‎MONTANUS Arnoldus (ca. 1625 - 1683) :‎
‎De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld of Beschryving van America en 't Zuid-Land...‎

‎4 pages avec gravures (pages with engravings) de "De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld of Beschryving van America en 't Zuid-Land": cannibalisme, singe à tête d'homme, scène de combat (cannibalism, human-headed monkey, fighting scene)‎

‎Ensemble de 4 pages du livre "De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld of Beschryving van America en 't Zuid-Land" (Le Monde nouveau et inconnu ou description de l'Amérique et du Sud) publié en 1671 à Amsterdam. Pages 369-70, 397-8, 469-70 et 533-4. Chaque feuillet (380 x 236 mm) présente une gravure remarquable : un barbecue cannibale, où des indigènes font rôtir des morceaux d'être humain ; un paysage avec des animaux fantastiques, dont un singe doté d'une tête d'homme barbu ; une scène de combats entre colons hollandais et indigènes, ces derniers brandissant des têtes coupées plantées sur leurs lances ; un autre barbecue cannibale avec un combat en arrière-plan. Texte en néerlandais sous les gravures et au verso. Ouvrage majeur de l'époque, associant le récit du compilateur Arnoldus Montanus au talent artistique et fantastique du dessinateur-graveur et éditeur Jacob Meurs, le livre fut rapidement traduit en anglais et en allemand. Une bonne partie du livre était dédiée au Brésil, où les Hollandais ont longtemps tenu les Portugais en échec. Cité par Asher, New Netherland 14 ; Borba de Moraes p. 586 ; Church 613 ; Howes M733 ; Phelps Stokes I:142-143 and VI:262 ; Sabin 50086. ****************************************** A set of four pages from the book "De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld of Beschryving van America en 't Zuid-Land" (The New and Unknown World or Description of America and the South), published in 1671 in Amsterdam. Pages 369-70, 397-8, 469-70, and 533-4. Each page (380 x 236 mm) features a remarkable engraving: a cannibal barbecue, where natives roast pieces of human beings; a landscape with fantastical animals, including a monkey with a bearded man's head; a scene of fighting between Dutch settlers and natives, the latter brandishing severed heads planted on their spears; another cannibal barbecue with a fight in the background. Text in Dutch below the engravings and on the back. A major work of the time, combining the narrative of the compiler Arnoldus Montanus with the artistic and fantastical talent of the draftsman-engraver and editor Jacob Meurs, the book was quickly translated into English and German. A good part of the book was devoted to Brazil, where the Dutch had long held the Portuguese in check. Cited by Asher, New Netherland 14; Borba de Moraes p. 586; Church 613; Howes M733; Phelps Stokes I:142-143 and VI:262; Sabin 50086.‎

‎Feuillets non coupés, ce qui est rare, la plupart des exemplaires du livre et des feuillets du marché étant rognés à ~32 x 20 cm. Parfait pour encadrer et exposer comme une décoration décalée. ***************** Untrimmed sheets, which is rare, as most copies of this book and unbound sheets on the market are trimmed to ~32 x 20 cm. Perfect for framing and displaying as a quirky decoration.‎

‎De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld of Beschryving van America en 't Zuid-Land, vervaetende d'oorsprong der Americaenen en Zuidlanders, gedenkwaerdige togten derwaerds....‎

‎" 41. Amsterdam, Jacob Meurs, 1671, thick in-folio, 31,5 x 20 cm, engraved title+ title with engraved vignette + full page portrait of Ioan Maurits Nassau + (4) + large folding map of the Americas + 585 pp + (27)(index, list of plates), with 70 half-page in-text engravings, complete with seven portraits, fifteen double-page maps and thirty-two double-page views. Total of 55 plates (54 according the list + the Maurits portrait ; complete copy ). Bound in contemporary full vellum with blindtooling on both covers, raised back with manuscript title on spine. Binding a bit soiled but technically very sound, interior with the usual few minor stains , a small waterstain at the last (index) leaves, on the whole a very good copy with the plates in excellent condition. This a well preserved copy of this rare and important book in its original Dutch vellum binding. First edition of this finely illustrated book covering all of the Americas. It was the best illustrated work of the American continent at the time of publication and it was almost immediately translated in English (by John Ogilby) and German. The plates in the text are the same as those in the translations, but are by definition earlier and therefore better printings. It contains e.g. a map of the New-York area where Brooklyn is still called Breukelen, a map of Virginia, Carolina. The folding map at the beginning still depicts California as an island. The book contains also an important section on Brazil. Church 613, Sabin 50086, Streeter HBS 52892.."‎

‎De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld of Beschryving van America en 't Zuid-Land. (incomplete copy) .‎

‎" 41. Amsterdam, Jacob Meurs, 1671, thick in-folio, 31,5 x 19,5 cm, engraved title+ title with engraved vignette + full page portrait of Ioan Maurits Nassau + (4) + large folding map of the Americas + 585 pp + (27)(index, list of plates), with 70 half-page in-text engravings, incomplete with only six of the seven portraits, and 13 of the 47 double-page views or maps missing. The large folding map of the Americas is also missing. Bound in contemporary full vellum with blindtooling on both covers, raised back. A fine copy of this rare and important book in its original Dutch vellum binding but unfortunately lacking a total of 15 plates (out of 55). A list of the of the lacking plates can be had upon e-mail request. First edition of this finely illustrated book covering all of the Americas. It was the best illustrated work of the American continent at the time of publication and it was almost immediately translated in English (by John Ogilby) and German. The plates in the text are the same as those in the translations, but are by definition earlier and therefore better printings. It contains e.g. a map of the New-York area where Brooklyn is still called Breukelen, a map of Virginia, Carolina. The folding map at the beginning still depicts California as an island. The book contains also an important section on Brazil. Church 613, Sabin 50086, Streeter HBS 52892. Incomplete copy. Lacking; large folding map of the Americas, Novi Belgii quod Novi Yorck, Nova Virginia , Virginia Partis Australis & Florida , Insulae Almericanae in Oceano Septentrionali , Nova Mexico , portrait of Muteczuma , Yucatan & Guatemala , Terra Firma , Peru , Brasil , Venezuela , Paraquaria , Chili , Magellanica."‎