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Constitutes the fourth part of Theodor de Bry's Small voyages, printed in 13 parts and an Appendix in Frankfurt am Main and Oppenheim from 1597 to 1633

This work has been identified as the second German edition of part four of the Small voyages by Church

First German edition printed in Frankfurt, 1600

This part contains: (1) Chapters 45-91 of Linschoten's voyage; translated by Bilibaldus Strobaeus. (2) The remaining part of Houtman's voyage containing a description of the animals and fruits of the East Indies; continued from part III. (3) A very brief account of a voyage to the East Indies made by Jacob Cornelisz Neck (or van Neck) and Wybrandt van Warwijk, in 1598-99. This relation was published in full in Part V. Cf. Church

The first part is a translation of selections of: Itinerario, voyage ofte schipvaert, van Jan Huygen van Linschoten naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien / by Jan Hyugen van Linschoten, first printed Amsterdam, 1596

"Kurtze Erzehlung was für Thier, Obs, Früchte vnd Bäume, an vnterschiedlichen Orten in India, sonderlich aber in der Insul Java gefunden werden", p. 99-113, 3rd count, is a translation of selections of: Verhael vande reyse by de hollandtsche schepen gedaen naer Oost Indien published by Barent Langenes, Middelburg, 1597. The voyage was made under the command of Cornelis de Houtman

"Warhafftige Beschreibung der letzten Reise, so die Holländer in Ost Indien gethan haben, welche aussgefahren im Frühling dess 1598. Jahres, vnd mit vier Schiffen widerumb glücklich anheime gelanget, im Monat Julio dess 1599. Jahres", p. 114-121,3rd count, is a translation of selections of: Journael ofte dagh-register, inhoudende een waerachtigh verhael vande reyse ghedaen 1598 / by Jacob Cornelisz van Neck and Wijbrant van Warwyck, first printed Amsterdam, 1601

"Warhafftige vnd eygentliche Contrafaytung oder Abbildungen, der Figuren dieses vierden Theils, der Orientalischen Indien, darinnen alle frembde vnd unbekandte Thier, Bäum, vnd Kreuter, sampt andern Historien mehr, deren diese Beschreibung Meldung thut, künstlich fürgebildet vnd abgerissen seynd. Alles lustig vnd zierlich in Kupffer gestochen, vnd an Tag geben durch Johann Dieterich, vnd Johann Israel S. de Bry Gebrüder vnd Bürger zu Oppenheim. Franckfort, p. [2-3], 4th count, has separate title page with imprint: Gedruckt zu Oppenheim, bey Hieronymo Gallern, M. DC. XVII. [1617]

Signatures: (three dots)⁴ ((three dots)1 verso blank) A-P⁴ (O3, P3 missigned 3O, 3P) (P4 verso blank) ²A1 (²A1 verso blank)

Errors in paging: p. 62, 79, 84, 87, 98, 103, and 105 misumbered 26, 76, 86, 86, 86, 10, and 108 respectively

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

Contains 21 leaves of plates which are printed on recto only and numbered I-XXI, following p. [2-3], 3rd count, and which are signed ²A2-²E4 and chi1-2

Church, E.D. Discovery

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675

John Carter Brown Library copy has gatherings I-M inserted from another copy; pages are 30 cm. in height

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