Shelfmark
En.1.04(03)
Author
Uniform title
[America. Pars 8. Latin]
Title
Americæ pars VIII. : Continens primo, descriptionem trium itinerum nobilissimi et fortissimi Equitis Francisci Draken, qui peragrato primum vniuerso terrarum orbe, postea cum nobilissimo Equite Iohanne Hauckens, ad expugnandum ciuitatem Panama, in Indiam nauigauit, vbi vitam suam ambo finierunt. Secundo, iter nobilissimi Equitis Thomæ Candisch, qui duorum ferè annorum spacio, 13000. Anglicana miliaria in mari confecit, vbi de describuntur quoque omnia quæ in hoc itinere ipsi acciderunt & visa sunt. Tertio, duo itinera, nobilissimi & fortissimi Domini Gualtheri Ralegh Equitis & designati gubernatoris Regij in Anglia Præsidij, nec non fortissimi Capitanei Laurentii Keyms. Quibus itineraribus describitur auriferum et potentissimum regnum Guiana, ad septentrionem flumnis Orenoque, aliàs Orecliana dicti, situm, cum metropoli eius Manoa & Macuiguarai, aliusque finitimis regionibus & fluuiis, mercibus item præstantissimis, & mercatura, quæ in regno hoc exercetur. / Primo quidem Anglicana lingua partim ab equitibus ipsis, partim ab aliis, qui hisce itineraribus interfuerunt, sparsim consignata: iam verò in vnum corpus redacta, & in Latinum sermonem conuersa, auctore M. Gotardo Artus Dantiscano.
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Tabulæ et imagines ad septimam et octavam Americæ partem
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Tabulæ & imagines ad septimam et octavam Americæ partem
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Frankfurt am Main] : ... opera & sumptibus Theodorici de Bry p.m. relictæ viduæ & filiorum., Anno M.D.XCIX. [1599]
Physical description
[2], 78, 99, [3] p., [1] folded leaf of plates; [1], XIX, [1] leaves of plates : ill., map ; Fol.
Note
Signatures: AA-KK⁴ Aa-Ll⁴ Mm⁶ a-e⁴ (e4 blank)
Note
Plates preceded by special letterpress t.p.: Tabulæ & imagines ad septimam et octavam Americæ partem ... . -- Impressæ Francofurti ad Moenum : Per Matthæum Becker, sumptibus dictorum Theodorici de Bry viduæ & filiorum., Anno M. D. XCIX.
Note
First t.p. is letterpress, but bears an engraved image of the globe.
Citation/references note
CLC, B2525
Citation/references note
Adams, B3003
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Walter Farquhar, and dono dedit booklabel: Sir W. Farquhar, M.P.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton School Library.
Binding
18th or early 19th century half russia; blue and pink marbled paper on boards; earlier (17th century?) brown calf spine reattached to spine; gold and blind tooled decoration on spine; 20th century endpapers; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Copy incomplete: lacks signatures Aa-Ll4 and Mm6.
Copy-specific note
T.p. inscription: 2170.
Copy-specific note
Bound as part of 2 vol. set of Bry's Americae.
Subject
Subject
Subject
Voyages around the world Early works to 1800.
Subject
America Early accounts to 1600
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Becker, Matthias, active 1573 - 1606 printer.
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Farquhar, Walter former owner.
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Arthus, Gotthard, b. 1568 - ? translator.
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Theodor de Bry (Firm) printer.
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Eton College School Library former owner.
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Germany Frankfurt am Main.
Language code
lat eng
Identifier
B32300