Spilbergen, J. van. Speculum orientalis occidentalisque... Lot 591
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Spilbergen, J. van. Speculum orientalis occidentalisque Indiae navigationum Leiden, N. van Geelkercken, 1619. 1st Latin ed. 175 p. Large engr. title-vignette, 23 engr. views, maps and plans, (incl. 5 double-p.). Contemp. vellum, manuscript title on spine. Obl. 4to. Former owner's signatures upper flylvs. Lacking world map and one other map, present in facsimile, (mostly marginal) waterst., browning, sm. wormhole in first part of work, sl. affecting text/ images. Rare. -and De Reis van Joris van Spilbergen, Amst., J.H. Bussy, 1952. Spilbergen, in command of a small flotilla of six Dutch East India Company ships, sailed for the Moluccas via the Straits of Magellan in 1614, thereby proving that it was possible to reach Java from the east via Cape Horn. This was the first attempted circumnavigation of the globe carried out with the official support of the Dutch government. This work is an account of his five year voyage, and the engravings consist of charts, views of ports, islands and native peoples, and sea battles. Alden & Landis 619/133; Borba de Moraes II:276; Howgego S159; Landwehr (VOC) 361; Sabin 89450; Schilder p. 32-37. (total 2)
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