- 109
Veer, Gerrit de
Estimate
3,500 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Tre navigationi fatte dagli Olandesi, e Zelandesi al settentrione nella Norvegia, Moscovia, e Tartaria verso il Catai, e regno de' Sini, dove scopersero il mare di Veygatz, la Nuova Zembla, et un paese nell'ottantesimo grado creduto la Groenlandia. Venice: G.B. Ciotti, 1599
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FIRST ITALIAN EDITION, small 4to (210 x 155mm.), engraved vignette on title, 32 half-page engravings (including maps and compass rose), with final blank, old vellum, uncut, slightly soiled and slightly stained, ?paper flaw in K1 with loss of a few letters, L3 torn across without loss, binding somewhat worn
Literature
Adams V317; JCB I, p.377
Condition
The condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A MAJOR WORK OF ARCTIC EXPLORATION, describing the three Barentsz voyages for the discovery of a northeast Passage, two in the company of Huyghen van Linschoten. The third voyage of 1596-1597, which occupies most of the book, is one of the greatest in the history of polar exploration, during which the company was forced to make the first recorded over-wintering this far north after their ship was crushed. In the spring of 1597 the survivors in open boats sailed and sledged 1600 miles around the northern cape, down the length of Novaya Zemlya, and out across the White Sea to safety on the Kola Peninsula. Barentsz died of scurvy on the voyage.