Shelfmark
En.1.03(04)
Author
Uniform title
[America. Pars 4. Latin]
Title
Americae pars quarta. Sive, Insignis & admiranda historia de reperta primùm Occidentali India à Christophoro Columbo anno M. CCCCXCII / scripta ab Hieronymo Bezono Mediolanense, qui istic a[n]nis XIIII. versatus, dilige[n]ter omnia observavit. Addita ad singula ferè capita, non contemnenda scholia, in quibus agitur de earum etiam gentium idolatria. Accessit præterea illarumn regionum tabula chorographica. Omnia elegantibus figuris in aes incisis expressa à Theodoro de Bry Leodiense, cive Francofurtensi anno M D XCIIII.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Insignis & admiranda historia de reperta primùm Occidentali India à Christophoro Columbo anno M. CCCCXCII
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Frankfurt am Main : Theodor de Bry, 1594]
Physical description
[1] p., [1] folded plate, [8], 145, [3] p. ; [1], XXIIII leaves of plates : ill., map ; Fol.
Note
Engraved title page. Plates (A-F at end) have separate engraved t.p., identical to the first. Both bear the corrections to 'Rudolphus and preveligio as noted by Adams.
Note
Another issue of Adams B2991; imprint information inferred from the earlier edition bearing a colophon.
Note
Translated into Latin by Urbain Chauveton (BLC).
Citation/references note
Adams, B2993
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Walter Farquhar, and dono dedit booklabel: Sir W. Farquhar, M.P.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton School Library.
Binding
Late 19th or early 20th century brown half calf; red and blue marbled paper on boards; earlier (17th century?) brown calf spine reattached to spine; gold and blind tooled fillet decoration on spine.
Copy-specific note
Bound as part of 2 vol. set of Bry's Americae.
Subject
Archipelagoes Caribbean Area Description and travel.
Subject
Archipelagoes Caribbean Area History.
Added entry--name
Bry, Theodor de, 1528 - 1598 publisher.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Chauveton, Urbain, ? - approximately 1616 translator.
Added entry--name
Farquhar, Walter former owner.
Added entry--name
Eton College School Library former owner.
Added entry--place
Germany Frankfurt am Main.
Identifier
B32293