Werken Uitgegeven Door de Linschoten-Vereeniging Volume 24 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1909 Excerpt: ... C. J. DE LAET, NIEUWE WERELD. ') First edition, Dutch. 1625. Nieuvve Wereldt // Ofte // Beschrijvinghe // van // WestIndien, // Wt veelderhande Schriften ende Aen-teeckeninghen // van verscheyden Natien byeen versaraelt // Door // Ioannes de Laet, // Ende met // Noodighe Kaerten ende Tafels voorsien. // (Printersmark) 11 Tot Leyden. // In de Druckerye van Isaack Elzevier. // Anno 1625. // //Met Privilegie der Ho. Mo. Heeren Staten Generael, voor 12. Iaren. // 12 prel. leaves; 510 pages and 8 leaves for the Index.--1 white leaf, Black letter. With 10 maps. Folio. Dedication to the States General, dated: Leyden, 15 November 1624. The Privilege dated 17 July 1624. Maps: West Indische Eylanden.--Nova Hispania, Nova Galicia, Guatemala.--Terra Firma, Nuevo Reyno de Granada, Popajan.--Peru.--Chile.--Strate van Magallanes.--Rio de la Plata, Tucuman, Santa Cruz de la Sierra.--Brasil.--Guiana.--Venezuela. The maps have been projected and delineated by Hessel Gerritsz. ("meest ontworpen ende ghestelt") as the author says in his Preface. Concerning Hudson; pp. 83, 84) and 88, 89.J) (Document R). ') Concerning him and this work see: Collections of The New York Historical Society. 2d Series. Vol. I. pp. 281--288. The writer, G. Folsom, did not apparently know the second Dutch edition of 1630. J) Reprinted in: Beschryvinghe tan Virginia, Niettw Nederlandi, etc. A lust.. J. Hartgers, 1651. 4to. p. 14 and 15. 3) Reprinted ib. pp. 20--22, with the view of New Amsterdam. (Asher, Essay, u. 6.) Asher, Bibl. Essay, n. 1.--Tiele, Bibl. n. 626.--Willems, Les Elzevier, n. 230. Copy: Royal Library, The Hague. Second edition. Dutch. 1630. Beschrijvinghe//van West-Indien//door Ioannes de Laet. // Tweede druck: // In ontallijcke plaetsen ver-// betert, vermeerdert, met eenige//nieuwe C...