- Bookplate on upper pastedown; upper hinge broken; large map w. repaired tear; one map w. waterstain in lower part; outer edge of one view cut short w. loss of text. Backstrip restored.
= The first missionary voyage to the Pacific. Sabin 49480; Howgego W42; Kroepelien 528; Taylor 170; Ferguson 301; Cox II, p. 307; Carlsmith 181; Borba de Moraes p.943; Cat. Nat. Maritime Mus. 632: "This voyage was undertaken by the London Missionary Society, for the purpose of establishing a mission in Tahiti. A settlement of 25 persons was formed." "(...) The narrative is fresh, although sometimes naive, and provides a glimpse of everyday life on the islands that the mariner or naturalist didn't consider worth reporting. (...) The long "preliminary discourse" was anonymously written by Samuel Greatheed, using the then-unpublished narrative of James Morrison, one of the pardoned Bounty mutineers. (...)" (Hill 1894).
- Some foxing (also on some of the plates); sl. waterstained in upper outer blank margin/ corner. Upper hinge restored.
= Howgego W41; Hill 907; Cox II, p.302f; cat. Nat. Maritime Mus. 615; cf. Carlsmith Coll. 217. One of the most popular books on the Pacific at the close of the 18th cent. The crew of the shipwrecked Antelope built a small boat from the wreck, with which they sailed to Macao. They took with them Prince Lee Boo (son of King Abba Thule of the Palau Islands), who eventually arrived with them in England, but who, as so many of his predecessors, died soon of smallpox. "On the death of the Prince the East India Company sent out two vessels, the Panther and the Endeavour, under Captain McCluer to convey the sad news to Abba Thulle (...), together with some presents of seeds, plants, etc. McCluer finally married one of the native women and lived there for 15 months, when, growing tired of solitude, he managed to reach China in a native boat without compass or other instruments." (Cox). Noteworthy for its influence on the idea of the noble savage and important for its detailed information on the Palau Islands and its inhabitants (p.365-378 contain a vocabulary of the Pelew language).
- First ±100 lvs. (vaguely) waterst. in upper inner margin; hinges sl. weak. Both covers knacked (only visible internally); some restorations at boardedges.
= BM Italian II, p.641.
- Joints rubbed; upper joint split at spine-ends; frontcover sl. chafed; corners bumped. Internally fine.
= Abbey, Travel 369; Blackmer 1098 and 1099; Atabey 787 & 788; Colas 2020-2021; Lipperheide Lb 39, Lc 8. Attractive views after the drawings made by Luigi Mayer, the prints in the second section on the Ottoman Empire were made for Sir Robert Ainslie. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCII.
- Two lvs. loose; lower margin of title cut short w. some loss of date. Wrappers mounted on folded cardboard wrapper; frontwr. detached.
= Knuttel 1068; F.M. 1086f. Extremely rare pamphlet in response to the Spanish peace offerings of August 1598. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCII.
= Knuttel 2623. Attributed to F. Aerssen.
Idem. Corte Antwoort, Aen de Doorluchtichste, Hoogh-Mogende Heeren, De Staten Generael. Overgegeven by d'heer van Sommelsdiick Tegens seker Vertooch geadvoveert ende getekent Cornelis vander Myle. The Hague, A. Meurs, 1618, 15p., later wr. (Knuttel 2643). Naerder Openinghe van een Hooch-wichtighe sake/ Betreffende de wel-vaert van ons bedroeft Vader-landt. N.pl., n.publ., 1618, (26)p., later wr. (Knuttel 2650). Matroosjes Op-Wecker. N.pl., n.publ., 1618, (14)p., later wr. (Knuttel 2655). Een cleyn Poetelick Tractaet betreffende des Vreeds en Oorloghs vruchten: Waer inne een yeder (als in eenen Spieghel) claerlijck mach speuren eerstelijck: Wat schade leet ende verdriet d'Oorloghe is veroorsaeckenede ende ten anderen wat nut profijt en welvaren eenen vasten ongeveynsden Vrede medebrenght. Vlissingen, M.A. van der Nolck, 1607, (20)p., without wr. (Knuttel 1412). - AND 2 others similar: Knuttel 2681 and 2827.
- Libr. and cancellation stamp.
= Heavily annotated in contemp. hand: "NB in dit Tractaat staan enige onwaarheden" (on title), "Een infame onwaarheyt daar was geen oploop maar wel en quade ordre onder de Magistraat. De menschen drongen niet op de soldaten gelijk hier ter quader trouwe wort verhaalt maar vluchten van haar als doch wierden van achteren in de Rugh geschoten Etc. daar van ick een oochgetuijg ben". Knuttel 7320.
Wraak-geschrey Van het Koninglyke Bloed, Tot den Hemel, tegen de Engelsche Vader-Moorders. Rott., J. van Dalen, 1653, (16),75p., later wr.
- Waterstained in upper margin. = Knuttel 7361.
Pinxter-Bloem, Gezongen door Licht-hart en Swaar-hoofd. Amst., J. Hooft, 1653, 23p., later wr. (Knuttel 7438). Zoet, J. 't Groote Visch-net. N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (1657), (8)p., without wr. (Knuttel 7915. Rare). Londens Puyn-hoop, Oft Godts Rechtvaerdige straffe, over de selve, in 't verbranden der Stadt, den 12.13.14.15. en 16. van Herfstmaent 1666, door de over groote wreetheden, begaan in het brantstichten, in't Vlie, als mede aen de arme en onnoosele menschen op 't Eylandt der Schellingh. Rott., P. Blijenbergh, 1666, 27,(3)p., later wr.
- Without the plate. = Knuttel 9361.
AND 24 other pamphlets, i.a. Knuttel 7014, 7314, 7395, 7534, 7596, 7687, 8543 and 9578.
- Sm. hole in text in final leaf; sl. waterstained.
= Knuttel 1675; F.M. 825 and 826; Van Doorninck, Vermomde en naamlooze schrijvers, II, p.438, no.2852, attributing the second part to J. Fruytiers. Rare.
- Paper over boards torn/ dam.; corners showing. = Knuttel 16809.
BOUND WITH 8 other anti-catholic libels, ±1730-1740, i.a. Anatomie ofte Ontledinge van het Verderffelyk Dessein der Paaps-Gesinde (Knuttel 16870); De Helsche Put' van den Paepschen Afgront. Geöpent en Gedempt (...), De Helsche vloet der onbeschofte, en Duivelsche, lasteringen, gespoge uit den Onbeschaemden Muil van een' Paepschen Draek (...) and Papen Raad, Niet altyd Kwaad.
= Knuttel 2178; F.M. 1303. Extremely rare pamphlet showing an allegory on the situation in the Netherlands in 1615, cautioning the Dutch people to be vigilant. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCIII.
- Owner's entries on prelim. lvs.; partly sl. waterst./ foxed. = Knuttel 7034.
- Uncut. = Rare.
Reglement ende ordonnantie, volghens de welcke eenen yeghelijcken hem voortaen zal hebben te reguleren in het stuck van Suspectatie, ende Weder-legghinghe van Rechters. Ghent, widow and heirs J. vanden Kerkhove, 1669, (11)p., woodcut title-vign. w. coat of arms of Ghent, later boards. - BOUND WITH 6 other ordinances, printed in Ghent and Brussels, ±1611-1747.
- Sl. waterst. and frayed (first title-p. w. loss of 1 letter); contemp. annots. Backstrip loosening; extremities sl. worn.
AND 2 others.
- First ±10 lvs. sl. wormholed in top blank margin; large parts (sl.) browned/ foxed. Binding fine.
= Resolutions of the State of Holland and West-Friesland between January 6, 1643 and December 21, 1645.
- Without (h)title; title taken from first textp.; occas. sl. yellowed. Good copy.
= Resolutions of the State of Holland and West-Friesland between January 14 and December 22, 1631.
- Lower margin trimmed obliquely, w. loss of text on title-p.
= Reinier and Willem, sons of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, together with several other (mostly) Remonstrants conspired to assassinate prince Maurits of Orange after their father's beheading. Knuttel 3450.
BOUND WITH: Copie vant Klaer Vertoogh: gheschreven, ende onderteyckent by (...) Henricus Slatius in sijn gevangenisse in 's Graven-Haghe (...). Ibid., iidem, 1623, (2),96p., woodengr. title-vignette.
- One leaf misbound. = Knuttel 3475.
AND WITH: 't Haeghsche Discours, Belangende de groote Verradery. Onlanghs ghehoort ende ghesien, met allen het gheene dat als tot noch toe in 's Graven-Haegh ghepasseert is. Ibid., Widow H. Jacobssz. van Wouw "voor Jan Anteunisz:", 1623, 9,(3)p., woodengr. title-vignette.
= Knuttel 3431.
AND WITH 4 others (Knuttel 3062, 3436, 3443 and 3453).
- Cut sl. short (occas. reaching glosses); final lvs. waterst. and reattached; final leaf doubled; sl. yellowed; library/ cancellation stamp on title-p.
= Knuttel 753.
- One part (Tractaet) sl. waterstained in margin. Otherwise a very fine copy.
= Contains the following works (all publ. by Van Wouw and all in 1624): 1. J. SALWECHTER, Maniere om een Proces te voeren, leerende hoemen een sake voor Rechte sal bedingen, ende voorsichtelijck beleyden; 2.Tractaet Crimineel Ghestelt by maniere van een Judiciele practica van saecken die d'lijf, goede naem ende faem aengaen, met aenwijsinghe vande Weerlijcke ende Gheestelijcke Rechten, daer wt het selve ghenomen is and 3. TH. MURMER, Institutiones Imperiales. Een gherechtich oorspronck der Keyserllijcke Rechten (...).
- Without the appendix publ. in 1793. One map loose; occas. sl. foxed (worse on the pages surrounding the maps); sl. later ms. owner's entry on title. Covers chafed; 2 sm. dam. spots in boardedges.
= Sabin 16765; Palau 352514; Howgego C180; Hill 1756: "These voyages were made in order to ascertain the advisability of Spanish ships continuing to use the passage of the Strait of Magellan in voyages to the Pacific. Both expeditions, under the command of Captain Antonio de Córdoba y Laso, indicated a negative response. (...). After these expeditions, the Spanish trade routes were exclusively to east coast ports and then overland to Pacific ports". The official Spanish documentation of the scientific voyage of the frigate St. Maria de la Cabeza to the Straits of Magellan, the gateway to the Pacific.
- Ex library copy w. a few stamps on first few lvs.