The History of Travayle in the West and East Indies, and other countreys lying eyther way, towardes the fruitfull and ryche Moluccaes. As Moscouia, Persia, Arabia, Syria, Aegypte, Ethiopia, Guinea, China in Cathayo, and Giapan: With a discourse of the Northwest passage.
London: Richard Jugge, 1577. 4to (176 x 128 mm). 482pp., foliated 1-466. Dedication to the Countess of Bedford, woodcut of the 'Pole Antartike' on f.436v, Willes 'Speciall advises' and Table at end, numerous woodcut chapter initials many with historiation, printed marginalia. 19th-century diced russia, rebacked preserving original spine, gilt ruling and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Condition : title-page browned with a tiny puncture repaired, marginal repair at f.239, occasional pale dampstaining and browning, scattered underlining to text, margins shaved affecting some marginalia; colophon soiled with several repairs, glue staining to pastedowns and endpapers; light shelfwear, corners worn. Acquisition : purchased from William Reese Company, 1993, $13,500. the very rare second edition of richard eden's translation of peter martyr's 'history' . The translation, with some omissions, is that of Decades I-III of De Orbe Novo by Martyr with additions from other sources, edited by Richard Eden and Richard Willes. Willes was a member of the Jesuits from 1565-1572 and was familiar with Maffei, the Jesuit chronicler whose account he drew on for this work. Under the benefaction of the Earl of Bedford, Willes expanded Eden's translation to include four Decades and an abridgement of Decades V-VIII; Frobisher's voyage for a Northwest Passage, Sebastian Cabot's voyages to the Arctic for the Moscovy Company, Varthema's travels to Asia, Cortes' conquest of Mexico, Pereira's description of China, 1565, Acosta and Maffei's notices of Japan, 1573, and the first two English voyages to West Africa. an important english book of travels describing voyages to the americas, asia and the middle east with the first account of japan in english, and the first account in english of magellan's circumnavigation by the earliest historian of the americas and inventor of the term 'the new world.' additionally, the first printed work to advocate a british colony in north america. In 1492, Martyr was at the court of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, and was in contact with the Chronicler of the State Council for the Indies. As such, he had access to original travel documents and was acquainted with Columbus, Vespucci, da Gama and Magellan. European Americana 577/2; Brunet I: 294, II: 943; Church 119; Cordier Japonica 71; Howgego M65; Sabin 1562; STC 649.
The History of Travayle in the West and East Indies, and other countreys lying eyther way, towardes the fruitfull and ryche Moluccaes. As Moscouia, Persia, Arabia, Syria, Aegypte, Ethiopia, Guinea, China in Cathayo, and Giapan: With a discourse of the Northwest passage.
London: Richard Jugge, 1577. 4to (176 x 128 mm). 482pp., foliated 1-466. Dedication to the Countess of Bedford, woodcut of the 'Pole Antartike' on f.436v, Willes 'Speciall advises' and Table at end, numerous woodcut chapter initials many with historiation, printed marginalia. 19th-century diced russia, rebacked preserving original spine, gilt ruling and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Condition : title-page browned with a tiny puncture repaired, marginal repair at f.239, occasional pale dampstaining and browning, scattered underlining to text, margins shaved affecting some marginalia; colophon soiled with several repairs, glue staining to pastedowns and endpapers; light shelfwear, corners worn. Acquisition : purchased from William Reese Company, 1993, $13,500. the very rare second edition of richard eden's translation of peter martyr's 'history' . The translation, with some omissions, is that of Decades I-III of De Orbe Novo by Martyr with additions from other sources, edited by Richard Eden and Richard Willes. Willes was a member of the Jesuits from 1565-1572 and was familiar with Maffei, the Jesuit chronicler whose account he drew on for this work. Under the benefaction of the Earl of Bedford, Willes expanded Eden's translation to include four Decades and an abridgement of Decades V-VIII; Frobisher's voyage for a Northwest Passage, Sebastian Cabot's voyages to the Arctic for the Moscovy Company, Varthema's travels to Asia, Cortes' conquest of Mexico, Pereira's description of China, 1565, Acosta and Maffei's notices of Japan, 1573, and the first two English voyages to West Africa. an important english book of travels describing voyages to the americas, asia and the middle east with the first account of japan in english, and the first account in english of magellan's circumnavigation by the earliest historian of the americas and inventor of the term 'the new world.' additionally, the first printed work to advocate a british colony in north america. In 1492, Martyr was at the court of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, and was in contact with the Chronicler of the State Council for the Indies. As such, he had access to original travel documents and was acquainted with Columbus, Vespucci, da Gama and Magellan. European Americana 577/2; Brunet I: 294, II: 943; Church 119; Cordier Japonica 71; Howgego M65; Sabin 1562; STC 649.
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