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A COLLECTION OF Voyages and Travels, Some now FIRST PRINTED from ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, OTHERS Now First Published in ENGLISH

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4 nečíslované strany, 765 stran, 11 nečíslovaných stran, 50 listů obrazové přílohy : ilustrace, mapy ; 2°
Nieuhof, Johan, - Author Causé, Hendrik, - Engraver Gouwen, Giliam van der, - Engraver Smith, John, - Author La Mothe Le Vayer, François de, - Other La Peyrère, Isaac de, - Author James, Thomas, - Author Gellibrand, Henry, - Author Bajkov, Fedor Isakovič, - Author Wagner, Zacharias, - Author Kolumbus, Kryštof, - Other Colón, Fernando, - Author Greaves, John, - Author Borri, Cristoforo, - Author Churchill (rod) - Printer Osborne, Thomas, - Publisher
geografie historická geografie regionální geografie světa
cestopisy kosmografie

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SC 2751/2

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Zlatá Koruna ( Historické fondy )		jen prezenčně	SC 2751/2

Title statement	A COLLECTION OF Voyages and Travels, Some now FIRST PRINTED from ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, OTHERS Now First Published in ENGLISH : WITH A GENERAL PREFACE, Giving an Account of the Progress of TRADE and NAVIGATION, from its First Beginning. Illustrated with several Hundred Useful MAPS and CUTS, Containing Views of the different Countries, Cities, Towns, Forts, Ports and Shipping: Also the Birds, Beasts, Fish, Serpents, Trees, Fruits and Flowers; with the Habits of the different Nations, all Elegantly Engraved on COPPER-PLATES. VOL. II.
Added title page title	Mr. John Nieuhoff's Remarkable VOYAGES & TRAVELS into ye best Provinces of ye West and East Indies
Publication	LONDON : Printed by Assignment from Messieurs CHURCHILL, For THOMAS OSBORNE in Gray's-Inn., 1752
Phys.des.	4 nečíslované strany, 765 stran, 11 nečíslovaných stran, 50 listů obrazové přílohy : ilustrace, mapy ; 2°
Note	Na s. 1: "VOYAGES AND TRAVELS INSTO BRASIL AND THE EAST-INDIES. CONTAINING, An exact Description of the DUTCH BRASIL, and divers Parts of the EAST-INDIES; their PROVINCES, CITIES, LIVING CREATURES, and PRODUCTS; the MANNERS, CUSTOMS, HABITS, and RELIGION of the INHABITANTS: WITH A particular ACCOUNT of all the remarkable Passages that happened during the Author's stay of nine Years in BRASIL; especially in Relation to the REVOLT of the Portuguese, and the intestine War carried on there from 1640, to 1649. AS ALSO A most ample Description of the most famous City of BATAVIA in the East-Indies. By Mr. JOHN NIEUHOFF. Both adorned with COPPER PLATES, done after the Life. Translated from the Dutch Original."; s. [327]: "THE TRUE TRAVELS, ADVENTURES AND OBSERVATIONS OF Captain JOHN SMITH, INTO EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA and AMERICA, From Anno Dom. 1593, to 1629."; s. [367]: TWO JOURNALS: THE FIRST Kept by seven SAILERS IN THE ISLE of St. MAURICE in GREENLAND, In the years 1633, 1634; Who pass'd the winter, and all died in the said ISLAND. THE SECOND Kept by seven other SAILERS, who in the years 1633 and 1634, wintered at SPITSBERGEN; WITH An account of their ADVENTURES and SUFFERINGS from the BEARS and WHALES, insupportable cold and storms, [et]c. Done out of LOW-DUTCH."; s. 381: "A TRUE and SHORT ACCOUNT OF FORTY TWO PERSONS Who perished by shipwreck near SPITZBERGEN, In the year 1646."; s. 383: "AN ACCOUNT OF ISELAND, SENT TO Monsieur de la MOTHE de VAYER."; s. [397]: "AN ACCOUNT OF GREENLAND."; s. 399: "AN ACCOUNT OF GREENLAND, TO Monsieur de la MOTHE le VAYER.", autor "La Peyrere" uveden na s. 395; s. [429]: "Captain THOMAS JAMES's STRANGE and DANGEROUS VOYAGE In his intended DISCOVERY of the North-West PASSAGE INTO THE SOUTH SEA, In the years 1631 and 1632. Wherein the MISERIES indured, both GOING, WINTERING, ... WITH An APPENDIX concerning LONGITUDE, By Mr. HENRY GELLIBRAND, Astronomy Reader of Gresham-College, London. AND An ADVICE concerning the PHILOSOPHY of these late DISCOVERIES. By W.W."; s. [489]: "AN ACCOUNT OF TWO VOYAGES; The FIRST of Feodor ISKOWITZ BACKHOFF, The MUSCOVITE Envoy, INTO CHINA. The SECOND of Mr. ZACHARY WAGENER, A Native of DRESDEN in MISNIA, Thro' a great part of the WORLD, As also into CHINA. Translated from the High-Dutch original printed in Berlin."; s. [501]: "THE HISTORY OF THE Life and Actions OF Adm. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, AND OF HIS DISCOVERY OF THE WEST-INDIES. CALL'D The NEW WORLD, Now in Possession of his CATHOLICK MAJESTY. Written by his own Son D. FERDINAND COLUMBUS."; s. 625: "Pyramidographia: OR, A DESCRIPTION OF THE PYRAMIDS IN AEGYPT. By JOHN GREAVES, Professor of Astronomy in the University of Oxford."; s. 675: "A DISCOURSE OF THE ROMAN FOOT AND DENARIUS: From whence, as from two Principles, the MEASURES and WEIGHTS Used by the ANCIENTS, may be deduced. By JOHN GREAVES, Professor of Astronomy ..."; s. 721: "AN ACCOUNT OF COCHIN-CHINA. In TWO PARTS. ... Written in ITALIAN, By the R.F. CHRISTOPHER BORRI, a Milaneze, of the SOCIETY of JESUS, who was one of the First MISSIONERS in that Kingdom.". Rok vydání římskými číslicemi. Chyby ve stránkování: strana 301 je označena číslem 331, s. 503 číslem 499. Tištěno antikvou, ojediněle hebrejská slova hebrejským písmem (s. 631, 676, 677, 715) a řecký text alfabetou. Na titulní straně linka a dvojlinka. Plné iniciály ve volném prostoru, linky, živá záhlaví, marginálie, tabulky, signatury, stránkové kustody; sazba ve dou sloupcích. Mědiryt. frontispis s podobiznou Johana Nieuhofa; mědiryt. titulní list k Nieuhofovým spisům o Brazílii a Indii, dále k Nieuhofovým spisům celkem 48 celostránkových mědirytin číslovaných 1-8, 8.2, 8.2, 9, 9.2, 10, 10.2, 11-39, 39.2, 40-44, (č. 10.2 sign. Hen. Cause sculp., č. 13 sign. Gilliam. Vander. Gouwen. schulp., č. 14 sign. Gilliam. Vander. Gouwen. sc:, č. 27 signatura nečitelná, č. 29 sign. H. Cause. sculp.) a mědirytiny v textu na s. 11, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 126, 138, 142, 147, 158, 160, 184, 195, 231, 256, 265, 266, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 275, 276, 277, 290, 312, 313, 318, 319 a 321; další celostránkové mědirytiny: č. 41 (u s. 399), 42 (u s. 413); mědirytové a dřevořezové ilustrace v textu na s. 338 (dřevořezový erb Johna Smitha a pečeť Zikmunda Báthoryho), 653, 654, 659, 662, 663, 668, 669, 697, 705
Ownership hist.	Na rubu titulního listu razítko se jménem "J. GROSSER"
Poznámky k popisovanému exempláři	Stará sign.: 79.8. (červeným inkoustem na prázdném listu za přední předsádkou); SB 143/2. Na rubu přední předsádky tužkou číselná značka antikvariátu a cena za 8 svazků 2500 korun československých
Binding inf.	Vazba z přelomu 18. a 19. století, celokožená z hnědé kůže na lepenkových deskách, na hřbetu zlacené linky, vytlačený a zlacený titul a číslo svazku, desky i hrany desek zdobeny zlacenými linkami, žlutá ořízka; odřeno, stopy plísně
Language note	Částečně latinský a řecký text
Another responsib.	Nieuhof, Johan, 1618-1672 (Author) Causé, Hendrik, 1648-1699 (Engraver) Gouwen, Giliam van der, činný 1669-1713 (Engraver) Smith, John, 1580-1631 (Author) La Mothe Le Vayer, François de, 1588-1672 (Other) La Peyrère, Isaac de, 1594-1676 (Author) James, Thomas, asi 1593-asi 1635 (Author) Gellibrand, Henry, 1597-1637 (Author) Bajkov, Fedor Isakovič, 1612-1664 (Author) Wagner, Zacharias, 1614-1668 (Author) Kolumbus, Kryštof, 1451-1506 (Other) Colón, Fernando, 1488-1539 (Author) Greaves, John, 1602-1652 (Author) Borri, Cristoforo, 1583-1632 (Author) Churchill (rod) (Printer) Osborne, Thomas, -1767 (Publisher)
Subj. Headings	geografie * historická geografie * regionální geografie světa
Form, Genre	cestopisy * kosmografie
Conspect	911 - Obecná geografie. Systematická geografie
	09 - Rukopisy, prvotisky, staré tisky
UDC	913(100) , 913:94 , 91 , (0:82-992) , (049)908
Country	Velká Británie
Language	angličtina ; latina ; řečtina, starověká (do 1453)
Document kind	Rare books
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