Iohn Huighen van Linschoten. his discours of voyages into ye Easte & West Indies. : Deuided into foure bookes.
1598
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library STC 15691 Copy 1
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Title
Iohn Huighen van Linschoten. his discours of voyages into ye Easte & West Indies. : Deuided into foure bookes.
Uniform title
Itinerario. English
Created/published
Printed at London : By [John Windet for] Iohn Wolfe printer to ye Honorable Cittie of London, [1598]
Description
[10], 197, [4], 198-259 [i.e. 295], [3], 307-462, [2] p., [12] plates (some folded) : maps ; (fol.)
Associated name
Linschoten, Jan Huygen van, 1563-1611, author.
Phillip, William.
Rogers, William, approximately 1545- printmaker.
Beckit, Robert, printmaker.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Phillip, William.
Rogers, William, approximately 1545- printmaker.
Beckit, Robert, printmaker.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Note
A translation of: Itinerario.
The title page is engraved and signed: Willms Rogers ciuis Londinensis inuentor et sculptor.
Printer's name from STC.
"The second booke. The true and perfect description of the whole coast of Guinea, Manicongo, Angola, Monomotapa ..", "The thirde booke. The nauigation of the Portingales into the East Indies ..", and "The fourth booke. A most true and certaine extract and summarie of all the rents, demaines, tolles .. of the King of Spaine .." each have separate title page dated 1598 and stating "[Translated] .. out of Dutch into English by W.P." (i.e. William Phillip); pagination and register are continuous.
The maps are engraved by Robert Beckit; the title page and remaining plates are by William Rogers.
P. 295 misnumbered 259.
The last leaf is blank.
Signatures: pi1 A⁴ B-Q⁶ R⁸ *S² S-2A⁶ 2B-2C⁴ 2D-2P⁶ 2Q⁸.
Entered 21 June 1597.
The title page is engraved and signed: Willms Rogers ciuis Londinensis inuentor et sculptor.
Printer's name from STC.
"The second booke. The true and perfect description of the whole coast of Guinea, Manicongo, Angola, Monomotapa ..", "The thirde booke. The nauigation of the Portingales into the East Indies ..", and "The fourth booke. A most true and certaine extract and summarie of all the rents, demaines, tolles .. of the King of Spaine .." each have separate title page dated 1598 and stating "[Translated] .. out of Dutch into English by W.P." (i.e. William Phillip); pagination and register are continuous.
The maps are engraved by Robert Beckit; the title page and remaining plates are by William Rogers.
P. 295 misnumbered 259.
The last leaf is blank.
Signatures: pi1 A⁴ B-Q⁶ R⁸ *S² S-2A⁶ 2B-2C⁴ 2D-2P⁶ 2Q⁸.
Entered 21 June 1597.
Folger-specific note
Curatorial file available.
ESTC staff note
Blank from F.S. Ferguson notes.
Signatures from DFo.
Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Copy 1. Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2009-2010. Imagining China.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 15691
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111823
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111823
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library STC 15691 Copy 1
Genre/form
Annotations.
Manicules.
Manicules.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 15691 copy 1
Folger-specific note
cs19. Lacking blank. Manuscript manicules. Extra-illustrated with frontis. port of author, 32 plate illustrations from a Dutch edition and four additional maps from a Dutch edition. Frontis. and maps backed with linen. Provenance: inscription on A1r: "Ri: [Richard] Bago[t?]", cropped affecting autograph; armorial bookplate of Smart Lethieullier; armorial bookplate of Edward N. Winstanley; bought by Folger from Sotheran, March 1899, cat. 584:552
Call number
STC 15691 copy 2
Folger-specific note
HH134/26. Lacking blank. Cropped, affecting direction-lines and margins of one plate. Extra-illustrated with 30 plates from a Dutch edition. Russia gilt armorial binding, with binder's ticket of Staggemeier and Welcher, London. Provenance: Duke of Roxburghe's arms on front and back covers; William Beckford copy ("Beckford's copy" in pencil on verso of front free endpaper, cf. Folger card file); bought by Quaritch from Sotheby sale, 11 May 1908; bought by Folger from Quaritch, cat. 356; Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 15691 copy 3
Folger-specific note
cs82. Lacking blank. Manuscript shelf-mark on front paste-down, with manuscript pencilled note: "A. Edinburgh 1831". T.p. inlaid. Leaf K2 torn and mended, slightly affecting text. Provenance: bought by Folger from Dodd, Mead & Co., 7 January 1898, cat. 47