De BRY, Johann Theodore (1560-1623); Johann Israel de Bry (1565-1609) and Ulrich SCHMIDEL (ca. 1510-1579). Americae Pars VII. Ver[issim]a et iucund[issim]a descriptio praecipuarum quarundam Indiae Occidentalis... Frankfurt: Theodore de Bry, 1625. Second edition in Latin. Folio (14” x 9 1/2”). With an engraved allegorical title-page and four engraved vignettes. Bound in modern green morocco gilt, all edges gilt, by Pratt. In 1588, Theodor de Bry began his Grands Voyages, a multi-volume collection of the exploration of the Americas (the Petits Voyages treat Africa and Asia), such that each volume was stand-alone. De Bry’s Voyages are particularly sought-after (a full set sold for more than a quarter-million dollars in January 2024) for their rich illustrations. The present item is the seventh (of an eventual thirteen parts with two addenda), giving Schmidel’s account of his journey to Argentina and Paraguay. Schmidel accompanied the conquistador Pedro de Mendoza to Argentina where he fought for the colonisation of the Rio de la Plata. In 1546 he accompanied Irala on his expedition to Peru as far as the foot of the Andes. Church 162.
After Johann Israel de Bry (1565 - 1611 ): 4 Landscape Views Of Mauritius, India and Banda Islands in Bird's Eye View, 17th century, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Inscription: Inscribed in the printing plate: "Inf. de Cerno. a. Nostatibus Mauritius nominata | Gunnanappi Labetacq | Ciuitas Gammelamme. | Cubile. ex Aula Regis:". Date: 17th century Source: Jacob Cornelisz van Neck (1564 -1638 ) Fünfter Theil der Orientalischen Indien [...], 1623 | Book, Science Keywords: Expedition; Culture; Ethnology; Travel; Elephant; Orientalism; Mauritius; Banda Islands, 17th century, Asian Art, Travel, India,
After Johann Israel de Bry (1565 - 1611 ): 4 Landscape Views Of Mauritius, India and Banda Islands in Bird's Eye View, 17th century, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Inscription: Inscribed in the printing plate: "Inf. de Cerno. a. Nostatibus Mauritius nominata | Gunnanappi Labetacq | Ciuitas Gammelamme. | Cubile. ex Aula Regis:". Date: 17th century Source: Jacob Cornelisz van Neck (1564 -1638 ) Fünfter Theil der Orientalischen Indien [...], 1623 | Book, Science Keywords: Expedition; Culture; Ethnology; Travel; Elephant; Orientalism; Mauritius; Banda Islands, 17th century, Asian Art, Travel, India,
DE BRY, Johann Theodore (1560-1623) and Johann Israel de Bry (1565-1609). Indiae Orientalis pars Octava: Navigationes qvinqve, Primam, a Iacobo Neccio, ab Anno 1600. vsque ad Annum 1603. Secundam, a Iohanne Hermanno de Bree, ab Anno 1602. vsq ad Annum 1604. Tertiam, a Cornelio Nicolai, Annis quatuor. Quartam, a Cornelio de Vena. Frankfurt: Johann Theodore de Bry, 1607. Folio (11 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.; 29.8 x 19.7 cm.). Engraved title-page, 18 fine engraved plates, including three double-page (loose), with original blank leaf O6; page 45-46 misbound before page 43-44. Nineteenth-century mottled calf, gilt; extremities a bit scuffed. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with plate XII of Amacao with six rocks in the upper left-hand corner and two water-carriers in the left-hand center margin. Containing accounts of five voyages made by the Dutch to the East Indies to counteract the influence of the Portuguese and Spaniards who had sought to establish themselves there. The first is an account of the second voyage of Jacob van Neck to the East Indies, from 1600-1604, during which he visited the islands of Ternate and Macao, and the city of Patane, in which he lost three fingers in a sea battle with a Spanish-Portuguese fleet near Ternate. "This made him decide that he had stretched his luck far enough and that he had better stay home" (Masselman page 116). The narrative of this voyage was written by Roelof Roelofsz and was translated by Artus for both the German and Latin editions of De Bry. The second is Jan Harmensz Bree's account of the voyage to the East Indies in 1602-1604, under the command of Admirals Sebald De Weert and Pietersz to Ceylon, where de Weert met his death at the hands of the Maharajah of Kandy. The third is a short account by Cornelis Clæsz of that part of the expedition which detached itself from the main fleet, under the command of Corneille Nicolas, and visited China. The fourth is the first published account of the voyage of two vessels under the command of Wibrandt van Warwijck to Bantam, east Java, Borneo, and on to China. And the fifth is an account of the second voyage of Steven van der Hagen to the islands of the Moluccas in 1603-1606, which was first published in Rotterdam in 1606. REFERENCES: Church 218; Masselman "The Cradle of Colonialism".
De Bry (Johann Theodore). Regnum Congo, Frankfurt: Durch Matthias Becker, 1609 De Bry (Johann Theodore, Duarte Lopes). Regnum Congo, hoc est, Warhaffte und Eigentliche Beschreibung dess Königreichs Congo in Africa..., 2nd German edition, Frankfurt: Durch Matthias Becker, 1609, engraved title, engraved folding map of the Congo loosely inserted (lacking other 2 maps), 13 engraved plates with captions (lacking plate 14), some plates cropped (not affecting text), some plates faintly damp-stained, map with folds strengthened, some leaves folded at margins, lightly spotted, toned, disbound and many leaves loose, 4to Qty: (1)
The Great Voyages: America, in Latin. De BRY, Theodore (1528-1598) - De BRY, Johann Theodore (1560-1623) and Johann Israel de Bry (1565-1609). Frankfurt: Johannes Wecheli, Theodore deBry, 1590-1609. Parts I-IX only (of 13), in 5 vols., folio, volume one (12 6/8 x 9 inches), others (14 x 9 2/8 inches). I. [Hariot's "A brief and true report of the new found land of Virginia", London, 1588.] Admiranda Narratio fida tamen, de commodis et incolarum ritibus Virginiae 1590. Frankfurt: Johannes Wecheli, Theodore deBry, 1590. Engraved title-page, vignette coat-of-arms, engraved folding map of Virginia, and 28 numbered plates, including one double and one folding mostly after John White by Theodor de Bry, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials (many margins shaved occasionally affecting the image and lettering, a marginal wormhole affecting the image of 6 leaves, a few pale stains affecting one or two "Pict" plates caption leaves). First Latin edition, mostly first issue (plates 3,4,7,8,10 and 11 in the second issue state), with D6 blank. Church 140 and 141. II. [Le Moyne's Florida]. Brevis narratio eorum quae in Florida Americae Provincia Gallis acciderunt... Auctore Jacobo le Moyne. Frankfurt: 1591 [i.e., 1609]. Engraved title-page, vignette coat-of-arms, engraved folding map of Florida and Cuba (neat repairs to folds on verso), plate of Noah and his Ark, and 42 numbered plates after Jacques Le Moyne, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials. Second edition. Church 146. III. [Stadius's Brazil]. Americae tertia pars Memorabilem provinciae Brasiliae Historiam continens, germanico primum sermone scriptam a Ioanne Stadio. Frankfurt: 1592 [sectional titles and colophon: 1605]. Engraved title-page, vignette coat-of-arms, full-page engraving with seven armorial shields and figures of the Virtues, engraved folding map of South America, full-page plate of Adam and Eve on page 144 (same as in part I above), 30 engraved plates repeated to 45 impressions, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials Folding map supplied. Second edition, mixed first and second issue, with the plate on page 127 not repeating the plate on page 125, plate 23 on page 125, and plates 18 and 19 correctly printed on pages 78 and 80. Church 150-151. IV. [Benzoni's History of the New World]. Americae pars quarta, sive, Insignis & Admiranda Historia de reperta primum Occidentali India à Christophoro Columbo Anno M.CCCCXCII scripta ab Hieronymo Bezono Mediolanense Frankfurt: 1594. Engraved title-page (repeated), full-page engraving with seven armorial shields and figures of the Virtues, engraving of Columbus led by the deities, allegorical engraving "Americae retectio," double-page engraved map of the Caribbean and adjacent areas, 24 numbered engravings, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials (pale stain to map, small hole in plate xx, repaired marginal tear to plate xxiiii just affecting the image). Second edition, with final blank F6 (blank R6 replaced). Church 155. V. [Benzoni's History, continued]. Americae pars quinta... secundae sectionis Hia [Historiae] Hispanorum. Frankfurt: Theodore de Bry, 1595. Engraved title-page, repeated, vignette portrait of Christopher Columbus, engraved folding map of Mexico, and 22 numbered engraved plates, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials (map with small tear at fold juncture). First edition, with [l2], [l3] and F4 blank (this copy with 2l2 correctly signed). Church 156. VI. [Benzoni's History, concluded]. Americae pars sexta, sive historiae ab Hieronymo Benzono Mediolanese [sic]... scriptae, sectio tertia. Frankfurt: Theodore de Bry, 1596. Engraved title-page, repeated (second title without pasted down "Sequuntur Icones" slip), double-page engraved plan of Cuzco, double-page engraved map of the Western Hemisphere with portraits of Columbus, Vespucci, Magellan and Pizarro, 27 numbered plates (lacking final blank G6). First edition. Church 158. VII. [Schmidel's Brazil and Paraguay]. Americae Pars VII. Verissima et Iucundissima description praecipuarum quarundam Indiae regionum & insularum Theodore de Bry, 1599. Engraved title-page and one plate (lacking final blank H4). First Edition in Latin, Church 161. VIII. [Voyages of Drake, Hawkins, Cavendish and Raleigh]. Americae Pars VIII continens primo, descriptionem trium itinerum nobilissimi et fortissimo equities Francisci Draken, qui peragrato primum universe terrarium orbe,... [Sectional title-page: Frankfurt: Matthew Becker and] Theodore de Bry, 1599. Letterpress title-page with engraved double hemisphere world map after Jodocus Hondius (Shirley 219), engraved folding map of Guiana (lower edge to ca. 1/2 inch and upper edge to ca 1/4 inch defective and restored, affected areas supplied in skilful manuscript facsimile), small oval world map on KK4v (Shirley 220), 18 numbered plates. First edition, mixed first and second issues without the small map on AA2r, with AA2 correctly signed, plates XIII and XIV correctly printed, and with plates VI-IX with engraved numbers on the plates, e4 blank. Church 163 and 164. . IX. [Acosta's History of the New World, De Weert's and Van Noort's voyages]. Americae Nona & postrema pars. Qua de ratione elementorum: de novi orbis natura. Frankfurt: Matthew Becker, 1602. Engraved title-page, vignette coat-of-arms, engraved map of the Straits of Magellan, part titles with engraved vignettes, , the "Additamentum" title with engraved portrait of Van Noort incorporating a world map (Shirley 229), letterpress section titles to the second and third parts and to each of the two series of plates, two series of numbered plates (I-XXV and I-XIV) (lacking blank leaf Yy6, 4 leaves with small marginal repairs). First Edition in Latin, with final blank leaf ddd4. Church 168. Provenance: "an unidentified European Royal family" reported Christie's 26th October 1988, lot 44. A HANDSOME SET OF DE BRY'S GREAT VOYAGES uniformly and finely bound in modern burgundy morocco gilt. Inspired by a meeting with the celebrated Richard Hakluyt in London in 1587, de Bry published the first of his own collection of voyages relating to the Americas in 1590: Hariot's account of Virginia. In order to maximize profit he had editions published in English, Latin, French and German. He went on to publish five further parts before his death in 1598, when his sons Johann Theodor and Johann Israel took over the task of completing the Great Voyages and began the Small Voyages, and oeuvre which eventually stretched to 25 volumes. Forty-four years passed between the publication of the first part of the Great Voyages and the last part of the Small Voyages, and it is therefore no wonder that sets like this one are made of a variety of editions and issues: "during this long interval, the publishers of this great collection must have reprinted, even more than once, the greater part of the volumes, which had become successively out of print; but, before coming to entire reimpressions, they would naturally use the portions either of text or of plates which were on hand. It appears, in fact, that the plates were at first printed only for a part of the two texts of the first volumes, and that, when this first impression was exhausted, it became necessary to have a second, and at the same time, to print on the pages destined to receive the engravings both the numbers indicating their order, and the titles or explanations, which appear above and below those engravings, and that, finally, when the text was entirely exhausted, they reprinted it, at first with the old date, and afterwards with a new date. This explains how it is that one encounters, besides the editions reprinted as a whole, copies of the first edition offspring so many various readings that one might think they belonged to different editions." Sabin 8784. Guidance: Sotheby's, 2007 - 204,00 GBP (Macclesfield Library copy), Sotheby's, 2006 - $150,000
DE BRY (Johann Theodore, illus.), Biblia Sacra, vulgatae editionis, 1609, engravings in text, engraved title, double column text rather browned, full vellum
JOHANN THEODOR DE BRY (1560-1623) AND JOHANN ISRAEL DE BRY (1565-1609) Der zwölffte Theil der Orientalischen Indien. Darinnen etliche newe gedenckwürdige Schiff farthen und Reysen ... Sonderlich aber in das Königreich Indostan oder des grossen Mogols das Königreich China Persien die Bandamischen Insuln und andere umbligende Länder [Part XII of The Little Voyages]. Frankfurt: Caspar Rötel for Wilhelm Fitzer, 1628. 2° in 4s (295 x 187mm). Engraved title and 4 engraved text illustrations. (Lacking the engraved map, evenly browned throughout, occasional spotting, trimmed slightly close at head with a couple of headlines shaved.) Later marbled paper wrappers, green speckled edges. SOLE GERMAN EDITION OF THIS PART OF DE BRY'S LITTLE VOYAGES relating to the Near and Far East, China and the activities of the Dutch in Asia. Brunet I 1361-62; Church 244.
