Discovery of America 1621 Colombus Gorgeous 18 plates

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Nova Typis Transacta Navigatio. Novi Orbis Indiae Occidentalis 1621The book has been called one of the most idiosyncratic books published on the discovery of America. The presumed author, Caspar Plautius was the abbot of the Benedictine monastery Seitenstetten in Austria, and was also the person to whom the book was dedicated by the fictitious author, Honorio Philopono. Most of the book describes the exploits of the Benedictine priest Bernard Buil of Montserrat, who accompanied Columbus on his second voyage and led a team of papal-appointed missionaries to the peoples of the Americas. Not content with recounting Buil's adventures, Plautius begins the book with a lengthy and fantastic account of the voyage of the Atlantic voyages of St. Brendan, the 5th century Irish monk. The text is accompanied by a set of extraordinary prints depicting. The work is nonetheless filled with authentic details of Caribbean customs, agricultural products (t is one engraving of a potato plant) , local flora and fauna, and arts (including music: the specimen of printed music on pp. 35-36 represents an early printed example of Native American chants).T are 2 Editions of this book. One with and one without the owl plate. I believe this to be the first edition, without the Owl plate, which seems to be an emblematic plate of an owl between a royal crown and a bishop's miter, symbolizing the Benedictine's achievements for the crown of Spain. Engraved Title page, 2 unnumbered leaves, 1-101 with on verso the tabulu with the plates listed. Starting at 4500$, with a buy it now price that you should definitely consider 8500$ You get a complete copy . T are some defects, but consider this the only other copy on the internet is offered by Ursus for 35.000$ with the owl plate and by PRBM gallery in Philadelphia for 27.000$ without (the last copy is probably sold) Interested? READ MORE! Forget the binding, we can rebind it in a professional way for 200$ only! IF you use buy it now we will pay for that plus insured shipping Title page, lower border cut off . One page repaired with tap, no loss of text. The engraved architectonic title shows St. Brendan and Bernardo Boyl baptizing a convert, an oval engraving of the West and East Indies below with ship-studded seas between. This title page is closely cut with a loss of a part of the sea and the pedestal of the crowned column. THE PLATES are all beautiful, most of them flawless, strong imprints, not faded as you sometimes see. They tell the story like a comic book and look like a medieval bestiary, with sea monsters and dragons.1. The first plate features a full length portrait of Columbus. Pay attention to the world map Also to this plate t is some loss, the right margin is damaged, so Columbus hand is partly cut off.2. A scene of St. Brendan celebrating mass on the back of a whale? To the east are the landmasses of Spain and Africa, to the north the mythic island of St. Brendan. Then: 3. Spanish Court 4. The fleet disembarking from Spain, 5. cannibals attacking and roasting members of the Spanish crew, 6 The natives celebrating around their idol 7 The missionaries toppling the Indians upon which the natives attack 8 A front- and back view of the Indians' idol, (At the bottom 3 cm cutt of but no significant loss of imaginary ) 9showing local fruits, the pineapple and the potato 10 A native is baptized 11 Indian noblemen riding a sea-monster, very evocative 12, a Christian mass, among the natives 13 natives and Soanish soldiers brotherly side by side 14 Audience with native chief 15. Indigenous plants, some loss in the right margin 16 A person is knighted while some natives are being put to the stake. 17 Barbaric cruelty, a very vivid scene 18 St Brandan (?) blessing the inhabitantsPLEASE NOTE: Residents without VAT number of the European Union have to pay 6% on the final retail price, paypal ask me first. I have sold many valuable books before (see feedback) so buy with confidence read more

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