Lot 234
  • 234

Waghenaer, Lucas Janszoon

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Du Miroir de la Navigation, de la Mer Occidentale, contenant toutes les costes de France, Espaigne, & la principale partie d'Angleterre, le tout comprins en plusieurs diverses Cartes Marines... par Lucas fils de Iean. Pars prima [and] La deuxiesme partie. Amsterdam: Corneille Nicolas [Cornelis Claesz], 1590
  • cow leather and paper
FIRST FRENCH 'CLAESZ' EDITION, 2 parts in one volume, folio (425 x 295mm.), two engraved titles with the French title printed on a slip of paper pasted down over the Spanish title (the second title with a second slip "La deuxiesme partie"), 46 (of 47) double-page engraved coastal charts, on guards, text printed on versos (chart of Europe unusually with text on verso; two maps with text-page pasted on verso), chart 10 with French captions printed on strips of paper pasted down over the original descriptions, all apparently in Koeman’s state “d”, 2 full-page engraved diagrams, one with volvelle incorporating a paper strip for measuring degrees, 2 full-page woodcut diagrams, a few small woodcuts in text, and type ornaments (some with early hand-colour), with page of 'Extrait du Privilege', early vellum, lower cover only, a few maps and leaves slightly smaller, lacking chart 16, map of Europe trimmed at head and foot, some dampstaining or creasing, scattered tears and marginal repairs, binding worn

Literature

Koeman IV, Wag8A (Bellère) and 8B (Claesz)

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
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Catalogue Note

THE FIRST PRINTED RUTTER TO INCORPORATE SEA CHARTS. VERY RARE, we have been unable to trace any copy sold at auction in the past 40 years, except for another French 'Bellère' edition sold in 1991. French edition of the original Dutch Spieghel der Zeevaerdt. The first edition with French text was printed and sold by Jean Bellère at Antwerpen. Simultaneously copies of the French edition was sold by Cornelis Cleasz of Amsterdam, with his address added to the lower margins of the engraved titles. They are of the same printing, with the virtually the same contents of the charts and text. This atlas includes the 'Extrait du Privilege' page, that is usually only found in the Bellère issue.

"This work holds a unique place among the printed rutters of the sea in the 16th century because it is the first printed rutter with charts. Further it outranks any other rutter of its period, with its splendid presentation of charts and text; as such it stood model for the folio-size pilot-guides with charts in the 17th century. Thanks to the unparalleled engravers, Baptist and Johannes van Deutecom, the original manuscript charts by Waghenaer were transformed into the most beautiful maps of the period. The composition and the adornment have greatly contributed to the splendour of what originally were simple sketch-charts" (Koeman).