Book/Printed Material 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

Title

• 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

• America
• Beschryving van America en't zuid-land

Summary

• This monumental work by the Dutch writer Arnoldus Montanus (1625?-83) reflects the fascination of 17-th century Europe with the New World. Montanus was a Protestant minister and headmaster of the Latin School in the town of Schoonhoven. He wrote books on church history, theology, the history of the Low Countries, and the peoples and cultures of the Americas and Australia. (The "Southland" in the title of his book refers to the recently-discovered Australia.) Montanus never visited the New World and his work contains numerous errors and fantastic conceptions about the people and animals of the Americas. Nonetheless, it became a standard work in Europe and was widely read for many years. The publisher of the work was the Amsterdam bookseller and engraver Jacob van Meurs, who was active from 1651 to 1680 and specialized in works of history, geography, and travelogues. The book is lavishly illustrated with 125 copper engravings, including 32 folded views, 70 plates, 16 maps, and 7 unusually handsome portraits of famous explorers, each surrounded by baroque framed borders. The book was translated and published in England by the editor and map publisher John Ogilby under the title, America, Being an Accurate Description of the New World (1671). World Digital Library.

Names

• Montanus, Arnoldus, 1625?-1683
• Dapper, Olfert, 1635 or 1636-1689
• Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680, bookseller
• Holden, Edwin B. (Edwin Babcock), 1861-1906, former owner
• Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

• t' Amsterdam : By Jacob Meurs boek-verkooper en plaet-snyder ..., anno 1671.

Headings

• -  Indians--Early works to 1800
• -  America--Discovery and exploration
• -  Netherlands--Amsterdam

Notes

• -  "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.
• -  Added engraved t.-p.: America, t' Amsterdam, J. van Meurs, 1671.
• -  In this copy the large map of the western hemisphere has title: Novissima et accuratissima totius Americae descriptio per Gerardvm a Schagen.
• -  Includes index.
• -  Large paper.
• -  Signatures: *⁴ A-4F⁴ 4G⁶.
• -  T.p. printed in red and black; title vignette; text in double columns.
• -  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.
• -  Church, E.D. Catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, 613
• -  Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 50086
• -  Kislak accession no.: 1991.014.00.0001.
• -  LAC nsk 2019-04-11 no edits (2 cards)
• -  LAC ddw 2023-03-21 update (1 card)

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
• http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/kislak.05011011

Library of Congress Control Number

• 05011011

Online Format

• pdf
• image

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/05011011

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