Virgules replaced by commas in title page transctiptions

Actual date of publication supplied by Church

Constitutes the sole issue of the first German edition of part three 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 sole issue of the first German edition of part three of the Great voyages by Church

The sole issue of the first edition of German part three can be identified by line 6 of the title ending in "publiciert hat" and line 9 has the word "vnerhörten"; a fully engraved title page appears on p. [1], 3rd count; also the titles printed in the spaces left for them on the engraved title pages have slips pasted on with the text; other textual differences exist between the first and the second editions which can be found in Church

First printed under title: Warhaftige Historia und Beschreibung eyner Landtschafft der wilden, nacketen, grimmigen Menschfresser Leuthen in der Newenwelt America gelegen, Marburg, 1557

German translation 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

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 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. Cf. Church

"Schiffart in Brasilien in America, darinn dess autoris Reiss, auch viel frombde Thiere vnd Gewächss, den vnseren gantz vnbekandt, beschrieben werden: durch Ioannem Lerium Burgundum, selbsten verricht vnd beschrieben, beyd in Frantzösisch vnd Latein, jetzt auffs new verteutscht, durch Teucrium Annaeum Priuatem, C. Mit künstlichen Figuren gezieret vnd von newem an Tag geben, durch Dieterich Bry von Lüttich, jetzt Burger zu Franckfurt. 1593", p. [1-32], 3rd count, and p. 93-249, 248-285, 4th and 5th counts, has fully engraved title page with imprint: Venales reperiu[n]tur in officina Theodori de Bry

The "Schiffart in Brasilien in America." beginning on p. [1-32], 3rd count, has sections on p. 162, 168, p. 219 and 222, 4th counts, which contain staves of music with chants in a native Brazilian language, and other scattered words in this language, which is spoken by the Tuppin Imba people, possibly the Tupi tribe; a dialogue in the [possible] Tupi language appears in German and Tupi on p. 248-249 and 248-264, 4th and 5th counts

Contains one double folded map of part of Central and South America bound between p. [8] and [9], 1st count, the engraved illustration of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden on p. [32], 3rd count, and 30 described engravings printed within the text, many of which are duplicated on other pages as listed by Church

Signatures: (:)⁴ ((:)3 missigned (:)2) ((:)1 verso blank) A-L⁴ M⁶ ²A-²M⁴ (²A1 verso blank) N-2D⁴ (V3 missigned T3) 2E⁶ (2E6 verso blank)

Errors in paging: p. 175 misnumbered 176; p. 261 misnumbered 251

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

Arents, G. Tobacco

Church, E.D. Discovery

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675

Alden, J.E. European Americana

John Carter Brown Library copy 1 has leaf (:)4, p. [8], 1st count, with the seven coats of arms and without the six virtues in the blank spaces; folded map of part of Central and South America misbound between p. [16], 1st count, and p. 1, 2nd count; the illustration of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden is wanting on p. [32], 3rd count; the 30 engravings printed within the text, conform to the description of illustrations in the first German edition

John Carter Brown Library copy 2 has leaf (:)4, p. [8], 1st count, with the seven coats of arms and with the six virtues in the blank spaces; folded map of part of Central and South America misbound between p. [16], 1st count, and p. 1, 2nd count; the illustration of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden is present on p. [32], 3rd count; the 30 engravings printed within the text, conform to the description of illustrations in the first German edition; this copy has some faded attempts at clothing the unclothed Indians on the illustrations; this copy measures 37 cm. in height

John Carter Brown Library copy 3 has a pencil annotation on title page incorrectly dates this copy to 1624

John Carter Brown Library copy 3 has double folded map of Central and South America, leaf (:)4 verso with coats of arms, all in text illustrations, and head and tail pieces hand colored

John Carter Brown Library copy 3 has leaf (:)4, p. [8], 1st count, with the seven coats of arms and with the six virtues in the blank spaces

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