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SPILBERGEN (JORIS VAN)
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RARE, only one copy traced at auction.
Joris Van Spilbergen (1568-1620), a German in the service of the Dutch East India Company, voyaged through the Magellan Straits and around the world between 1614 and 1617, with a flotilla of six ships. It was "the most successful Dutch circumnavigation to date. The fleet had kept together, there had been little loss of Dutch life, and the expedition had netted a considerable profit for its sponsors" (Howgego).
The full-page plates comprise: the town of Veere, map of Ceylon [Sri Lanka], map of the region around the Cape of Good Hope, the French fleet at Annobon, Van Spilbergen's audience with the king of Batticalao, the city of Bintenne, the fleet of Van Spilbergen at Batticaloa, Van Spilbergen and the English capturing a Portuguese carrack. The smaller engraved illustrations depict: god worship at Batticalao, and the seal and coat of arms of the king of Kandy.

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