247
Last ed. (1st 1698) of an historical description of Rotterdam by Van Spaan (1651-1701), enlarged
with a
folding engr. map of Rotterdam in 1488
. Engr. frontisp. portrait by Wandelaar. Gothic type.
Ref.
Nijhoff/Van Hattum 297. STCN.
1004 [South Africa]
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KOLB, Peter
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Caput
Bonae Spei hodiernym.
Das ist:
Vollständige Bescheribung desAfricanischen
Vorgebürges der Guten Hofnung (...) was
die eigenen Einwohner die Hottentotten,
vor seltsame Sitten und Gebräuche haben.
Nürnberg, P.C. Monath, 1719, folio, cont.
vellum (rubbed, edges def., front joint
starting to split, scribbling on front cover),
[20]-846-[82] pp. (somewhat spotted, title
and half-title underlaid with old inscription
erased, sm. tears in some plate margins).
Cfr.
ill.
€
1800/2500
Original German ed. of this classic
description of South Africa, with accounts of
the native Hottentots (Khoikhoi), the Dutch
settlements and their modes of existence; it
contains the earliest description of the local
fauna.
Engr. ills
:
front. portrait
of Kolb by
W.P. Kilian after N. Krüger,
folding map
,
1 full-page plan
, and
21 (of 22) full-page
plates
with 2 views each (as often, lacking
Pl. “O”). Attractive plates including a fine,
folding view of the Cape of Good Hope,
representations of the Hottentot natives and
a variety of animals, and folding maps of the
East Coast, the Cape and Cape Colony. Vol.
I, chapter XVI (pp. 241 - 259) concerns the food of the Hottentots; chapter XVII (pp. 259 - 271)
their childbirth practices; Vol. II, chapter IX (pp. 121 - 159) details the diseases of the Europeans
in the Cape and their methods of cure. “Exact and detailed description of the Cape of Good Hope,
containing a very circumstantial account of its settlements, harbour, fortress, form of government,
extent, and the regions recently discovered in its vicinity; together with an erudite description of the
climate and soil of the territory, of its animals, fishes, birds, plants and herbs” (Mendelssohn). Title
printed in red & black. Text in 2 cols in gothic type.
Ref.
Mendelssohn I:842. Not in VD-18.
1005 [Travels - America - Asia]
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Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-
reysen na Oost en West-Indiën
, mitsgaders andere gewesten (...) gedaan, zedert het jaar 1508 tot
1513. Leiden, P. van der Aa, (1706-) 1707, 8vo, cont. sheep (rubbed, tail dam., front joint splitting,
head def.), 6 parts: [6], 52-[6], [2]-23-[3], 144-[10], 77-[7], [2]-47-[7] pp. (1st ff. and some pls
loose, part of blank front flyleaf cut off). Good copy.
Cfr. ill.
€
300/450
Part 6 (of 28) of the famous collection of travel and exploration narratives published by the Leiden
bookseller Van der Aa. The present one contains a general introd., 3 narratives taken from the
“Historia general” of Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas (1549-1625) and 2 from the writings of João
de Barros (1496-1570). The longest one deals with
Columbus’ voyage of 1510
and Cuba. Engr.
mark on titles.
1 folding map of Central & South America
+
13 (of 14) double-page engravings
(lacking pl. K3 in Pt 3 p. 50). General title and half title printed in red & black. Text in gothic type.
Mod. bookpl. J.K. Leeksma.
Ref.
Tiele 5. Alden/Landis 706/101, 109, 127. Palau 114300, 114301,
114307. Sabin 31556, 31554, 31551.
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