VEER | Tre navigationi fatte dagli Olandesi e Zelandesi, 1599, first Italian edition
VEER, GERRIT DE
TRE NAVIGATIONI FATTE DAGLI OLANDESI, E ZELANDESI. VENICE: GIROLAMO PORRO, 1599
FIRST ITALIAN EDITION, small 4to (198 x 130mm.), engraved vignette on title, 31 half-page engravings (one map duplicated), with final blank, without the engraving of the compass rose on a4v (as often), later calf, marginal restoration throughout (with some loss to text or areas in facsimile), rebacked
A MAJOR WORK OF ARCTIC EXPLORATION, describing the three Barentsz voyages for the discovery of a northeast Passage, two in the company of Huyghen van Linschoten. The third voyage of 1596-1597, which occupies most of the book, is one of the greatest in the history of polar exploration, during which the company was forced to make the first recorded over-wintering this far north after their ship was crushed. In the spring of 1597 the survivors in open boats sailed and sledged 1600 miles around the northern cape, down the length of Novaya Zemlya, and out across the White Sea to safety on the Kola Peninsula. Barentsz died of scurvy on the voyage.
Two issues were printed in the same year, this present issue by Girolamo Porro and another by G.B. Ciotti.
LITERATURE:
Brunet V, 1127
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Rev. Walter Sneyd (1752-1829), Keele Hall, Staffordshire, with his bookplate "Gualteri Sneyd"; Museum Britannicum, duplicate copy, ink stamps
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VEER, GERRIT DE
TRE NAVIGATIONI FATTE DAGLI OLANDESI, E ZELANDESI. VENICE: GIROLAMO PORRO, 1599
FIRST ITALIAN EDITION, small 4to (198 x 130mm.), engraved vignette on title, 31 half-page engravings (one map duplicated), with final blank, without the engraving of the compass rose on a4v (as often), later calf, marginal restoration throughout (with some loss to text or areas in facsimile), rebacked
A MAJOR WORK OF ARCTIC EXPLORATION, describing the three Barentsz voyages for the discovery of a northeast Passage, two in the company of Huyghen van Linschoten. The third voyage of 1596-1597, which occupies most of the book, is one of the greatest in the history of polar exploration, during which the company was forced to make the first recorded over-wintering this far north after their ship was crushed. In the spring of 1597 the survivors in open boats sailed and sledged 1600 miles around the northern cape, down the length of Novaya Zemlya, and out across the White Sea to safety on the Kola Peninsula. Barentsz died of scurvy on the voyage.
Two issues were printed in the same year, this present issue by Girolamo Porro and another by G.B. Ciotti.
LITERATURE:
Brunet V, 1127
PROVENANCE:
Rev. Walter Sneyd (1752-1829), Keele Hall, Staffordshire, with his bookplate "Gualteri Sneyd"; Museum Britannicum, duplicate copy, ink stamps
To view Shipping Calculator, please click here
Condition Report:
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
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