972 - NIEUHOF, Johan, *A Memorable Sea and Land Journey to Brazil*. Containing all that occurred during the same [...] [- A Sea and Land Journey through Various Regions of the East Indies, containing [...] in particular an extensive account of the city of Batavia [...]. Amsterdam: Wid. J. Van Meurs [= Anna Goelet] 1682, 2 parts in 1 vol., folio: [14 incl. frontispiece, coat of arms, and portrait]-240-[2], [4]-308-[4] pp.; 43 (of 49) plates (6 plates missing [coconut tree, Indian fig tree, date palm, carambola, 1 fish plate]; plates of Palembang slightly damp-stained, occasional spotting, and some stains). Contemporary half-vellum binding, marbled paper boards, spine with raised bands (worn; spine hastily restored with tape). Rare first edition of the fascinating account of travels in the Dutch colonies in Southeast Asia and South America by Nieuhoff (1618–1672), who explored Brazil from 1640 to 1649 and resided in Batavia from 1667 to 1670. The first part, with 3 plates—including 1 map of Brazil—and 9 illustrations in the text, contains a history of Brazil from its first discovery by the Portuguese, covering both secular and ecclesiastical aspects. This classic work on Dutch Brazil, which is now becoming rare, is bound together with Nieuhoff’s account of his voyage to the East Indies when he entered the service of the Dutch East India Company. This second part consists of 40 plates, including a map of the Cape of Good Hope and two city plans of Pulicat and Batavia (now Jakarta), engravings of towns and villages, local people, botanical species, and four very fine engraved plates depicting fish, the so-called “Visch-prenten.” Ref. Tiele 199. - Sabin 55278. - Bibliographia Brasiliana II-101. - Landwehr VOC 282. Jesuit College in Maastricht (various labels).