Constitutes the third part, first and/or second issue of the first Latin edition of Theodor de Bry's Great voyages, printed in fourteen parts, in Latin, German, French, and English, in Frankfurt am Main, Oppenheim, and Hanau from 1590-1644, and the Elenchus, an outline of the thirteen Latin parts, published by Matthias Merian in Frankfurt am Main in 1634

This work has been identified as a hybrid of the third part, first and second issues of the first Latin edition of the Great voyages by Church

Place of publication from colophon

The first and second issues of Latin part three can be identified by the imprint containing the imprint of Sigismundi Feierabendii on the title page, leaf a3 has the seven coat of arms, which appear on the recto with blank spaces in the background, and the illustration on p. 56 duplicated and pasted over the proper illustration on p. 52; in the second issue the title page contains the imprint of Theodor de Bry, there is an additional leaf with the seven coat of arms with the blank spaces filled in by the six virtues bound in between leaf a3 and a4 with the duplicate text on a3 verso on the verso of the inserted leaf; and the proper illustration appears printed on p. 52

Latin translation, by Adam Lonicer, of: Warhaftige Historia und Beschreibung eyner Landtschafft der wilden, nacketen, grimmigen Menschfresser Leuthen in der Newenwelt America gelegen, first printed Marburg, 1557

Latin translation, by Jean de Léry, of: Histoire d'un voyage fait en la terre du Brésil, first printed La Rochelle, 1578 and which first appeared in Latin under title: Historia navigationis in Brasiliam, quae et America dicitur, Geneva, 1586

Latin translation, by Charles de L'Écluse, of two letters by Nicolas Barré first printed in: Copie de quelques letres sur la navigation du chevalier de Villegaignon es terre de l'Amerique oultre l'oequinoctial, iusques soubz le Tropique de Capricorne, printed Paris, 1557, and again in Paris, 1558

Colophon reads: Impressvm Francofvrti ad Moenvm, apvd Ioannem Wechelvm, impensis Theodori de Bry. M D XCII

This part is made up of two separate narratives: the first is an account of two voyages made to Brazil in 1546-1548 and 1549-1555 by Johann von Staden. This narrative was originally written in German by the author and published at Marburg in 1557. The Latin translation, here given, is the work of Adam Lonicer. The second part is an account of a voyage to Brazil in 1556-1558, by Jean de Léry. The narrative of this voyage was originally published in French in 1578. The Latin translation appears to have been made by the author himself and was first published in 1586, from which was doubtless taken by De Bry. The two letters of Nicolas Barre, who accompanied Villegaignon, relate to Brazil and are dated the first of February and 25th of May, 1552. They are also to be found in Lescarbot's Histoire de la Nouuelle France (1609), pp. 146-163. Cf. Church

"Navigatio in Brasiliam Americae quae auctoris navigatio, que memoriae prodenda in mari viderit, Brasiliensium victus & mores à nostris valde aliem, animalia etiam, arbores, herbae, & reliqua singularia nostris penitus incognita describuntur adjectus insuper dialogus eorum lingua conscriptus. A Ioanne Lerio Bvrgvndo Gallicè primum scripta deinde Latinitate donata varijs autem figuris illustrata per Theodorum de Bry Leo:", p. [135-136], has fully engraved title page with imprint: Venales reperiu[n]tur in officina Sigismundi Feierabendii

The "Navigatio in Brasiliam Americae qua auctoris navigatio" beginning on p. [135-136] has a section on p. 186 and p. 190-193, which contain staves of music with chants in a native Brazilian language, and other scattered words in this language, which is spoken by the Tououpinambaultii people, possibly the Tupi tribe; also contains chants with music and native words on p. 226, 228, and 229; a dialogue in the [possible] Tupi language appears in Latin and Tupi on p. 250-266

"Exemplar dvarvm litterarvm, qvibvs breviter explicantvr, et navigatio Nicolai Villagagnonis equitis Melitensis, in illam Americae prouinciam, quae vltra aequatorem as Tropicum vsque Capricorni extenditur: & mores consuetudinesque incolarum eius regionis. Scriptae quidem illae ad flumen Ganabara (Lusitanis Rio de Genero dictum) & in Galliam missae a quodam e Villagagnonis domesticis: nunc vero recèns Latio donatae a C.C.A.", p. 285-295, has separate dated title page with imprint: Francofvrti typis Ioannis Wecheli, M D XCII

The C.C.A., on the title page on p. 285, are the initials of Carolus Clusius Artebatensis, i.e. Charles de L'Écluse, the celebrated botanist. Cf. Church

Contains one double folded map of part of Central and South America bound between p. [8] and [9], 1st count, the illustration of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden which appeared in part one of America, and 30 described engravings printed within the text, many of which are duplicated on other pages as listed by Church

Signatures: a-b⁴ (a2 missigned a) (a1 verso blank) A-2Q⁴ (R4 verso, 2Q4 blank)

Includes index on p. 296, 2nd count and [1-13], 3rd count

Fully engraved and illustrated title page; engraved head and tail pieces; initials

Arents, G. Tobacco

Arents, G. Tobacco (additions)

Church, E.D. Discovery

Church, E.D. Discovery

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675

Alden, J.E. European Americana

John Carter Brown Library copy has double folded map of part of Central and South America bound between p. [8] and [9], 1st count, the illustration of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden printed on p. [144], and 30 engravings printed within the text; the placement of illustrations and instances where the in text illustrations have been duplicated, with the exception of the proper illustration appearing on p. 52, conform to the description of the first issue by Church

John Carter Brown Library copy has a copy of title page bearing the Theodor de Bry imprint of the second issue bound following the proper title page of the first issue, and is not counted in collation; the additional leaf with the seven coat of arms with the blank spaces filled in by the six virtues is bound in between leaf a3 and a4, which is also not counted in collation; there are three copies of p. 1-2, 2nd count, one of which has the illustration printed upside down on the page, one of which is poorly printed, faded, and whose bottom border is bleeding out of the frame, and the last properly printed, only the last of which is counted in collation; there are two copies of p. 9-10, 2nd count, one of which has illustration printed upside down on p. 10 and the other of which is correctly printed, which is the leaf counted in collation; there are two copies of p. 13-14, the first of which has the illustration intended to have been printed on p. 41, and the second of which has the proper illustration, which is the leaf counted in collation; the title page bearing the Theodor de Bry imprint of the second issue for the Jean de Lery voyage, beginning on p. [135-136] is bound following the proper title page of the first issue, and is not counted in collation

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