Book/Printed Material De nieuwe en onbekende weereld, of, Beschryving van America en 't zuid-land Beschryving van America en't zuid-land / America


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De nieuwe en onbekende weereld, of, Beschryving van America en 't zuid-land : vervaetende d'oorsprong der Americaenen en zuid-landers, gedenkwaerdige togten derwaerds, gelegendheid der vaste kusten, eilanden, steden, sterkten, dorpen, tempels, bergen, fonteinen, stroomen, huisen, de natuur van beesten, boomen, planten en vreemde gewasschen, Gods-dienst en zeden, wonderlijke voorvallen, vereeuwde en nieuwe oorloogen : verciert met af-beeldsels na 't leven in America gemaekt
Other Title
Beschryving van America en't zuid-land
America
Contributor Names
Montanus, Arnoldus, 1625?-1683.
Dapper, Olfert, 1635 or 1636-1689.
Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680, bookseller.
Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
t' Amsterdam : By Jacob Meurs boek-verkooper en plaet-snyder ..., anno 1671.
Subject Headings
-  America--Discovery and exploration
-  Indians--Early works to 1800
-  Netherlands--Amsterdam
Notes
-  T.p. printed in red and black; title vignette; text in double columns.
-  Added engraved t.-p.: America, t' Amsterdam, J. van Meurs, 1671.
-  "Forms part of the great collection of [Olfert] Dapper."--Asher. Tiele does not mention this collection in his Nederlandsche bibl., 1884, under either Dapper or Montanus.
-  In this copy the large map of the western hemisphere has title: Novissima et accuratissima totius Americae descriptio per Gerardvm a Schagen.
-  Large paper.
-  The 103 leaves of plates represent 48 double-page plated, mostly maps and etched views of towns, together with 7 full-page engraved ports. Numerous in-text ill.
-  Signatures: *⁴ A-4F⁴ 4G⁶.
-  Church, E.D. Discovery, 613
-  Sabin 50086
-  Includes index.
-  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
-  Kislak accession no.: 1991.014.00.0001.
-  LAC nsk 2019-04-11 no edits (2 cards)
Medium
[8], 585, [27] p., [103] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., maps, ports. (etchings & engravings) ; 38 cm. (fol.)
Call Number/Physical Location
E143 .M76
E143 .M76 Copy 2 In this copy the large map of the western hemisphere has title: Novissima et accuratissima totius Americae descriptio per Jacobum Meursium.
E143 .M76 Copy 3 Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation; bookplate of: Edwin B. Holden.
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rbkb.0003
Library of Congress Control Number
05011011
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Montanus, Arnoldus, 1625?-1683, Olfert Dapper, Jacob Van Meurs, and Jay I. Kislak Collection. De nieuwe en onbekende weereld, of, Beschryving van America en 't zuid-land: vervaetende d'oorsprong der Americaenen en zuid-landers, gedenkwaerdige togten derwaerds, gelegendheid der vaste kusten, eilanden, steden, sterkten, dorpen, tempels, bergen, fonteinen, stroomen, huisen, de natuur van beesten, boomen, planten en vreemde gewasschen, Gods-dienst en zeden, wonderlijke voorvallen, vereeuwde en nieuwe oorloogen: verciert met af-beeldsels na 't leven in America gemaekt. t' Amsterdam: By Jacob Meurs boek-verkooper en plaet-snyder ..., anno, 1671. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/05011011/.

APA citation style:

Montanus, A., Dapper, O., Meurs, J. V. & Jay I. Kislak Collection. (1671) De nieuwe en onbekende weereld, of, Beschryving van America en 't zuid-land: vervaetende d'oorsprong der Americaenen en zuid-landers, gedenkwaerdige togten derwaerds, gelegendheid der vaste kusten, eilanden, steden, sterkten, dorpen, tempels, bergen, fonteinen, stroomen, huisen, de natuur van beesten, boomen, planten en vreemde gewasschen, Gods-dienst en zeden, wonderlijke voorvallen, vereeuwde en nieuwe oorloogen: verciert met af-beeldsels na 't leven in America gemaekt. t' Amsterdam: By Jacob Meurs boek-verkooper en plaet-snyder ..., anno. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/05011011/.

MLA citation style:

Montanus, Arnoldus, 1625?-1683, et al. De nieuwe en onbekende weereld, of, Beschryving van America en 't zuid-land: vervaetende d'oorsprong der Americaenen en zuid-landers, gedenkwaerdige togten derwaerds, gelegendheid der vaste kusten, eilanden, steden, sterkten, dorpen, tempels, bergen, fonteinen, stroomen, huisen, de natuur van beesten, boomen, planten en vreemde gewasschen, Gods-dienst en zeden, wonderlijke voorvallen, vereeuwde en nieuwe oorloogen: verciert met af-beeldsels na 't leven in America gemaekt. t' Amsterdam: By Jacob Meurs boek-verkooper en plaet-snyder ..., anno, 1671. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/05011011/>.

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