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"