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The famous circumnavigation by Jacques L'Hermite,
with a description of Peru and Chile by Madriga and Spilbergen

[WALBEECK, Johan van]. Journael van de Nassausche Vloot, ofte Beschrijvingh van de Voyagie om den gantschen aert-kloot ... Noch is hier by gevoegt een beschrijvinge vande regeeringe van Peru door Pedro de Madriga, geboren tot Lima. Als mede een verhael van Pedro Fernandez de Quir aengaende de ontdeckinge van 't onbekent Australia ... Oock mede eenige discoursen de Oost-Indische vaert en de coopmanschap betreffende.
Amsterdam, Joost Hartgertsz., 1648. 4to. With a large engraved double-page plate with 6 views of the fleet in various bays and harbours and a half-page woodcut with two ships on the title-page. 19th-century decorative paper over boards. [2], 76 [=78] pp. Full description
€ 5,950
Circumnavigation Latin America Netherlands Peru South America Southeast Asia Travel & Voyages South America Travel & Voyages Southeast Asia VOC
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The famous circumnavigation by Jacques L'Hermite, with a description of Peru and Chile by Madriga and Spilbergen

[WALBEECK, Johan van]. Journael van de Nassausche vloot, ofte beschrijvingh van de voyagie om den gantschen aert-kloot, gedaen met elf schepen.
Amsterdam, Joost Hartgertsz., 1648. 4to. With half-page woodcut with two ships on the title-page and a large double-page engraved plate. 18th-century marbled wrappers. [2], 76 [ i.e 78] pp. Full description
€ 4,750
Chile Circumnavigation Latin America Navigation Pacific Islands Peru South America Travel & Voyages Pacific Travel & Voyages South America VOC
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The financial profits of the West India Company

[WIC - DISCOURS]. Kort discours, ofte naardere verklaringe van de onderstaende V. poincten, 1 aengaende de verlichtinghe die desen staat heeft ghenooten door de oprechtinghe en oorloghen van de West-Indische Compagnie. ...
[The Netherlands], 1644. Small 4to (18.5 x 14 cm). Modern wrappers. [18] ll. Full description
€ 1,250
Economic History & Trade Latin America North America South America VOC WIC
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Wonderful first edition of one of the most influential books on 17th-century shipbuilding, beautifully illustrated with more than 110 engraved plates

WITSEN, Nicolaes. Aeloude en hedendaegsche scheeps-bouw en bestier...
Amsterdam, Christoffel Cunradus, 1671. 2 parts in 1 volume. Folio. With an engraved title-page by Romeyn de Hooghe, 112 full-page engraved plates, 1 folding double-page engraved plate and 7 small engraved plates printed on smaller strips of paper. With a small woodcut ornamental vignette on the title-page, woodcut decorated initials and woodcut ornamental tail-pieces. Near contemporary (18th-century?) elaborately blind-tooled vellum, sewn on five supports with corresponding raised bands on the spine, with a manuscript title in the second (of six) compartment on the spine, later brown leather ties. [16], 516, 40, [4] pp. Full description
€ 22,500
Naval History Technology VOC
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