Virgules replaced by commas in title page transcriptions.

First German edition printed in Frankfurt am Main, 1599.

Constitutes the eighth part, sole issue of the second German edition of Theodor de Bry's Great voyages, printed in fourteen parts, in Latin, German, French, and English, in Frankfurt am Main, Oppenheim, and Hanau from 1590-1644, and the Elenchus, an outline of the thirteen Latin parts, published by Matthias Merian in Frankfurt am Main in 1634.

This work has been identified as the sole issue of part eight of the second German edition of the Great voyages by Church.

The first issue of the first edition of German part eight can be identified by the text being printed in two parallel columns and has in text illustrations.

"Warhafftige Beschreibung dess goldreichen vnd herrlichen Königreichs Guiana, zu dieser Zeit bewohner von den alten Eynwohnern von Peru, vnd von den Nachköm[m]ingen dess Guiana-Capa, welcher vor Jahren mächtiger König in Peru gewesen, beherschet, mit der Beschreibung der reichen Länder Emeria, Arromaia, vnd Amapaia, alle sampt im Jahr 1595. erfunden durch den strengen vnd vesten Walthern Ralegh, Rittern", p. 1-55, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Eigentliche Beschreibung der Schiffart, die Thomas Candisch, ein Edelmann auss Engellandt, vmb den gantzen Erdbodem gethan hat, angefangen im Jahr dess Herren 1586. vnd volnbracht Anno 1588. beschrieben durch H. Franciscum Prettie, so in dieser Schiffart persönlich mit gewesen, vnd dieselbe neben andern hat vollenden helffen", p. 55-87, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Beschreibung der andern Reyss vnnd Kriegesrüstung, oder Schiffahrt dess Francisci Draken, eines Englischen Ritters, welche er auss Engelland an vnd fürgennomen hat in Indien, so gegen vntergang der Sennen gelegen seyndt", p. 88-112, has separate caption title.

"Warhafftige Beschreibung der Schifffahrt vnd Aussrüstung der gewaltigen Armada, von den vereinigten Provincien auss Niderlandt, auff die West-Indien gerichtet, in welcher vermeldet wird, die sieghaffte Eroberung der Inseln Gran Canaria vnd Gomera, sampt andern Sachen mehr, so sich täglich von dem 25. Maij an, biss auff den 10. September dess 1599. Jahrs, deselbst zugetragen", p. 112-130, has separate caption title.

This part contains relations of six different voyages; three by Drake, one by Candish or Cavendish, and two by Sir Walter Raleigh. Drake's first voyage took place in 1577-1580. No description of it had previously been published. This account, from which de Bry, and later Hakluyt, published it in Latin and English respectively, was written by Niño de Sylva, a Portuguese. The second voyage of Drake around the world was finished in 1585. De Bry's account is based upon that of Thomas Cates. Drake's third voyage, directed against the Spanish at Panama, took place in 1595-1596. This account is taken from his log-book of the expedition, which was continued by his men. Thomas Candish, or Cavendish, circumnavigated the world in 1586-1588. An account of the voyage was written in English by Thomas [i.e. Francis] Pretty who accompanied him. It was published by Hakluyt. De Bry's narrative appears to have been based upon a manuscript account of Pretty's relation. The first voyage of Sir Walter Raleigh was undertaken in 1595, during which he visited Guiana. He himself published an account of it in London in 1596. The second voyage, attributed to Raleigh, does not appear to have been made by him, but by Laurent Keymis, a companion of the voyage of 1595, who set out for Guiana in 1596. On his return he wrote a description of his voyage which was published in London in the same year. Pages 112-130, in this edition, contain a narrative not to be found in the first. This is an account of an expedition made by the Dutch in 1599, under Pieter van der Does against the Spaniards, particularly at the Canaries. Cf. Church.

Contains a double folded map of the northeastern part of South America with text in Latin and German bound between p. [4], 1st count, and p. 1, 2nd count, and 20 in text illustrations.

Signatures: )(² ()(1 verso blank) A-P⁴ Q⁶ (Q6 blank)

Cartographic vignette on title page; engraved head and tail pieces; initials.

Church, E.D. Discovery, 194a.

Baginsky, P. German works relating to America, 154.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, I: p. 405.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 624/107.