HISTORICAL ETHNOGRAPHICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL PLATES ON AMERICA. I. PLATES ON THE HISTORY OF AMERICA. Indications of size are given in centimeter, French measure, and relate to the copperplate, without the margins. 1509 Schauplatz der Welt, oder Beschreibung der fürnemsten Länder, Nationen, Städten und Flüssen durch 52 Figuren in einem Carten-Spiel vorgestellet. Title and 52 plates on 18 broad sq. 4° leaves, each having 3 plates, the last only 2. Printed in Germany, probably at Augsburg, about 1730. 25. (Theatre of the World, or description of the principal countries, nations, cities and rivers represented in 52 playing-cards."). In this very curious set Europe is represented by 13 spades, Africa by 13 bells (a former card-sign), Asia by 13 hearts and America by 13 acorns (also a former antique pip [spot]), divided in this order: King, a female representing America. Five, Quivira. Queen, Peru. Knave, Mexico. Ace, Castella Aurea. Deuce, Popajan. Trey, Brazilia. Six, Guajana. Four, Chili. Seven, Yucatan. Nine, Virginia. Ten, Nova Francia. In original condition, of the highest rarity. 1510 Jeu de Géography. Pack of cards, like the foregoing, but not so complete. Only on those representing America occur the distinguishing signs or pips. Together 40 cards. lg. 12o. Mounted on 7 sheets. fol. 25. This set consists of: Europe: title and 1, 2, 5, 8; Asia: title and 1—10; Africa: title and 1-10; America: title, king, queen, knave and 1-10: the same fig., names and descriptions as of N° 1509. These fine plates, engraved by a French artist, apparently about 1640, in the style of Callot, are the originals of the former set and of the highest rarity. 1511 Die Geographia in ein Carten-Spiel. Augsburg, J. Stridbeck. (about 1730.) sq. 4o. 25. (,, The Geography in a pack of playing-cards.") of the celebrated P. Duval," that the clubs indicate America, spades Africa, hearts Europe and diamonds Asia), 4 maps of Europe, Asia, Africa and America. The suit of clubs (America) is divided thus: King, Montezuma. Queen, Elizabeth, Virginia. Knave, Patagonia. Ace, Division of America. Trey, Florida. Four, Peru. Year. 1512. 1492. Columbus on board a ship discovering America. C. Ruben px., 12 Oct. galvonoplastic by Hanfstängel. lg. br. fol. 8.- 1513. 1499. Columbus arrives in Spain, covered with chains, and received by a mass of people. Challe px., engrav. by Vidal. lg. fol. Full marg. Fine. 3. 5. 1515. 1519. F. Cortez' interview with Montezuma. Montezuma's cruelty 2 Engrav. by P. van Gunst and J. C. From: v. d. Aa, Collection of Voyages. (Cat. 1516. 1. Cruelty of the Spaniards in the West Indies. Dutch etching (school of Romein de Hooghe). sq. fol. From: Collection van der Aa. 2.50 1517. 1578. Doughty beheaded by order of Sir Fr. Drake in Patagonia, engrav. by Goldar. sm. fol. 1. 1518. 1595. J. v. Heemskerk and W. Barends engaged in planning the second Arctic voyage. C. Bisschop px. (1855?), engrav. by 1520. 1605. Tidore, a fortress in East India, besieged and captured by the 14 May. Dutch fleet under Jan Janssen Moll. Described in De Bry, Small 1521. Voyages. Part VIII Appendix 1606, and represented on plate VII. Original plate (the prototype of De Bry's) on two large square fol. sheets (each br. 52 cent., high 46 cent.), engrav. by C. Kick, with a Latin dedication to the Directors of the East Ind. Comp., by B. Lampe and G. Kick. 80. This plate is of the utmost rarity; during 25 years I have never met with another copy, neither saw it mentioned anywhere. Very fine copy in the best state of preservation. By the letters on the plate it seems that a Latin or Dutch explanation may belong to it, but the explanation of the engraving by De Bry exactly corresponds with this. C. Matelief's Voyage to East-India, represented in 6 small figures on one sheet, sq. 4o. 2.50 Belongs to the edition of Matelief's Voyage. Amst. 1648 (Catal. Amer. 2208.) 1522. 1615. Joris Spilbergen attacking the Spanish Admiral Rodrigo de Mendoza, off the Coast of Peru. Old Dutch engrav. sm. 4o. 1.50 1523. 1619. W. Ysbr. Bontekoe's Voyage to East-India, represented in one large figure, surrounded by 8 smaller ones, all with Dutch explanations. One large sq. fol sheet, br. 52 cent., high 42 cent. No name of engraver, with address Clement de Jonge (about 1660) 30.Of the highest rarity. 1524. 1620. The Pilgrim-Fathers' departure in the Meybloem (M a y Flower), from Delfshaven to America. - Modern plate in oval, surrounded by 6 smaller ones, illustrative of the hospitality of Holland to martyrs for religion's sake. Engrav. by Reckleben. sq. 4o. With separate Dutch explanation. 1525. -- 4. Belongs to the work of Prof. B. ter Haar a. o., Sketches from the religious history of Holland. Same subject, another represent., lith. by A. Pleysier. sq. 8o. Appended a lith. facs. of a part of the old Straetboeck (book of the streets), giving the exact place of Robinson's house. Both from: Swalue, de Pelgrim-vaders. 1859. 8°. 2. 1526. 1621. Dutch W. I. Company erected. Emblematical plate: the various Dutch Trade-Companies, viz. the E. I. Comp., the W. I. Comp., that to the North, and to the Levant, represented each by a female, receiving tribute from all parts of the world. Etched plate (by Romeyn de Hooghe). lg. sq. 4o. From: R. de Hooghe, Spiegel v. Staat. 1706. 1527. 4. The flag of the Company, used in its Colonies and on its fleet, bearing the interlaced initials G W C (Geoctroyeerde WestIndische Compagnie). 4.Dutch engrav. Coloured. sq. 8°. On the same sheet the flag of Hoorn, a city in North-Holland. 1528. 1624. S. Salvador, in Brazil, captured by the Dutch Admiral Jacob Willekes. - View of the Bay with the City and the Dutch fleet, with small map of Brazil. With ample Dutch description and explanation in 5 columns. Amst. Cl. J. Visscher. 1624. Sm. sq. fol. br. 38, high 33 cent. Very rare. This plate is the prototype of all the following. 18.- Same plate, with a Latin poem in 4 col. by L. G. a Renesse, instead of the Dutch description. Sq. fol. 22. The only copy with poem I ever saw. Same subject. Accurate copy of the former plate by a German engraver, with German explanation, a free translation of the Dutch in No 1528. Sq. fol. Full margins, perfect conservation. rare. Very 12. Same subject. Different German imitation of the former Dutch plate, without any explanation and name of engraver; apparently by Zimmermann, about 1625. Sq. fol. Size of the original, full margins. 9.- Same subject. Different, but better German imitation of the Dutch plate with an accurate translation of the Dutch explanation. With a warning against other imitations of the same. Printed in Franckfort am Main 1624. High fol. br. 36, high 50 cent. 15. Same subject. Enlarged German copy of the Dutch plate, but without the map. With German explanation of Fig. 1--22 a and b, translated from the plate No. 1528. br. 45, high 36 cent. sq. fol. Full marg. 12. - 1534. 1624. Same subject. French (?) enlarged copy of the Dutch plate, without the map, with a French translation in 3 col. of the Dutch description and explanation 1-22 a and b. Paris, M. Tavernier, Graveur du Roi (1624 ?). The last col. of the description and explanation is slightly damaged. The plate with full marg., in good state. fol. br. 38, high 51 cent. - Very rare. 18.Same subject, differ. represent. Old Dutch engrav. by H. Padtbrugge. 1535. 1536. n 1537. n 1538. sm. 40. 2.50 Same subject, differ. represent. Dutch engrav. of the 18th cent. sm. 4o. 2.Same subject. Same representation, modern engrav. by Reckleben. (1864.) sq. 4to. 1.50 Diego de Mendoza Furtado, Governor of Brazil, and the Jesuit Provincial of Brazil Domingo Coinia, represented full-length, with 9 other persons taken prisoners of war at San Salvador and brought to Amsterdam: portrayed 17 Oct., 1624. With Dutch explanation and Dutch poem in 3 col. Amst. C. J. Visscher. 1624. fol. High 37, br. 23 cent. 12. 1539. 1627. Capture of the Sugar prizes in the Bay Todos los Sanctos in Brazil. sq. fol. (Belongs to: Commelin, Life of Fred. Henry. Catal. Amer. 406.) 2. 1540. 1628. „Capture of the Admiral and Vice-Admiral of the Honduras, 1 Aug. commanding 2 very richly laden vessels, by the ships and yachts of the W. I. Company under direction of the Dutch Admiral Pieter Adriaensz. (Ita), 1 Aug. 1628. Dedicated to the Directors of the W. I. Comp. by Hessel Gerrits." Two sheets sq. fol., the left representing the Island Cuba and the Dutch ships; the right another part of Cuba with the 2 large Spanish and the small Dutch ships. Under the plate an explanation (in Dutch) in 6 col.; at the top of the plate 2 black margins bearing in white letters the above mentioned inscription. Forming together one plate, br. 25 cent. h. 48. sq. fol. Of the highest rarity, this copy being the first I ever have seen or heard of. In fine condition. - 75.Same subject. Differ. representation, smaller; on the foreground the battle, at the right Havana. sq. fol. (From: Commelin, Life of Fred. Henry, Catal. Amer. 406). 2. Same subject. Differ. representation, smaller. On the frontispiece of Wassenaer, Hist. Verhael. 4o. (Cat. Amer. 1745). 1.— 1543. 1628. The Spanish Silverfleet captured in the Bay of Matan8 Sept. ca by the fleet of the Dutch W. I. Comp. commanded by the Admirals Pieter Pietersz. Hein and H. C. Loncq, 8 Septemb. 1628. Representation of the position of the 2 fleets before the action. At the top of the plate, to the right a map of Cuba; to the left a Latin inscription and dedication by Judocus Hondius; in the middle a French inscription: „Prinse de la Flotte d'Argent cet." lg. sq. fol. br. 50 h. 38 cent. 1544. , rare. Very 22. Same subject, different representation, giving the entire Bay with altered position of the fleets, the portraits of the 2 Dutch Admirals at the top, the same map of Cuba at the bottom of the plate. Besides a very ample German narrative of the expedition and extensive catalogue of the enormous prizes found in the Spanish ships. Amsterdam, N. J. Fischer (C. J. Visscher) 1628. 1 sheet lg. fol. h. 51 br. 24 cent. Very rare. 15. 1545. 1628. Same subject, same plate, later impression, the shoal in the Bay bearing the inscription: „Drucken Land." 12. Same subject, somewhat reduced. h. 18, br. 39 (the former having 23 by 33 cent.) With exact reimpression of the former text. Plate and description h. 46 br. 39. 12. Same subject, same representation, different German engraving, with the map of Cuba to the right. On the same sheet another German engrav. of an engagement of some Dutch ships with the Privateers of Duinkerk. Together 1 sheet small sq. fol. h. 30 br. 39 cent. 8. Same subject. Dutch engraving with the portrait of Piet Heyn at the top in the middle of the plate. sm. sq. fol. (From: Commelin, Life of Fred. Henry. Cat. Amer. 406). 2. Same subject. Different (fictive) representation, engrav. for an Almanac for 1788, publ. by R. Wilding, Rotterdam; with inscription: „Piet Heyn veroverd de zilvere vloot." sm. sq. fol. 2. - Nautilus, being a drinking-horn of the Admiral Piet Heyn, presented to him for the capture of the Silverfleet, engrav. by A. Delfos. sq. 8°. (From: Le Francq v. Berkhey, Zeetriumph 1788). 1.25 Two Medals struck on the capture of the Silverfleet. Plates from: Bizot, Hist. métallique. 4o. -.50 N.B. In Fred. Muller's Catalogue of plates illustrative to Dutch History some more plates on this event are described under No. 1593-98. --- 1552. 1630. Olinda da Fernambuco, in Brazil, captured by the Admirals 13 Febr. H. C. Loncq and D. van Weerdenburg (Cat. of Portr. No. 694-700, 1196), 13 Febr. Very large representation formed by 8 separate sheets of different size, together one plate sq. fol. br. 92 h. 71 centim. The upper part of the plate is a view on Olinda with the Dutch fleet, in 2 sh. sq. fol.; the middle of the plate is a map of a part of Brazil with Fernambuca, publ. by N. C. Piscator (C. J. Visscher) in 2 sh. fol of different size. To the left and right of this map „Bref recit de la prince de Olinda de F." on 2 sh. sm. fol The bottom of the plate is occupied by a Dutch narrative of the capture of this important place in 8 columns. Publ. by C. J. Visscher. These 8 sheets are very rarely found together; a complete copy, with the map etc. is hardly ever met with. In good condition, uncut. 60. Same subject. The same view of Olinda as on the foregoing plate, in 2 sheets, but earlier and finer impression, and the same Dutch narrative of the capture of Olinda, also in 8 columns, but a different edition. Plate and description are separated by a broad black line with Dutch inscription in white letters: „de Stat Olinda 1630" cet. Together one plate, h. 38 br. 93. Full Of equal rarity as the former. 45. margins. - Same view and same map of No. 1552, both much reduced on 1 sheet. sm. fol. (From: Commelin, Fred. Henry. 1651). 2. Same subject, the former plate reduced and altered, with German inscription at the top of the plate and a German history of the capture at the bottom. sm. fol. h. 29 br. 38. Rare. 6. |