Americae pars VIII. : Continens primo, Descriptionem trium itinerum nobilissimi et fortissimi equitis Francisci Draken, qui peragrato primum vniuerso terrarum orbe, postea cum nobilissimo equite Iohanne Hauckens, ad expugnandum ciuitatem Panama, in Indiam nauigauit, vbi vitam suam ambo finierunt. Secundo, iter noblissimi equitis Thomae Candisch, qui duorum ferè annorum spacio, 13000. Anglicana miliaria in mari confecit, vbi describuntur quoque omnia quae in hoc itinere ipsi acciderunt & visa sunt. Tertio, duo itinera, nobilissimi & fortissimi domini Gualtheri Ralegh equitis & designati gubernatoris regij in Anglia praesidij, nec non fortissimi capitanei Laurentii Keyms. Quibus itineribus describitur auriferum et potentissimum regnum Guiana, ad septentrionem fluminis Orenoque, aliàs Oreciliana dicti, situm, cum metropoli eius Manoa & Macuieguarai, aliisq[ue] finitimis regionibus & fluuis, mereibus item praestantissimis, & mercatura, quae in regno hoc exercetur.

Theodor de Bry (Firm), Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598, Bry, Johann Theodor de, 1561-1623, Bry, Johann Israel de, -1611, Arthus, Gotthard, 1568-, Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618. Discovery of the large, rich, and beautiful empire of Guiana Latin, Pretty, Francis. Admirable and prosperous voyage of the Worshipfull Master Thomas Candish Latin, Kemys, Lawrence, -1618. Relation of the second voyage to Guiana. Latin · 1599 · Impressae Francofurti ad Moenum : Per Matthaeum Becker, sumptibus dictorum Theodorici de Bry viduae & filiorum. · 14 pictures

This is a 1599 Latin-language volume published in Frankfurt by Matthaeus Becker for the de Bry heirs, compiling accounts of English voyages by Drake, Cavendish and Ralegh to the Americas. The engravings show encounters between European sailors and indigenous peoples, along with ships, forts and coastal towns. A designer could draw on the dense crosshatched engraving, with its crowded groups, rigging and tent interiors, as a model for period maritime and exploration imagery.

Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596 · Cavendish, Thomas, 1560-1592 · Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618 · Voyages around the world · Imprint 1599

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