Virgules replaced by commas in title page transcription.

Constitutes the tenth part of Theodor de Bry's Small voyages, printed in 13 parts and an Appendix in Frankfurt am Main and Oppenheim from 1597 to 1633.

This work has been identified as the sole German edition of part ten of the Small voyages by Church.

Colophon reads: Getruckt zu Franckfurt am Mayn bey Matthias Beckers seligen Wittib, in Verlegung Johann Theodors de Bry. M. DC. XIII. [1613]

This part contains four short chapters as follows: (1) An extract giving an account of the discovery of Hudson's Bay. (2) A short account of the two voyages made to the north by Jan Huygen van Linschoten; taken from the Latin edition of his voyages, published in 1599. (3) An account of de Quir's voyage and discovery of the new continent, "Terra australis imcognita". (4 and 5) Extracts relative to the Samoiedes and other peoples of the north; with a description of Siberia by Isaac Massa. All of these, but the chapter devoted to Linschoten's voyages, were translated from the collection of Hessel Gerritsz, by Gothard Artus. Cf. Church.

Largely a translation of the author's: Descriptio ac delineatio geographica detectonis freti; sive Transitus ad occasum, supra terras Americanas, in Chinam atque Japonem ducturi, recens investigati ab M. Henrico Hudsono Ango / compiled and edited by Hessel Gerritsz, first printed in Amsterdam, 1612.

"Eygentliche vnd kurtze Andeutung oder Vermeldung der Inseln vnd Oerter, so von den Holländern hiebevor in Verrichtung der Mitnächtigen Schiffahrten entdeckt worden, auss H. Johann Heygens von Lintschotten Beschreibung genommen", p. 12-13, is excepted from Navigatio ac itinerarium Iohannis Hugonis Linscotani in Orientalem sive Lusitanorum India / by Jan Huygen van Linschoten, printed in The Hague, 1599, which is a translation of selections into Latin of the author's: Itinerario, voyage ofte schipvaert van Jan Huygen van Linschoten naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien, printed in Amsterdam, 1596.

"Folgen etliche Mappen oder Landttaffeln, vnd Kupfferstück, darin die Gelegenheit der Landtschafften, davon in dieser obgesetzten Schiffart Meldung geschehen, eigentlich abgebildet vnnd für Augen gestellet werden, in Kupffer gestochen vnd an Tag gegeben durch Johann-Theodor de Bry", p. [4-5], 2nd count, has separate title page with imprint: Getruckt zu Franckfurt am Mayn, durch Matthias Beckers seligen Wittib. M. DC. XIII. [1613]

Signatures: A-E⁴ (A1 verso, E4 blank) a1 (a1 verso blank)

Fully engraved and illustrated title page; engraved head and tail pieces; initials.

Contains 9 leaves of plates, which include three double maps and plates which are numbered I-III, of which I and II have descriptive text on recto, and are signed [a]2-4, following p. [1-2], 2nd count.

Church, E.D. Discovery, 242.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, I: p. 442.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 613/67.