Americana as it contains, on . 124, one of the first views of New York (Novum Amsterdamum)"--Borba de Moraes.
Provenance: F.C. Koch, Rotterdam, bookplate and book label.
Folio, 319 x 201mm. (12 9/16 x 7 15/16in.), contemporary Dutch speckled calf, spine gilt, red and blue sprinkled edges decorated to a lattice design, spine and joints a little worn, corners bruised, tiny fold hold in general map, small stain on Ostium Flumines Paraybae plate.
FIRST EDITION, engraved title, letterpress title in black and red with vignette, folding engraved general map of America, 47 double-page engraved plates (2 folding) including 15 maps (the remaining 32 comprising town views), 7 portraits and 69 text engravings.
Borba de Moraes, p. 586; Church 613; Sabin 50086.
"This is a classic book on America and is much sought after by collectors of Americana as it contains, on . 124, one of the first views of New York (Novum Amsterdamum)"--Borba de Moraes.
Provenance: F.C. Koch, Rotterdam, bookplate and book label.