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BONTEKOE, W.Y.

Journael ofte Gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe vande Oost-Indische Reyse. Begrijpende veel wonderlijcke en gevaerlijcke saecken daer in wedervaren. Begonnen den 18. December 1618 en vol-eynt den 16. November 1625
Hoorn
I. Willemsz
1646
€700 - €900

4to, (8), 72 pp. engr. title-vignette depicting i.a. a view on Hoorn and a unicorn, engr. portr. of Bontekoe w. 4 line caption engr. at the bottom and 8 engr. fold. plates depicting various events along the journey, numbered 1-8., 19th c. h. vellum w. marbled sides. (A bit thumbed, but a very good & clean copy)

"Bontekoe enlisted in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in 1618. On a voyage to Java he was shipwrecked, along with part of his crew, and continued in a lifeboat. After a grueling journey, including an attack by hostile natives on Sumatra, they reached Java. Rare second edition. Copy without the travel account by D.A. Raven, often found bound up. From the library of Bob Luza and with his bookplate. Ref. Verhoeven-Verkruijsse, Bontekoe, 1646-2 (of the 8 collated copies 4 are described as being defective); Tiele 158 (""nadruk van hetzelfde jaar""); Landwehr, VOC, 377"

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