"1 vol. in-4-to, 16 travels in 13 parts, 2 descriptions, 11 folding plates, 16 woodcut title vignettes. Entirely in Dutch, in gothic script. Content: 1. Journals of Gerrit de VEER about Barentsz. voyages ; 2. First Fleet to the East-Indies (Cornelis de Houtman); 3. Second Fleet (Jacob Cornelisz. van Neck); Sebald de WEERT's voyage around the world; 4. Olivier van NOORT, voyage around the world; 5. Joris van SPILBERGEN's first voyage and Steven van der Haghen's first voyage to the East-Indies; 6. Voyage of Cornelis MATELIEF; 7. Journals by Pieter van den BROECK Cabo Verde, Angola ...; 8. Joris van SPILBERGEN's second voyage and the journal of SCHOUTEN and Le MAIRE; 9 Journal of the Nassau fleet, Jacques L'HERMITE; 10. Journals by Willem IJsbrandtsz. BONTEKOE and Dirk Albertsz. RAVEN; 11. Journal of the Batavia, François PELSAERT; 12. Johan van TWIST, description of Gujerat; 13. François CARON, description of Japan with appendices Vellum binding, with blind tooling, closing ties, morocco title piece on spine"
"Extremely rare volume, being a shortened edition of I. Commelin's Begin ende Voortgangh, van de Vereenighde Nederlantsche Geoctroyeerde Oost-indische Compagnie (...), excluding 7 voyages, but enlarged with 2 new voyages. Title page mentions 'first part' but this is all that has been published. Ref. Landwehr, VOC 251; Cox I, p.30; Tiele 1179; Cordier Japonica 340; Cat. NHSM p. 105-106"
