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DE BRY. 



DE BRY. The Collection of Voyages, edited, translated, reprinted 

 and illustrated by Theodore De Bry, his widow and two sons John 

 Theodore and John Israel, and his two sons-in-law Matthew Merian 

 and William Fitzer. The series described here as AMERICA and 

 India comprise 



1. The Voyages to America, in Latin, in thirteen parts. 



2. The Voyages to America, in German, in fourteen parts. 



3. The Voyages to the East Indies, in Latin, in twelve parts. 



4. The Voyages to the East Indies, in German, in thirteen parts. 

 It will be seen that the set comprises all the first and most of the 



later editions, as well as some duplicate copies with variations. 



Voyages to America in Latin. 

 Part I. ADMIRANDA NARRATIO fida tamen, de commodis et inco- 



first S edition the l arvm ritibvs Virginiae, nvper admodvm ab Anglis, qvi a Dn. Richardo 

 Greinvile eqvestris ordinis viro e6 in Coloniam anno. M.D.LXXXV. 

 dedvcti svnt inventse, svmtvs faciente Dn. Waltero Raleigh equestris 

 ordinis viro fodinarv stanni praefecto ex avctoritate serenissimse Reginae 

 Angliae. Anglico scripta sermone a Thoma Hariot, eivsdem Walteri 

 Domestico, in earn Coloniam misso vt regionis sitvm diligenter ob- 

 servaret nvnc avtem primvm latio donata a C. C. A. Cvm gratia et 

 privilegio Cses. Ma tls Spec 1 ' ad Qvadriennivm. Francoforti ad Moenvm 

 typis Joannis Wecheli, svmtibvs vero Theodori de Bry Anno CIDIDXC. 

 Venales reperiv?itvr in officina Sigismvndi Feirabendii. [Colophon.] 

 Impressvm Francofnrti ad Mcennm apud Joannem Wechelum, impensis 

 T heodori de Bry. A nno MDXC. 



1. Title as above engraved on copper, within an architectural design. 



2. Dedication, " Serenissimo Principi ac Domino, Domino Maximiliano," &c, 

 1 leaf. Beneath the heading is a large copperplate engraving of the arms of Maxi- 

 milian. Under this engraving are five lines of letterpress, the first of which ends 

 with the word " vestrse." 



3. " Benevolis Coloniae, quae in Virginiam tradvcta est," &c, 1 leaf. 



4. The text, printed in italic letters, pp. 7-34. The first line of p. 34 ends with 

 the word " pluribus." The last line of the page has only "1588." The catch- 

 word is " Vivae." 



5. Title, " Vivae Imagines et ritvs incolarvm eivs provinciae in America," &c, 

 with a diamond-shaped typographical ornament in the centre. 



6. " Index omnivm capitvm in hac parte Virginia? historiae," &c, 1 leaf. 



7. A plate representing Adam and Eve, with the inscription " Iodocus a Winghe 

 in. Theodore de Bry fe." 



8. " Beneuolo Lectori S." A leaf printed only on the recto. The first letter T 

 is in type within a floriated woodcut border. 



9. Map of Virginia, which stands for plate 1. 



10. The plates are all numbered on the copper, 2 to 23, except 18. Each of the 

 pages is also numbered in type H.-XXIII. above the engraving, and has a descriptive 

 letterpress in italic type printed below it, except xin. and xviii., which have the 

 letterpress on the left margin, and XVII. XIX. XX. and XXII., on a leaf opposite the 

 plate. Twelve out of the 23 plates are found with a reprinted text, and these are 



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