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Jan Huygen van Jan Huygen van Jan Huygen van Jan Huygen van. Itinerarium, Ofte Schipvaert naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien. Inhoudende een beschrijvinghe dier Landen, Zee-custen, havens, Rivieren, Hoecken ende plaetsen, met de ghedenckwaerdighste Historien der selve. Hier zijn by gevoeght de Conterfeytsels, van de habijten, drachten, so van Portugesen aldaer residerende, als van de Ingeboorene Indianen: Ende van hare Tempelen, Afgoden, Huysingen, manieren, Godes-dienst, Politie, Huys-Houdingen ende Coophandel, hoe ende waer die ghedreven wordt: Als oock van de Boomen, Vruchten, Cruyden, Speceryen, ende dierghelijcke Materialen van die Landen. Amst., J.E. Cloppenburch, in , (, (, (,(p., with ident. title-engr., w. central vignette of a ship surrounded by of Antwerp, Amsterdam, Middelburg and Enkhuizen, of the author, (of double-p./ fold. plans/ plates/ views by J. and B. VAN DOETECUM after J. Huygen van Linschoten, contemp. vellum, folio. - Lacks the and (bird's eye view of Goa and view of Helena). Contents trifle soiled/ occas. waterstained (lower right corner almost throughout and first and last lvs. sl. worse) but generally in good condition; the view of Angra on Terceira without the right part of the image, the other plates in good condition (occas. sl. creased/ trifle frayed in blank margins); hinges sl. weak; lacks free endpapers. Binding stained. = Tiele, Bibl. Land en Volkenkunde cf. Tiele, Mémoire p.83ff (listing the first edition , Muller, America Sabin "This inestimable book, a treasure of all knowledge and learning relating to the East- and West-Indies and the navigation thither, at the end of the 16th century, has been in the highest esteem for nearly a century, and was given to each ship sailing to India, as log-book. Hence the many editions (Dutch, French, Latin); but this is also the cause that fine copies, especially with all the plates, are so very rare. As the long titles show, a large part of the book is occupied by translations of original Spanish, and Portuguese documents on geography, ethnography, statistics, navigation, etc. and also in these respects the book is of the highest importance and authority. These important documents on navigation and many other interesting relations are simply omitted by de Bry, in their Latin and German translations! The description of America occupies the pages the 3rd part." (Muller . Call for price