Virgules replaced by commas in title page transcription.

Constitutes the twenty fourth part of Sammlung von sechs und zwanzig Schiffahrten in verschiedene fremde Länder durch Levinus Hulsius und einige Andere, aus dem Holländischen ins Deutsche übersetzt und mit allerhand Anmerrkungen versehen, compiled by Levinus Hulsius, and printed in 26 parts in Nuremberg, Frankfurt am Main, Oppenheim, and Hanau from 1598 to 1663.

This work has been identified as the sole edition of part twenty four by Church.

Contains two narratives: Willem Ysbrandsz Bontekoe's voyage to the East Indies and China in 1618-1625; and the voyage of Dirck Albertsz. Raven to Spitzbergen, in 1634-1639. Translation of two Dutch works, "Iournael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe vande Oost-Indische reyse van Willem Ysbrantsz. Bontekoe van Hoorn," and "Iournal ofte beschrijvinge vande reyse ghedaen by den commandeur Dirck Albertsz. Raven, nae Spitsberghen." The two were issued together in one volume (Hoorn, 1646) but had separate title-pages, pagination, and register, and are sometimes found apart--Cf. Tiele, P.A., Mémoire, 1867, p. 213-226; Tiele, P.A., Nederlandsche bibliographie, 1884, p. 40-42; Sabin 67980.

The plates in the present edition have been copied from the 1646 Dutch edition. Cf. Tiele, Nederlandsche bib., p. 42.

Signatures: ):(⁴ ):():(² A-K⁴ (I1, I2 versos blank) L² (-L2)

Engraved illustration of an exploding ship on title page; head and tail pieces; initials.

Church, E.D. Discovery, no. 317.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, I: p. 469.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 648/24.