Lot 1188
1188
WHALING -- (OELEN, A.J. v.). De seldsaame & noit gehoorde Wal-vis-vangst, Voorgevallen by St. Anna-Land in 't jaar 1682. den 7. October. Midsgaders, Een Pertinente Beschrijvinge, v.d. geheele Groen-landse-vaart. Nevens Verscheidene Saaken tot die Materie dienende Door P.P.v.S. 2e dr. Leyden, 1684. (2), 72, (6) pp. W. 2 full-p. & 5 fold. engr., partly by J. Luyken (upper margin of plates short/cut on plate edge/in image). 4°. Modern hcf. w. marbled sides. (Some yellowing in the text, modern tissue guards bound in w. the plates).
A curious, popular little work, partly in verse, very rare, especially complete with all the plates. This is the augmented 2nd edition with the 'Notitie van de Schepen, gedestineert uit dese Landen naar Groen-Land in 't Jaar 1683' at end, listing ship names and their commanders, etc., not always present in other copies. - Sabin 74630; Tiele 812; Van Eeghen/v.d. Kellen I, 88; Nijhoff/v. Hattum 182; Meulman 5895.€ 700
result € 1200
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