PURCHAS, SAMUEL CA 1575 1626 (3 resultados)

20 volumes. 8vo., (9 x 5 6/8 inches). Half-titles, title-pages printed in red and black. Illustrated throughout with facsimiles of the original engraved maps printed on Japan vellum. Original vellum backed blue cloth, gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut and partially unopened (a bit rubbed, but ATTRACTIVE). Provenance: with the bookplate of Frank Cyril James (1903-1973), Principal of McGill University from 1939-1973. Limited edition, number 18 of 100 copies with text printed on handmade paper and with the maps and plates printed on Japan vellum. "One of the fullest and most important collections of early voyages and travels in the English language" (Sabin) Best modern edition of Purchas' collection of voyages, first published in 1625, reproducing all the maps and plates in facsimile, and faithfully printing the text in full. Material relating to America begins in book III, with an account of George Barkley's travels, accompanied by a map of the arctic regions "Polus Arcticus." . Book IV entitled "English Northerne Navigations, and Discoveries, Relations of Greeneland, Groenland, The North-West Passage, and other Arctike Regions, with later Russian Occurrents" is illustrated with Henry Briggs's double-page map of "The North part of America." This map is best known for being the progenitor of the myth of California as an island, but since it may have been published as early as 1622 it is also proposed as the first map to name "Hudsons bay", "Fretum Hudson", "Hudsons R", "Cape Cod", and "De la war bay" (Burden 314). Book V concerns the "Voyages, and Travels to and in the New World, called America: relations of their Pagan Antiquities and of the regions and plantations in the North and South parts thereof, and of the Seas and Islands adiacent". It is illustrated with "Hondius his Map Of America", "Hondius his Map of Hispaniola, Cuba, &c", "Hondius his Map of Florida", "Hondius his Map of New Spaine", "Hondius his Map of America Meridionalis", "Hondius his Map of the Magellan Streight", and numerous vignettes of Mexican art and hieroglyphics. Books VI to X include many famous accounts of voyages of exploration to and in the New World, and is famously illustrated with JOHN SMITH'S MAP OF "VIRGINIA". John Smith's map of "Virginia" "one of the most important printed maps of America ever produced and certainly one of the greatest influence. It became the prototype for the area for half a century until Augustine Herman's map of 1673. First issued separately in London, it accompanied many editions of various publications for another twenty years. It, therefore, was seen widely and inspired much interest in the fledgling Virginia colony, influencing considerably its eventual success. Consequently the east coast of North America became dominated by the English. To this day the map is still used by archeologists to locate native India villages. It records 166 of them" (Burden 164). Also featured is Sir William Alexander, Earl of Stirling's map of New France, New Scotlande and New Englande (Burden 208). First published in 1624 to accompany his "An Encouragement to Colonies", this is an important map as it records the twenty names of patentees granted land between 40 and 48 degrees north latitude, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, and including the land east of the Ste. Croix River and the Acadian peninsula. "This great geographical collection is a continuation and enlargement of Hakluyt's The Principal Navigations. At the death of Hakluyt there was left a large collection of voyages in manuscript which came into the hands of Purchas, who added to them many more voyages and travels . This fine collection includes the accounts of Cortes and Pizarro, Drake, Cavendish, John and Richard Hawkins, Quiros, Magellan, van Noort, Spillbergen, and Barents, as well as the categories of Portuguese voyages to the East Indies, Jesuit voyages to China and Japan, East India Company voyages, and the expeditions of the Muscovy Company" (Hill 140.

Together, 5 volumes. Folio (13 x 8 2/8 inches). Additional engraved title-page, FINE double-page engraved map of "Virginia" by John Smith (13 x 14 2/8 inches, close cropped along the lower and right edges into the plate-mark), Burden 164 state 10, 7 double-page maps (map of China repeated), including "Hondius his Map of the Christian World", 81 engraved vignette maps in the text, 7 engraved vignettes in the text and woodcut illustrations throughout, head- and tail-pieces and initials (without initial blanks, 2 text leaves with short tears). Modern fine binding of mottled brown morocco by Trevor Lloyd, the covers ruled in blind, the spines in six compartments with five rasied bands, red morocco lettering-pieces in one, the others decorated with fine gilt tools. Provenance: 19th-century pencilled annotations to margins throughout. "One of the fullest and most important collections of early voyages and travels in the English language" (Sabin) First edition of Purchas his "Pilgrimes." and fourth edition of the "Pilgrimage.", issued simultaneously as a supplement. This issue of "Pilgrimes" with "Hondius his Map of the Christian World" in volume one on page 115 only, 2T6 incorrectly numbered, the headline on page 704 reading "Hollanders lying devices, to disgrace the English", with the colophon to volume 2, which is frequently missing, but with second issue of engraved title-page. Second issue of the "Pilgrimage." with dedication to King Charles. Material relating to America begins in book III, about halfway through volume III with an account of George Barkley's travels, accompanied by a map of the arctic regions "Polus Arcticus." . Book IV entitled "English Northerne Navigations, and Discoveries, Relations of Greeneland, Groenland, The North-West Passage, and other Arctike Regions, with later Russian Occurrents" is illustrated with Henry Briggs's double-page map of "The North part of America." This map is best known for being the progenitor of the myth of California as an island, but since it may have been published as early as 1622 it is also proposed as the first map to name "Hudsons bay", "Fretum Hudson", "Hudsons R", "Cape Cod", and "De la war bay" (Burden 314). Book V concerns the "Voyages, and Travels to and in the New World, called America: relations of their Pagan Antiquities and of the regions and plantations in the North and South parts thereof, and of the Seas and Islands adiacent". It is illustrated with "Hondius his Map Of America", "Hondius his Map of Hispaniola, Cuba, &c", "Hondius his Map of Florida", "Hondius his Map of New Spaine", "Hondius his Map of America Meridionalis", "Hondius his Map of the Magellan Streight", and numerous woodcuts of Mexican art and hieroglyphics. The fourth volume, containing books VI to X includes many famous accounts of voyages of exploration to and in the New World, and is famously illustrated with JOHN SMITH'S MAP OF "VIRGINIA". John Smith's map of "Virginia" "one of the most important printed maps of America ever produced and certainly one of the greatest influence. It became the prototype for the area for half a century until Augustine Herman's map of 1673. First issued separately in London, it accompanied many editions of various publications for another twenty years. It, therefore, was seen widely and inspired much interest in the fledgling Virginia colony, influencing considerably its eventual success. Consequently the east coast of North America became dominated by the English. To this day the map is still used by archeologists to locate native India villages. It records 166 of them" (Burden 164). Also featured is Sir William Alexander, Earl of Stirling's map of New France, New Scotlande and New Englande (Burden 208). First published in 1624 to accompany his "An Encouragement to Colonies", this is an important map as it records the twenty names of patentees granted land between 40 and 48 degrees north latitude, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, and including the.

Together, 5 volumes. Folio (13 x 8 1/8 inches). Additional engraved title-page (re-margined at foot), FINE double-page folding engraved map of "Virginia" by John Smith (21 4/8 x 16 inches to the neatline, 13 6/8 x 17 2/8 inches sheet size), AN EARLY STATE PRECEDING THAT INTENDED FOR PUBLICATION WITH PURCHAS: Church state 4, Burden state 6, with UNUSUALLY WIDE MARGINS SHOWING THE PLATE-MARK (an early repair to verso at the bottom of the centerfold, small hole at the fold, and one or two other separations along the horizontal fold, one or two spots), 6 double-page maps, including "Hondius his Map of the Christian World", 81 maps in the text, engraved and woodcut illustrations, head- and tail-pieces and initials (without 4 leaves: blanks vol. 1 1, vol. 3 [pi]1, and vol. 4 1, and colophon vol. 2 2e4; approximately 30 leaves with small marginal tissue strengthening, approximately 25 leaves with marginal areas renewed, 2 brief marginal worm trails repaired, 2 final leaves repaired affecting a few letters, New England/Canada and Virginia maps strengthened on verso and with short separations, 2 inset maps shaved at fore-edge, a third with hole repaired affecting a few words on verso). Late 19th-century pebble-grained morocco gilt by J. Clarke of Bedford, gilt dentelles (bindings lightly rubbed). Provenance: George Smith, his sale Sotheby's July 1867, lot 6479; John Dunn-Gardner (1811-1903), MP and extensive landowner in Cambridgeshire, England, with his pencilled notes re provenance at the end of volume one; his sale, London, 1854, sold for £75; with the engraved armorial bookplate of Sir Edward Sullivan (1822-1885), who describes this copy in a manuscript note tipped-in at the end: "perhaps the finest extant.it is quite perfect. the Royal Arms were on the old calf covers", his sale, London, June 6, 1890, lot 5146. "One of the fullest and most important collections of early voyages and travels in the English language" (Sabin) First edition of Purchas his "Pilgrimes." and fourth edition of the "Pilgrimage.", issued simultaneously as a supplement. Early issue of "Pilgrimes" with "Hondius his Map of the Christian World" in volume one, pages 65 and 115, 2T6 incorrectly numbered, and the headline on page 704 reading "Hollanders lying devices," but with second issue of engraved title-page, an unusually complete copy, the only significant absence being the colophon to volume 2, which is frequently missing. Second issue of the "Pilgrimage." with dedication to King Charles. Material relating to America begins in book III, about halfway through volume III with an account of George Barkley's travels, accompanied by a map of the arctic regions "Polus Arcticus." . Book IV entitled "English Northerne Navigations, and Discoveries, Relations of Greeneland, Groenland, The North-West Passage, and other Arctike Regions, with later Russian Occurrents" is illustrated with Henry Briggs's double-page map of "The North part of America." This map is best known for being the progenitor of the myth of California as an island, but since it may have been published as early as 1622 it is also proposed as the first map to name "Hudsons bay", "Fretum Hudson", "Hudsons R", "Cape Cod", and "De la war bay" (Burden 314). Book V concerns the "Voyages, and Travels to and in the New World, called America: relations of their Pagan Antiquities and of the regions and plantations in the North and South parts thereof, and of the Seas and Islands adiacent". It is illustrated with "Hondius his Map Of America", "Hondius his Map of Hispaniola, Cuba, &c", "Hondius his Map of Florida", "Hondius his Map of New Spaine", "Hondius his Map of America Meridionalis", "Hondius his Map of the Magellan Streight", and numerous woodcuts of Mexican art and hieroglyphics. The fourth volume, containing books VI to X includes many famous accounts of voyages of exploration to and in the New World, and is famously illustrated with JOHN SMITH'S MAP OF "VIRGINIA", IN AN EARLY STATE PRECEDING THAT INTEN.