Karl W. Hiersemann: Katalog (Nr. 572): Americana: a collection of rare and valuable books relating to South and North America from the time of de discovery up to the year of 1865 (Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1927)

III. AMERICA SOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE DEL NORTE 71
M. PI.
281 MARTINIQUE. Prospekt von dem Dreyeinigkeits Haffen zu Marti-
nique. Engraving (D. Serres pinx., F. Leizelt sc.) 26,5X39,5 cm.
With margin. Total size 37X47 cm. Augsburg about 1790. 60 —
Fine piece in sharp impression. In the foreground is the English fleet consisting
of 6 large frigates, the flagship being about to disembark the crew.
282 OLDENDORP, C. G. A., Geschichte der Mission der evangel.
Brüder auf den caraibischen Inseln S. Thomas, S. Croix u. S. Juan.
Publ. by J. J. Bossart. 2 vols. W. 3 maps and 4 plates. Barby
1777. Contemp. calf. 40 —
Sabin 57 152. P. 344 seq. treats of the languages of the negroes with a table of
23 african dialects. P. 424 seq. relates to the Creolean language of the negroes.


No. 283. Porcacchi, l’isole più famose. Venice 1576.

283 PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thom., l’isole più famose del
mondo intagliate da G. Porro. C. nova aggionta. With frontisp.,
47 copperplate maps and plans in the text. Folio. Venetia,
G. Angelieri, 1576. Half vellum. 100 —
See reproduction on page 71.
Sabin 64149. John Carter Brown I p. 263. Trömel 33.
This the second edition contains much more than the first (of 1572). Pp. 154
to 184 relate to America, and contain maps and descriptions of Mexico (Temistitan),
Cuba, Jamaica, San Lorenzo, San Juan, San Jacopo, Spagnuola. There are also two
worldmaps. The accounts of Jamaica are first printed in this edition. Somewhat water-
stained and old MS. notes on title.
284 ■— — Padova 1620. Vellum. 80 —
Sabin 64152. John Carter Brown II, 148. Leclerc 462. Trömel 78.
Somewhat waterstained.

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