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[English attack Praia.]
[English attack Praia.]

Scarce print with German text sheet showing the English attack on Praia. On 16 November, 1585, during Francis Drake’s round-the-world voyage, his fleet anchored off San...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: GOTTFRIED, J.L. / DE BRY.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633

 


[Dutch attack the fortress of Praia.]
[Dutch attack the fortress of Praia.]

Scarce print with German text sheet showing the Dutch attack on Praia.On 27th June 1589, Simon de Cordes left Holland with five ships, bound for the Magellan Straits. On ...

$80 / ≈ €75
Maker / Publisher: GOTTFRIED, J.L. / DE BRY.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633

 


S. Jago.
S. Jago.

Scarce print with German text sheet showing the Dutch at Santiago. The Dutch were invited to visit the harbour, about two miles along the coast. On arrival, they found it...

$100 / ≈ €94
Maker / Publisher: GOTTFRIED, J.L. / DE BRY.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633

 


[Isle la Moche].
[Isle la Moche].

Scarce print with a German text sheet showing the Dutch fleet anchored off the Island of Mocha, near Concepción in Chile. The islanders sat on wooden stumps and watched ...

$100 / ≈ €94
Maker / Publisher: GOTTFRIED, J.L. / DE BRY.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633

 


[Cavendish reaches Morro Moreno.]
[Cavendish reaches Morro Moreno.]

Scarce print with a German text sheet showing Cavendish’s fleet anchor at a place called Morro Moreno, on the coast of Chile. The Indians came down from the high cliffs...

$80 / ≈ €75
Maker / Publisher: GOTTFRIED, J.L. / DE BRY.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633

 


[French seizure of Chiorera.]
[French seizure of Chiorera.]

Scarce print with a German text sheet showing the French torching and looting Chiorera. From de Bry's "Great American Voyages". Johann Theodor de Bry (1561-1623...

$80 / ≈ €75
Maker / Publisher: GOTTFRIED, J.L. / DE BRY.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633

 


[Sir Walter Ralegh meets the King of Arromaia].
[Sir Walter Ralegh meets the King of Arromaia].

Scarce print with a German text sheet. During Ralegh’s voyage up the Orinoco in search of El Dorado, he met an old man who said he was the king of Arromaia. He claimed ...

$125 / ≈ €117
Maker / Publisher: GOTTFRIED, J.L. / DE BRY.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633

 


[Black slaves escape punishment].
[Black slaves escape punishment].

Scarce print with a German text sheet. Many Black slaves, weary of ill treatment, managed to escape Spanish captivity and freely wandered the island, breaking into prison...

$80 / ≈ €75
Maker / Publisher: GOTTFRIED, J.L. / DE BRY.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633

 


[Religious ritual on Hispaniola].
[Religious ritual on Hispaniola].

Scarce print with a German text sheet.On certain feast-days the Indian cacique, while beating a drum, led a procession of his people to the worship of their idol, which w...

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Maker / Publisher: GOTTFRIED, J.L. / DE BRY.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633

 


[Captain Weert dines with the Chief].
[Captain Weert dines with the Chief].

Scarce print with a German text sheet. Captain Weert and the chief ate modestly on roast plantain, smoked fish and wine fermented from palm, bought by a local woman. Howe...

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Maker / Publisher: GOTTFRIED, J.L. / DE BRY.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633

 


The Bahrein Islands. Reduced from the admiraly Charts, illustrating the journey of Theodore Brent, Esq.
The Bahrein Islands. Reduced from the admiraly Charts, illustrating the journey of Theodore Brent, Esq.

Early map of Bahrein Island, with in top a map of the Persian Gulf. Fine colored lithograph map by F.S. Weller. Published for the proceedings of the Royal Geographical So...

$300 / ≈ €281
Maker / Publisher: ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
Place & Date: London, Edward Stanford, 1890

 


Plants found in the island of S. Laurenti [Madagascar].
Plants found in the island of S. Laurenti [Madagascar].

‘ A’ denotes a tree with only a few twigs on the top. From this tree, canoes and boats are made. ‘B’ is a bush that the Dutch frequently encountered and was calle...

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1598

 


Plants Lantor, Assa, Pimenta, Mangostan and Pepper.
Plants Lantor, Assa, Pimenta, Mangostan and Pepper.

Lantor is a kind of coconut palm (or Indian nut) with fronds as long as a human body. These fronds are used as paper. Pimenta del Rabo (or cubebe) grows grape-like on tre...

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1598

 


Plants, including the canior, diringuo, pucho and chiabe.
Plants, including the canior, diringuo, pucho and chiabe.

In the Indies there are many delightful plants, which include the ‘costus indicus’ (named by the Malays 'pucho') that has a wonderful aroma. Then there is the ‘cala...

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1598

 

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Illustrations of Lancuas, Fagaras, Lacca and Cuci fructa.
Illustrations of Lancuas, Fagaras, Lacca and Cuci fructa.

Common in Bali, Java and Sunda is a plant known as the great Galanga or Galigam. The natives, however, call it Lancuas. The fagaras, particularly found in Sunda, looks li...

$80 / ≈ €75
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1598

 


A picture of various trees including the palm tree.
A picture of various trees including the palm tree.

The Jacca fruit grows only on the trunk of the tree, not on its branches, rather like the fruit of the palmates. Then there is a fruit that grows in abundance in Bali, wh...

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1598

 


Pineapple, Bettel, palma dactylifera, Samaca & Mango.
Pineapple, Bettel, palma dactylifera, Samaca & Mango.

These are all Indian fruits, of which the pineapple has the best flavour and aroma. The Bettel plant is also shown here climbing up long rods and canes, just as the peppe...

$100 / ≈ €94
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1598

 


The trees that bear Cayus and Jambos and other plants.
The trees that bear Cayus and Jambos and other plants.

Here are shown two trees that produce good fruits but it is the Jambos that is the best and most beautiful according to written accounts. Also shown is how the Perrer pla...

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1598

 


The bamboo, the tree of roots and the Durian fruit.
The bamboo, the tree of roots and the Durian fruit.

In India there is a kind of cane, known as Bambus, which has a stem as thick as a human leg. This is used for many things as it is light and yet strong. There is also a k...

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1598

 


The extraordinary 'Abore Triste' tree of India.
The extraordinary 'Abore Triste' tree of India.

In India there is an extraordinary tree, known as the 'Abore Triste', which is regarded as one of God's miracles. This tree flowers for a whole year but only at night tim...

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1598

 


Birds and fish seen during the voyage to India.
Birds and fish seen during the voyage to India.

During their voyage to India many strange birds were seen, for example, the 'Garayos' that were the size of a chicken, the 'Rabos de Juncos' that are white and about the ...

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1598

 


The bird called 'Eeme' and other creatures of India.
The bird called 'Eeme' and other creatures of India.

Especially on the island of Java and in India, is found a strange bird, called an 'Eeme'. It is almost as large as an ostrich with strong and sturdy legs but it has no to...

$90 / ≈ €84
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1598

 


Some of the animals that are found in India.
Some of the animals that are found in India.

Although most elephants are found in Ethiopia, there are also many in India too. They are called 'Caffres' by the inhabitants and are slaughtered for their tusks, which t...

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1598

 


The Dutch are attacked by giant crabs.
The Dutch are attacked by giant crabs.

During their return voyage, the Portuguese were wrecked on a sandbank (the Seychelles?) From the debris they began building a smaller ship in which they hoped to return t...

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1598

 

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The carcapuli, canella de mato and cassia solutiva.
The carcapuli, canella de mato and cassia solutiva.

The ‘caarcapuli’ that grows on the island of Sunda is a tasty, cherry-sized fruit. The Canella de mato that grows in abundance in the forests of Java is wild cinnamon...

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1598

 


Insula D.Helenae sacra coeli Clementia . . .
Insula D.Helenae sacra coeli Clementia . . .

A fine perspective view of the Island of St.Helena in the South Atlantic. The location of the Island directly on the navigation route from Europe to the Cape of Good Hope...

$750 / ≈ €702
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


Vera effigies et delineatio Infulce Ascenstio. . . (St. Helena)
Vera effigies et delineatio Infulce Ascenstio. . . (St. Helena)

Striking view of the Island of Ascuncion (St. Helena).Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1590 and had published s...

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


Dritter Theil Indiae Orientalis . . . [Title page]
Dritter Theil Indiae Orientalis . . . [Title page]

A very attractive title page from the second part of de Bry's travel book. Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 159...

$250 / ≈ €234
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1594

 


Composite atlas of the Low Countries.
Composite atlas of the Low Countries.

A composite atlas comprising 18 double-page engraved maps by or after Hessel Gerritsz, Theodoor Galle, Jacob van Deventer, Gerard Mercator, Peter Verbiest, Jean Surhon, C...

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Maker / Publisher: GALLE, Theodoor.
Place & Date: [Antwerp, c. 1633

 

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Americae Retectio (Allegory of the Discovery of America)
Americae Retectio (Allegory of the Discovery of America)

Allegorical scene commemorating the discovery of America. The main image shows Neptune, supporting a Globe, flanked by Flora-representing Florence, and Janus-representin...

$1000 / ≈ €936
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1594

 


Inventio Maris Magallanici.
Inventio Maris Magallanici.

Allegorical scene allegorical image celebrating the circumnavigation of the earth by Ferdinand Magellan. The image shows Magellan on board of his ship, surrounded by myth...

$750 / ≈ €702
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1594

 


[Columbus is standing in the bow of his ship]
[Columbus is standing in the bow of his ship]

Columbus is standing in the bow of his ship, which is near the shore. He is clad in a long mantle and undercoat, while his armor lies at his feet, and his standard is flo...

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1594

 


[Navel battle between Portuguese and French Battle off Buttugar (Brazil).]
[Navel battle between Portuguese and French Battle off Buttugar (Brazil).]

Navel battle between Portuguese and French in the seas off the Poti guaran Territories in Brazil.Read more about "Les Grand Voyages" by Theodore De Bry [+]

$400 / ≈ €374
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1594

 


Pisces in mari alati [flying fish attack]
Pisces in mari alati [flying fish attack]

Flying fish attacking a Portuguese ship in the West Indian Waters.Read more about "Les Grand Voyages" by Theodore De Bry [+]

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1594

 


[The French left in Fort Charles suffer the scarcity of provisions.]
[The French left in Fort Charles suffer the scarcity of provisions.]

An Indian town visited by the French of Charlesfort in search for food. After a drawing by LeMoyne. Charlesfort-Santa Elena is on what is now Parris Island, South Carolin...

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1594

 


Arcis Carolinae delineatio [Jacksonville]
Arcis Carolinae delineatio [Jacksonville]

Depicting Fort Caroline in Jacksonville, Florida. A French expedition, organized by Protestant leader Admiral Gaspard de Coligny and led by the French Explorer Jean Ribau...

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Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1594

 


Cacodemon attacking the savages.
Cacodemon attacking the savages.

Cacodemon ("evil spirit") attacking the savages. Read more about "Les Grand Voyages" by Theodore De Bry [+]

$200 / ≈ €187
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1594

 


(Island of Pearls) Perlarum insula ob unionum copiam sic dicta.
(Island of Pearls) Perlarum insula ob unionum copiam sic dicta.

A depiction of Cubagua as the Perlarum Insula (Island of Pearls), with in the foreground, two large ships send dinghies toward busy Native Americans collecting pearl oyst...

$250 / ≈ €234
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1594

 


Prima Columbiin Indiam navigation Anno 1492.
Prima Columbiin Indiam navigation Anno 1492.

Christopher Columbus and the Pinzon brothers leaving the port of Palos in Spain on August 3, 1492 for the New World. Right The King and Queen of Portugal Catholic Ferdina...

$400 / ≈ €374
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1594