BRY, JOHANN THEODOR DE and JOHANN ISRAEL DE. [Small Voyages, in German, Part I (only, of 12). Pigafetta's Congo]. Wahrhaffte und Eigentliche Beschreibung desz Königreichs Congo in Africa und deren angrentzenden Länder. Frankfurt: Johann Saur for Hans Dietherich and Hans Israel von Bry, 1597. Small folio, 289 x 196 mm. (11 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.), disbound, lower fore-corner of title-page torn and repaired, both folding maps backed in heavy paper, Congo map with borders cropped and with one 2-inch clean fold break and one small repaired fold break, Africa map with a few small repaired tears and several areas reinforced on back, occasional small marginal tears and repairs especially to last 5 leaves, title slightly rubbed, occasional slight rubbing or chipping to coloring of engravings, some soiling, lacking the 2 blank leaves; half morocco slipcase and folding chemise . FIRST EDITION, letterpress title printed within engraved architectural border with allegorical figures, folding engraved map of the Congo, folding engraved map of Africa on two sheets, separate letterpress title to the engravings, 14 numbered half-page engravings with letterpress descriptions, woodcut 10-line and smaller ornamental initials and head-pieces; the engravings richly colored in a contemporary hand and highlighted in gold, the engraved title with contemporary and later coloring, maps and head-piece ornaments colored later. Church 226. First edition of part I of the "Small Voyages," containing Filippo Pigafetta's account of Odoardo Lopez's voyage to the Congo; the Latin edition was published the following year.
BRY, JOHANN THEODOR DE and JOHANN ISRAEL DE. [Small Voyages, in German, Part I (only, of 12). Pigafetta's Congo]. Wahrhaffte und Eigentliche Beschreibung desz Königreichs Congo in Africa und deren angrentzenden Länder. Frankfurt: Johann Saur for Hans Dietherich and Hans Israel von Bry, 1597. Small folio, 289 x 196 mm. (11 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.), disbound, lower fore-corner of title-page torn and repaired, both folding maps backed in heavy paper, Congo map with borders cropped and with one 2-inch clean fold break and one small repaired fold break, Africa map with a few small repaired tears and several areas reinforced on back, occasional small marginal tears and repairs especially to last 5 leaves, title slightly rubbed, occasional slight rubbing or chipping to coloring of engravings, some soiling, lacking the 2 blank leaves; half morocco slipcase and folding chemise . FIRST EDITION, letterpress title printed within engraved architectural border with allegorical figures, folding engraved map of the Congo, folding engraved map of Africa on two sheets, separate letterpress title to the engravings, 14 numbered half-page engravings with letterpress descriptions, woodcut 10-line and smaller ornamental initials and head-pieces; the engravings richly colored in a contemporary hand and highlighted in gold, the engraved title with contemporary and later coloring, maps and head-piece ornaments colored later. Church 226. First edition of part I of the "Small Voyages," containing Filippo Pigafetta's account of Odoardo Lopez's voyage to the Congo; the Latin edition was published the following year.
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