- 192
[Montanus, Arnoldus]
估價
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- America: being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World. London: Printed by the author, 1671
- paper
First edition in English, translated by John Ogilby, folio (408 x 254mm.), engraved additional pictorial title, printed title in red and black, folding general map, 48 double-page plates and maps, 6 single-page portraits and illustrations in text, nineteenth-century calf gilt with Botfield arms on sides (see illustration to lot 205 on p.105 for comparable binding), map of Nova Virginiae tabula loosely inserted from another copy, Qq5 torn and repaired with loss of a few words and affecting an illustration, a few very minor holes (e.g. S1 and Dd6), lacking last leaf of text (plate list), binding very slightly marked
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."
拍品資料及來源
Ogilby's text is in part a translation of Montanus's De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld, but with considerable additions from other and more reliable sources in respect of New England and New France, Maryland and Virginia, using for the most part English materials. Ogilby also has a short section on 'New Netherland, now call'd New York', which gives the account of the transfer of sovereignty from the Netherlands to England in 1664.
The number of plates and maps seems to vary in copies of this work. This appears to be the issue without the plates "Arx Carolina" at p.205 and "Virginia pars Australis & Florida" at p.213 referred to in JCB III, p.227.