"Lettre de M. Visconti ... à M. de Humboldt, sur quelques monumens des peuples américains" (p. 299-304) dated: Paris, le 12 décembre 1812. and Added t.p.: Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland. 1. ptie. Relation historique. Atlas pittoresque.
All volumes bound to match 1973 Folio 72. Factitious collection of about 549 maps taken from the atlases of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th cent., put together with the title "Atlas" and bound in 6 volumes. These volumes originally bore the imprint: Amstelaedamii apvd Reiniervm & Josvam Ottens. Over these words on the title-pages of v. 1-2, 4-6 is the name of Henrik de Leth who painted them. Volume 3 has only the erased imprint of Ottens., For fuller description see Phillips 3448 and C. Koeman's Atlantes Neerlandici, bibliography of terrestrial, maritime and celestial atlases and pilot books, published in the Netherlands up to 1800, Amsterdam c1967-71, v. 2, p. 63-83., and Maps by P. Schenck and son, G. Valck, F. de Wit, N. Visscher and others.
Publisher:
chez J. Covens & C. Mortier,
Subject (Geographic):
Denmark --Maps --Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Reiner et Josua Ottens (Firm), Schenk, Peter, 1660-1718 or 1719., and Valck, G. (Gerard), 1651 or 1652-1726.
Journal ou relation exacte du voyage de Guill Schouten
Image Count:
1
Description:
Bound in after p. [8]., Busts of various explorers depicted around edges of map., Four small areas with stains on verso., Scale not given., and Western hemisphere of North and South America hand colored.
Subject (Topic):
Oceania --Discovery and exploration --Early works to 1800, Voyages around the world --Early works to 1800, and World maps --Early works to 1800
Collection Created:
A Paris : chez M. Gobert, au Palais en la gallerie des prisonniers, et les cartes, chez M. Tauernier, graueur du roy, demeurant au pont Marchand, 1618
Jovrnal ou Description dv merveillevx voyage de Gvillavme Schovten, hollandois natif de Hoorn
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Depicts notable explorers of the time as well as two ships, the Victoria and the Eendracht.
Description:
Bound in preceding first page of text., In ink on recto: Olivier van Nort [sic]., and Scale not given.
Subject (Geographic):
Eastern Hemisphere --Maps --Early works to 1800 and Western Hemisphere --Maps --Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Cavendish, Thomas, 1560-1592, Drake, Francis, Sir, 1540?-1596, Magalhaes, Fernao de, d. 1521, Noort, Olivier van, 1558 or 9-1627, Schouten, Willem Corneliszoon, d. 1625, and Spilbergen, Joris van, 1568?-1620
Subject (Topic):
Voyages around the world --To 1700
Collection Created:
A Amstredam : Chez Harman Ianson, marchand libraire, demeurant en la VVarmoes-straet, a le Sereine, 1619