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MONTANUS, Arnoldus. De nieuwe en onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America en't Zuid-Land. Amsterdam, J. van Meurs, 1671 Folio. 320x200 mm. Contemporary leather binding, spine reimbotage, modern guard sheets, gilt title to spine. Illustrated frontispiece with title, Frontispiece in red and black with engraved vignette, Portrait of Jan Maurits, Papers 2 unnumbered (Dedication with large engraved Headpiece to c. *3, with coat of arms), large folded map of America, Pages 585, [27 with Indexes], 53 Tables out of text and 69 engravings in text.Total of 56 copper-engraved Tables: Illustrated Antiporta, 7 full-page portraits (Johan Maurits, Columbus, Vespucci, Magellan, the last Inca emperor Atahualpa, Pizarro, and the Aztec emperor Montezuma), a large folded map of America by Gerard Schagen, 15 double-page maps, 32 double-page or folded plates. Ex libris by C.G. Little pasted in front counterplate. Spine restored with modern leather, slight scattered foxing, overall good copy. Rare first edition in first printing run. One of the most important works on America, beautifully figured. Borba de Moraes: "This is a classic book on America and is much sought after by collectors of Americana as it contains, on p. 124, one of the first views of New York Novum Amsterodamum." Howes praises the illustrations "beauty and wealth of copperplates comparable only to De Bry." This print run contains the Portrait of Jan Maurits of Nassau, not mentioned in the final Index. The part covering North America contains Blaeu's map of New England and New Netherland, as well as John Smith's Virginia and Carolina Virginia maps; there is also a detailed map of Bermuda and numerous views of towns and scenes in Mexico and the Caribbean. Among the engravings in the text: one of the earliest views of New Amsterdam, on p. 124, according to Asher "without any doubt, the handsomest, and... the most agreeable view of Dutch New York"; on p. 213 the coronation of Sir Francis Drake by the Native Americans of California. Much of the second half of the volume is devoted to Brazil, where the Dutch were deeply involved for decades in the 17th century.Asher 14: "The description of New Netherland contained in Montanus does not pretend to be an original work; but whether it has been in part borrowed from books no longer to be found (...), or whether the author has consulted M.S. authorities, - there are some among the things that he mentions for which he is the first, if not the only source." Including views of "Puerto Rico," "De Stadt St. Martin," "Truxillo," "Cusco," "Mauritiopoli" and "Nova Mexico" and maps of "Novi Belgii quod nunc Novi Jorck vocatur," "Aestiuarium Insularum alias Barmudas," "Virginiae partis australis et Floridae," "Insulae Americanae" and "Chili." Sabin 50086; Alden-L. 671/209; Howes M733; Borba de M. 586; Bosch 134; Church 613; Tiele 763; Burden 411-15; Asher's Bibliographical Essay, p. 23. Folio. 320x200 mm. Contemporary leather binding, spine rebacked, new endpapers, gilt title on the spine. Frontispiece with title, Titlepage in red and black with engraved vignette, Portrait of Jan Maurits, 2 unnumbered leaves (Dedication with large engraved header on page *3, with coat of arms), large folded map of America, 585 pages, [27 with Indexes], 53 plates outside the text and 69 engravings on the text.In total 56 copper engraved plates: Illustrated Frontispiece, 7 full page portraits (Johan Maurits, Columbus, Vespucci, Magellan, the last Inca emperor Atahualpa, Pizarro and the Aztec emperor Montezuma), a large folded map of America by Gerard Schagen, 15 double-page maps, 32 double-page or folded plates. Bookplate of C.G. Littell on upper pastedown. Spine restored with modern leather, slight spread foxing, overall a good copy. Rare first edition, first issue. One of the most important works on America, beautifully illustrated. Borba de Moraes: "This is a classic book on America and is much sought after by collectors of Americana as it contains, on p. 124, one of the first views of New York Novum Amsterodamum." Howes praises the illustrations "beauty and wealth of copperplates comparable only to De Bry." This edition contains the Portrait of Jan Maurits of Nassau, not mentioned in the final Index. In the North American portion it contains Blaeu's map of New England and New Netherland, as well as John Smith's maps of Virginia and Carolina Virginia; there is also a detailed map of Bermuda and numerous views of cities and scenes in Mexico and the Caribbean. Among the engravings in the text: one of the first views of New Amsterdam, on p. 124, according to Asher "without any doubt, the handsomest, and... the most agreeable view of Dutch New York"; on p. 213 the coronation of Sir Francis Drake by the Native Americans of California. Much of the second half of the volume is devoted to Brazil, where the Dutch were deeply involved for decade

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MONTANUS, Arnoldus. De nieuwe en onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America en't Zuid-Land. Amsterdam, J. van Meurs, 1671 Folio. 320x200 mm. Contemporary leather binding, spine reimbotage, modern guard sheets, gilt title to spine. Illustrated frontispiece with title, Frontispiece in red and black with engraved vignette, Portrait of Jan Maurits, Papers 2 unnumbered (Dedication with large engraved Headpiece to c. *3, with coat of arms), large folded map of America, Pages 585, [27 with Indexes], 53 Tables out of text and 69 engravings in text.Total of 56 copper-engraved Tables: Illustrated Antiporta, 7 full-page portraits (Johan Maurits, Columbus, Vespucci, Magellan, the last Inca emperor Atahualpa, Pizarro, and the Aztec emperor Montezuma), a large folded map of America by Gerard Schagen, 15 double-page maps, 32 double-page or folded plates. Ex libris by C.G. Little pasted in front counterplate. Spine restored with modern leather, slight scattered foxing, overall good copy. Rare first edition in first printing run. One of the most important works on America, beautifully figured. Borba de Moraes: "This is a classic book on America and is much sought after by collectors of Americana as it contains, on p. 124, one of the first views of New York Novum Amsterodamum." Howes praises the illustrations "beauty and wealth of copperplates comparable only to De Bry." This print run contains the Portrait of Jan Maurits of Nassau, not mentioned in the final Index. The part covering North America contains Blaeu's map of New England and New Netherland, as well as John Smith's Virginia and Carolina Virginia maps; there is also a detailed map of Bermuda and numerous views of towns and scenes in Mexico and the Caribbean. Among the engravings in the text: one of the earliest views of New Amsterdam, on p. 124, according to Asher "without any doubt, the handsomest, and... the most agreeable view of Dutch New York"; on p. 213 the coronation of Sir Francis Drake by the Native Americans of California. Much of the second half of the volume is devoted to Brazil, where the Dutch were deeply involved for decades in the 17th century.Asher 14: "The description of New Netherland contained in Montanus does not pretend to be an original work; but whether it has been in part borrowed from books no longer to be found (...), or whether the author has consulted M.S. authorities, - there are some among the things that he mentions for which he is the first, if not the only source." Including views of "Puerto Rico," "De Stadt St. Martin," "Truxillo," "Cusco," "Mauritiopoli" and "Nova Mexico" and maps of "Novi Belgii quod nunc Novi Jorck vocatur," "Aestiuarium Insularum alias Barmudas," "Virginiae partis australis et Floridae," "Insulae Americanae" and "Chili." Sabin 50086; Alden-L. 671/209; Howes M733; Borba de M. 586; Bosch 134; Church 613; Tiele 763; Burden 411-15; Asher's Bibliographical Essay, p. 23. Folio. 320x200 mm. Contemporary leather binding, spine rebacked, new endpapers, gilt title on the spine. Frontispiece with title, Titlepage in red and black with engraved vignette, Portrait of Jan Maurits, 2 unnumbered leaves (Dedication with large engraved header on page *3, with coat of arms), large folded map of America, 585 pages, [27 with Indexes], 53 plates outside the text and 69 engravings on the text.In total 56 copper engraved plates: Illustrated Frontispiece, 7 full page portraits (Johan Maurits, Columbus, Vespucci, Magellan, the last Inca emperor Atahualpa, Pizarro and the Aztec emperor Montezuma), a large folded map of America by Gerard Schagen, 15 double-page maps, 32 double-page or folded plates. Bookplate of C.G. Littell on upper pastedown. Spine restored with modern leather, slight spread foxing, overall a good copy. Rare first edition, first issue. One of the most important works on America, beautifully illustrated. Borba de Moraes: "This is a classic book on America and is much sought after by collectors of Americana as it contains, on p. 124, one of the first views of New York Novum Amsterodamum." Howes praises the illustrations "beauty and wealth of copperplates comparable only to De Bry." This edition contains the Portrait of Jan Maurits of Nassau, not mentioned in the final Index. In the North American portion it contains Blaeu's map of New England and New Netherland, as well as John Smith's maps of Virginia and Carolina Virginia; there is also a detailed map of Bermuda and numerous views of cities and scenes in Mexico and the Caribbean. Among the engravings in the text: one of the first views of New Amsterdam, on p. 124, according to Asher "without any doubt, the handsomest, and... the most agreeable view of Dutch New York"; on p. 213 the coronation of Sir Francis Drake by the Native Americans of California. Much of the second half of the volume is devoted to Brazil, where the Dutch were deeply involved for decade

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