First edition of the second part of the account of the voyage to the East Indies made in 1607-1612 under the command of Pieter Willemszoon Verhuffen (or Verhoeff/Verhoeven, 1573-1609), for the purpose of taking Malacca from the Portuguese. After the main text, a section of almost 100 pages contains German sentences rendered into Malay and Malagasy. The work is cited in scholarship concerning the dodo. The first part was published by Hulsius in 1612, this second part continues the narrative up to 1612, both are considered independent works.
Verhuffen was a Dutch Admiral in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), he rose to preeminence for his voyage to Asia between 1607 and 1612, commissioned with capturing Malacca from the Portuguese, albeit unsuccessfully.
The present work forms part of a series of voyage accounts whose publication had been commenced by the Flemish-born scientific instrument maker, linguist, bookseller, and publisher Levinus Hulsius (1550-1606), with the intention of emulating the success of Theodor De Brys celebrated undertaking. The first of these appeared in 1598. Although Hulsius died in 1606, his publishing project was continued by his widow and heirs, with 26 volumes ultimately completed, the last in 1650. These volumes were often printed in both German and Latin versions, in many cases in multiple editions. The volume offered here is the first edition of the second part of the eleventh voyage (hence "Eylffter Schiffart ander Theil" at the head of the title).
The four plates represent: the town of Labtacke being attacked by the Dutch, the meeting of the Dutch and the Portuguese with Europeans chasing natives in the background, the attack on the city of Schlangen and a marriage procession in Java.
Several quires are slightly toned or browned, some plates with darkened edges and newly mounted on stubs, occasional foxing. Otherwise in very good condition. Asher, p. 63; Sabin, 33665; Tiele, Mémoire, p. 174; USTC 2134831; VD17 23:237388F.