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Title:

[India Orientalis].

Alternate Title(s):

India Orientalis. German.

Published / Created:

Franckfort am Mayn : Getruckt durch Johan Saur, in Verlegung Hans Dietherich und Hans Israe von Bry, 1597[-1628]

Physical Description:

13 parts : ill., maps, plans, ports. ; 33 cm.

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
G159 .B79 1597+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

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Classification:

Books

Notes:

Accounts of voyages made by European explorers to the East Indies.

The set is also commonly known by the Petits voyages.

Imprint from part 1.

The first eight parts of the series in German were published (1597-1606) by Johann Theodor de Bry and Johann Israel de Bry. Johann Theodor alone issued parts 9-11. The final parts (12-13) were published by Matthaeus Merian.

The present German edition was published simultaneously with (or slightly before) a Latin edition. See Church (v. 1, p. 320) for a "Table exhibiting the several editions and issues of the Small voyages of de Bry," including both the Latin and the German editions.

Church, E.D. Catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, 226, etc.

BAC: British Art Center copy is complete, with all the maps and plates. Bound in later brown cloth. From the library of Mary Cecil Frankland, 16th Baroness Zouche. Collated in 1949 by Henry Stevens, whose detailed typescript description (together with that of the Grands voyages) is included herewith (Suppl. volume with the Grands voyages). As noted in the Stevens collation, the BAC copy is a mixture of the first and second editions, as follows: Parts 1 and 3-5 are from the first edition; parts 2 and 6 are from the second edition; parts 7-13 are from the sole edition. Furter details on issue, variation, etc., are available in the Stevens collation.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Warhafftige vnnd eigentliche Beschreibung dess Königreichs Congo in Africa, vnd deren angrentzenden Länder ... Erstlich durch Eduart Lopez ... 1597 -- Pt. 2. Ander Theil der Orientalischen Indien, von allen Völckern, Insulen, Meerporten, fliessenden Wassern vnd anderen Orten, so von Portugal ... biss in Ost Indien vnd zu dem Land China, sampt andern Insulen zu sehen seind ... 1598 -- Pt. 3. Dritter Theil Indiæ Orientalis, darinnen erstlich das ander Theil der Schifffahrten Joann Huygens von Lintschotten ... so er in Orient gethan, begriffen ... 1599 -- Pt. 4. Vierder Theil der Orientalischen Indien, in welchem erstlich gehandelt wirdt, von allerley Thieren, Früchten, Obs vn̄ Bäumen, item von allerhand Würtz, Specereyen ... auch von Perlen ... so in ... Indien gefunden werden ... 1600 -- Pt. 5. Fünfter Theil der Orientalischen Indien : eygentlicher Bericht vnd warhafftige Beschreibung der gantzen volkommen Reyse oder Schiffart, so die Holländer mit acht Schiffen in die orientalische Indien, sonderlich aber in die Iavanische vnd Molukische Inseln, als Bantam, Banda, vnd Ternate, &c. gethan haben ... 1601.

Subject Terms:

Barentsz, Willem, ca. 1550–1597. | Braun, Samuel, 1580–1668. | Hermite, Jacques l', 1582–1624. | Rijp, Jan Cornelisz. | Roe, Thomas, Sir, 1581?-1644. | Verhoeff, Pieter Willemszoon, 1573–1609. | Vespucci, Amerigo, 1451–1512. | Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800. | Africa -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | China -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | India -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | East Indies -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | East Indies -- Discovery and exploration -- Dutch -- Early works to 1800. | Guinea -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Indonesia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Middle East -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Zouche, Mary Cecil Frankland, Baroness, 1875–1965 -- Provenance.

Form/Genre:

Exploration literature. | Engravings.

Contributors:

Bry, Johann Theodor de, 1561–1623? | Bry, Johann Israel de, -1611. | Merian, Matthaeus, 1593–1650. | Balbi, Gasparo. Viaggio dell'Indie orientali. German. | Bree, Jan Harmensz van. | Coverte, Robert. True and almost incredible report of an Englishman. German. | Gerritsz., Hessel, 1581?-1632. | Lopes, Duarte. Relatione del reame di Congo. German. | Linschoten, Jan Huygen van, 1563–1611. Itinerario, voyage ofte schipvaert van Jan Huygen van Linschoten naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien. German. | Lodewycksz, Willem, active 16th century. Navigatio Hollandorum in insulas Orientales. German. | Marees, Pieter de. Beschrijving en historisch verhaal van het Gouden Koninkrijk van Guinea. German. | Neck, Jacob Cornelisz. van, 1564–1638. Waerachtig verhael van de Schipvaerd op Oost-Indien. German. | Pigafetta, Filippo, 1533–1604. | Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de, -1615. Descubrimiento de las regiones austriales. German. | Roelofsz, Roelof. Kort ende waerachtigh verhael van de tweede schipvaerd. German. | Spilbergen, Joris van, 1568?-1620. | Veer, Gerrit de. Waarachtige beschrijving. | Verken, Johann. | Warwyck, Wijbrant van, approximately 1569–1615.