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NEUERWERBUNGEN
requested. Thia was one of the most remarkable voyages ever undertaken (1615—17),
and contributed largely to the Science of cartography by the number of new dis-
coveries which marked the course of Schonten and Le Maire, in their circumnavigatlon
of the globe. In this voyage Cape Horn (named after Schouten’s native town) was for
the first time rounded from the east. The maps represent a double-page map of the
world in two hemispheres with portraits of Magellan, Schonten, F. Drake, O. van Noort,
T. Candish and G. Speilbergh; in the upper Corners are figures of the two ships of
the voyage, the ,.Victoria“ and the „Eendracht“. 1 map of Tierra del Fuego, 1 map
of the South Sea (including the whole of Chile and Peru) and 1 map of
Nova Guinea. The plates show views („Isle de Cocos“ and ,,Isle de Hoorn“ etc.) and
Indians. — A well preserved copy.
677 Weltreisen. —■ Turnbull, J., Reise um die Welt i. d. J. 1800 bis 1804.
Nebst e. genauen Schilderung der engl. Verbrecher-Kolonien in Neu-Hol-
land u. d. Societäts- u. Sandwich-Inseln. 2 Tie. in 1 Bde. Hamb. 1806.
Hldrbd. 14.—
678 Wit, F. de, (Zeeatlas). 26 (instead of 27) finely coloured charts. Ca.
50 : 65 cm. (Amsterdam, about 1680.) Half calf. 380.—
Phillips 485. Very rare.
Except for the missing „Orbis Maritimus“ which according to Phillips served at
the same time as title-page, the present maps form a complete copy of this impor-
tant marine-atlas, which is of far greater value and interest than Wit’s terrestrial
atlases.
Not less than 8 maps relate to America, viz., Polus Arcticus, Magnum
Mare del Sur, Septentrionaliora Americae, Novae Hispaniae, Chilie etc. littora, Pas-
caert van Westindien, Terra Nova ac maris tractus circa Novam Franciam, Littora
Brasiliae, Tractus australior Americae Merid. — Of the other maps 4 relate to Africa,
3 to Asia, and the rest to Europe.
De Wit’s charts are highly esteemed not only for their intrinsic, cartographical
value, but also for their very attractive omamentation. They are enriched with
most picturesque cartouchs illustrative of the occupations and habits of the natives
and enlivened with sailing-ships, sea-battles and coats-of-arms, all of them here
brightly coloured by a Contemporary hand. Very well preserved.
678a Wraxall, N., Bemerkgn. auf e. Reise durch d. nördl. Europa, besond. zu
Copenhagen, Stockholm u. Petersburg. A. d. Engi. 2. Aufl. Lpzg. 1776.
Hldrbd. 4.—
679 Wunderlin, Seb. — In Cosmographiam Introductorium tum
compendiarium tum vtile non sine elegantia ex illustribus quibusquam
scriptoribus Cosmographie concine congestum per Sebastianum Wunderlin
artium magistrum et iuris utriusque licentiatum in bonarum literarum
candidatorum gratiam et commoditatem conscriptum. Original Latin
manuscript. 32 leaves. 4to. (217 :158 mm.). 1523. Limp vellum cover.
Enclosed in blue morocco slip case. 1200.—
Unpublished manuscript of an early sixteenth Century cosmography, containing
numerous references to America, Contemporary discoveries,
Vespucci, etc.
As the author States in the „Proemium“ (again on p. 13 v), bis object was to
give a succinct but exact compendium of all that is necessary for the study of cosmo-
graphy. In doing so, he has largely drawn on ancient writers, of whom there is
hardly anyone missing (Ptolemaeus, Strabo, Poseidonius, Eratosthenes, Cleomedes,
Macrobius, Thales, Solinus, Proclus, and, in addition, Albertus Magnus, Albumasar,
and Capella). What, however, endows these expositions with particular interest is
that on nearly every page reference is made to results obtained by the latest dis-
coveries. Vespucci is five times cited (1. 5 vo, 7 ro, 20 vo, 25 vo, 31 vo). There is an
interesting passage relating to the discovery of the South Arctic Polar
Star by the Portuguese (1. 2 ro). The Problems connected with the antipodes and
the habitability of the world are largely dwelt upon (1. 8 seq.). On p. 12 vo and 13 ro
is a reference to the discoveries made at command of the King of Spain. On p. 24 vo
KARL W. HIERSEMANN, LEIPZIG, KÖNIGSTR. 29. KAT. 619
NEUERWERBUNGEN
requested. Thia was one of the most remarkable voyages ever undertaken (1615—17),
and contributed largely to the Science of cartography by the number of new dis-
coveries which marked the course of Schonten and Le Maire, in their circumnavigatlon
of the globe. In this voyage Cape Horn (named after Schouten’s native town) was for
the first time rounded from the east. The maps represent a double-page map of the
world in two hemispheres with portraits of Magellan, Schonten, F. Drake, O. van Noort,
T. Candish and G. Speilbergh; in the upper Corners are figures of the two ships of
the voyage, the ,.Victoria“ and the „Eendracht“. 1 map of Tierra del Fuego, 1 map
of the South Sea (including the whole of Chile and Peru) and 1 map of
Nova Guinea. The plates show views („Isle de Cocos“ and ,,Isle de Hoorn“ etc.) and
Indians. — A well preserved copy.
677 Weltreisen. —■ Turnbull, J., Reise um die Welt i. d. J. 1800 bis 1804.
Nebst e. genauen Schilderung der engl. Verbrecher-Kolonien in Neu-Hol-
land u. d. Societäts- u. Sandwich-Inseln. 2 Tie. in 1 Bde. Hamb. 1806.
Hldrbd. 14.—
678 Wit, F. de, (Zeeatlas). 26 (instead of 27) finely coloured charts. Ca.
50 : 65 cm. (Amsterdam, about 1680.) Half calf. 380.—
Phillips 485. Very rare.
Except for the missing „Orbis Maritimus“ which according to Phillips served at
the same time as title-page, the present maps form a complete copy of this impor-
tant marine-atlas, which is of far greater value and interest than Wit’s terrestrial
atlases.
Not less than 8 maps relate to America, viz., Polus Arcticus, Magnum
Mare del Sur, Septentrionaliora Americae, Novae Hispaniae, Chilie etc. littora, Pas-
caert van Westindien, Terra Nova ac maris tractus circa Novam Franciam, Littora
Brasiliae, Tractus australior Americae Merid. — Of the other maps 4 relate to Africa,
3 to Asia, and the rest to Europe.
De Wit’s charts are highly esteemed not only for their intrinsic, cartographical
value, but also for their very attractive omamentation. They are enriched with
most picturesque cartouchs illustrative of the occupations and habits of the natives
and enlivened with sailing-ships, sea-battles and coats-of-arms, all of them here
brightly coloured by a Contemporary hand. Very well preserved.
678a Wraxall, N., Bemerkgn. auf e. Reise durch d. nördl. Europa, besond. zu
Copenhagen, Stockholm u. Petersburg. A. d. Engi. 2. Aufl. Lpzg. 1776.
Hldrbd. 4.—
679 Wunderlin, Seb. — In Cosmographiam Introductorium tum
compendiarium tum vtile non sine elegantia ex illustribus quibusquam
scriptoribus Cosmographie concine congestum per Sebastianum Wunderlin
artium magistrum et iuris utriusque licentiatum in bonarum literarum
candidatorum gratiam et commoditatem conscriptum. Original Latin
manuscript. 32 leaves. 4to. (217 :158 mm.). 1523. Limp vellum cover.
Enclosed in blue morocco slip case. 1200.—
Unpublished manuscript of an early sixteenth Century cosmography, containing
numerous references to America, Contemporary discoveries,
Vespucci, etc.
As the author States in the „Proemium“ (again on p. 13 v), bis object was to
give a succinct but exact compendium of all that is necessary for the study of cosmo-
graphy. In doing so, he has largely drawn on ancient writers, of whom there is
hardly anyone missing (Ptolemaeus, Strabo, Poseidonius, Eratosthenes, Cleomedes,
Macrobius, Thales, Solinus, Proclus, and, in addition, Albertus Magnus, Albumasar,
and Capella). What, however, endows these expositions with particular interest is
that on nearly every page reference is made to results obtained by the latest dis-
coveries. Vespucci is five times cited (1. 5 vo, 7 ro, 20 vo, 25 vo, 31 vo). There is an
interesting passage relating to the discovery of the South Arctic Polar
Star by the Portuguese (1. 2 ro). The Problems connected with the antipodes and
the habitability of the world are largely dwelt upon (1. 8 seq.). On p. 12 vo and 13 ro
is a reference to the discoveries made at command of the King of Spain. On p. 24 vo
KARL W. HIERSEMANN, LEIPZIG, KÖNIGSTR. 29. KAT. 619
