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The principal navigations, voiages, traffiqves and discoueries of the English nation, made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1500 yeeres, deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. This first volume containing the woorthy discoueries, &c. of the English toward the north and norteast by sea ... together with many notable monuments and testimonies of the ancient forren trades, and of the warrelike and other shipping of this realme of England in former ages. Whereunto is annexed also a briefe commentarie of the true state of Island, and of the orthern seas and lands situate that way. And lastly, the memorable defeate of the Spanish huge Armada, anno 1588, and the famous victorie atchieued at the citie of Cadiz, 1596, are described.
The principal navigations, voiages, traffiqves and discoueries of the English nation, made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1500 yeeres, deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. This first volume containing the woorthy discoueries, &c. of the English toward the north and norteast by sea ... together with many notable monuments and testimonies of the ancient forren trades, and of the warrelike and other shipping of this realme of England in former ages. Whereunto is annexed also a briefe commentarie of the true state of Island, and of the orthern seas and lands situate that way. And lastly, the memorable defeate of the Spanish huge Armada, anno 1588, and the famous victorie atchieued at the citie of Cadiz, 1596, are described.
Additamentvm; das ist, Zuthuung zweyer fürnemmer Reysen ... Herrn Francisci Draken ... in die West Indien vnd Americam gethan, neben noch etlichen Figuren ... so beydes in das siebende vnd achte Theil Americae gehören. Item, die Reyse der holländischen Armada in die Insel Gross Canarien , welche ... 1599 ... von Holland ... ausgefahren ...
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Biblia - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan
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Biblia - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan
Summary
The woodcuts are those of the Low German Bible printed ca. 1478 by Quentell, Cologne.
Rosenwald 93
Goff B-632
Hain 3137
BM 15th cent., II, p. 424 (IC.7283)
GW 4303
Schramm, XVII, p. 3, 8; v. 8, illus. 358-372 (8 of those omitted)
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
LC copy, without the final blank, bound in 2 v. in contemprary brown calf over boards, broken clasps; covers of v. 1 lined with leaves from one of Koberger's Latin Bibles.
Vollbehr H3137; copy 3: H3129/H3137
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incunabula
germany
nuremberg
latin
lessing j rosenwald collection
rare book selections
rare book and special collections division
anton koberger
otto vollbehr collection library of congress
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nürnberg
Date
01/01/1483
Location
germany
Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain