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VIRGINIA AND FLORIDA SECTIONS FROM THE GREAT VOYAGES BRY, THEODOR DE. Admiranda Narratio Fida tamen, de Commodis et Incholarum Ritibus Virginiae *

VIRGINIA AND FLORIDA SECTIONS FROM THE GREAT VOYAGES BRY, THEODOR DE. Admiranda Narratio Fida tamen, de Commodis et Incholarum Ritibus Virginiae * [Brevis narratio eorum quae in Florida Americae provincia Gallis acciderunt.] Together, Part I and Part II (only, of 13) of the Latin America section of De Bry's Great Voyages. The first with engraved title, 20 plates (of 23); lacks the map, the plate of Adam and Eve, plates XIII and XVIII (both double-page plates), all text, and all leaves after plate XXIII. The second with engraved second title (Indorum Floridam), 40 plates (of 42); lacks the engraved title, all preliminaries, the map, plates XXII and XXIX, and all leaves after plate XLII. 4to, later cloth, needs rebinding; contents mostly detached, most plates trimmed with some minor loss and mounted at an early date, minor toning. should be seen. sold as is. Frankfurt: Wecheli, 1590; 1591

  • Notes: first editions of each part. Part I with plates from both the first and second issue, Part II first issue. Sabin 8784 and 8788; Church 140 and 145; Alden 590/31 and 591/39.

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