Markus Paulus Venetus Reisen, en beschryving der Oostersche Lantschappen;

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Beneffens de Historie der Oostersche Landschappen, door Haithon van Armenien te zamen gestelt Hier is noch by gevoegd De Reizen van Nicolaas Venetus, en Jeronymus van St. Steven naar d oostersche Landen, en naar d Indien A msterdam : Abraham Wolfgang, 1664. Three parts in one volume, quarto, old papered boards with printed label and manuscript to spine; pp. [12], 99, [9]; 70, [2]; 26 (last blank); second and third parts each with separate title and pagination; the first part with 4 engraved plates including an artist s impression of Mahomet s Paradys ; as in some other examples, this copy bound without the 12-page appendix containing an account of the capture of Dutch-controlled Formosa by the Chinese in 1661-62; occasional spotting and browning, from the library of Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg (1815-1892), his stamp to the main title-page. Rare first Dutch editions of Marco Polo s travels, as well as the narratives of early journeys to the East by Hayton of Corycus (Haithon the Armenian, d.1271), and the Venetian merchant Niccolò de Conti (c.1395-1469), all printed in Amsterdam by Abraham Wolfgang in 1664. The translations were made by Jan Hendrik Glazemaker, a prolific translator of early travel accounts and works by classical authors. Cordier, BS , 1986-7; Tiele, 872

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