Bontekoe - Journaal Van Willem Ysbrantsz. Bontekoe [van Hoorn].

Haarlem, Tjeenk Willink, 19961957. Small 8°., original cloth, publ. monogramme in gilt on front boards, title in gilt on spine. 159pp. Frontispiece (portrait of Bontekoe after an old engraving), original 1646 illustrated ti.-p. reproducedcloth, title in gilt on spine. 303pp. Many facsim.ills.after old engravings & title-pages, bibliogr. 19th-20th century, index, introd. in english, pict. endpapers. The sea-voyage, incl. the shipwreck, by Willem Ysbrants. Bontekoe van Hoorn, done to the dutch East Indies under V.O.C. charter, edited after the 1646 publication with explation of old dutch words in text by Clara Eggink. Bontekoe's log was published after his return to Holland and became one of the most popular books ever published, fetching numerous editions, edited and re-edited up till modern times. Fine copy. (name of previous owner at upper right corner of ti.-p.). maritime