Americae pars VIII. Continens primo, descriptionem trivm itinervm Francisci Draken, qvi peragrato primvm vniverso terrarvm orbe, postea cum ... Iohanne Havckens, ad expugnandum ciuitatem Panama, in Indiam nauigauit ... Secvndo, iter ... Thomae Candisch ... Tertio, duo itinera ... Gvaltheri Ralegh ... nec non ... capitanei Lavrentii Keyms. Qvibvs ... describitvr ... regnum Gviana ... Primo Anglicana lingva sparsim consignata: iam verò in vnum corpus redacta, & in Latinum sermonem conuersa, auctor

Plates have special t.p.: Tabulae & imagines ad septimam et octavam Americae partem ... The history of Drake's first voyage is translated from the account by Nuno da Silva; the second is based upon an account by Walter Bigges; the third is from Drake's logbook, continued by his mate. T...

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Language:Latin
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America > Discovery and exploration > British > Early works to 1800
America > Early accounts to 1600
Cavendish, Thomas, > 1560-1592
Drake, Francis, > approximately 1540-1596 > Travel > America
Germany > Frankfurt am Main
Raleigh, Walter, > Sir, > 1552?-1618 > Travel > America
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Summary:Plates have special t.p.: Tabulae & imagines ad septimam et octavam Americae partem ... The history of Drake's first voyage is translated from the account by Nuno da Silva; the second is based upon an account by Walter Bigges; the third is from Drake's logbook, continued by his mate. The voyage of Cavendish is by Francis Pretty; Raleigh's first voyage is written by himself; the account of the second is by Lawrence Kemys. First edition, 1st issue. Includes maps on p. 78 (1st group) and p. 3 (2d group); and plates 13 and 14 printed on correct leaves. Cf. Church. Church, E.D. Catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, 163 Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1309, Part VIII note Kraus, H.P. Sir Francis Drake, no. 31 LC copy: With the editor's [America. pt. 5. Latin. Francoforti] 1595. 1st ed., 1st issue, copy 3. Bound together subsequent to publication. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LAC ddw 2022-09-06 update (1 card) LAC ddw 2022-09-14 update (1 card) Check general shelflist for location of all copies. Check books for contents of each bound volume. Make links in onlie catalog as necessary for bound with copies. LAC ddw 2022-09-06