Virgules replaced by commas in title page transcriptions.

Constitutes the eighth part, sole issue of the first 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 first 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 regularly, not in two parallel columns, and there being two separate sections of plates, instead of in text illustrations; plates I-VI following p. [1-2], 6th count, are later impressions than those in the first Latin edition of the same year and are quite differently arranged. They are here numbered in the Latin editon as XIII., XIV., XV., XVI., XVII., XVIII., and XII; in the gathering of plates numbered I-XV, following p. [2-3], 8th count, plate XII is not numbered and is the same as plate XIIII of the first Latin edition printed also in 1599. The plates numbered XIII-XV are not found in the Latin edition of 1599.

"Reyse dess Edlen vnd vesten Thomas Candisch, welcher im Jar 1586. mit 3. Schiffen Engellandt aussgefahren, und nach dem er das Meer bey die 13000. Engelländischer Meyl besegelt, in Anno 1588. wider an sie gelanget, sampt erzehlung aller Abentheuer vnd Geschichten, so ihm auff dieser Reyss zu handen gestossen seynd. Durch Frantzen Prettie einen Engelländer, welcher dieser Fahrt persönlich hat beygewohnet, von Tag zu Tag auffgezeichnet. Item die letzte Reyss der gestrengen, Edlen vnd vesten Frantzen Draeck vnd Iohan Havckens, Rittern, welche Anno 1595. mit 6. der Königin, vnd 21. andern Schiffen, darauff 2500. Mann gewesen, in Engellandt abgesegelt in die Occidentalische Indien, die Statt Panama eynzunehmen, auff welcher Reyse sie beyde ihr Leben beschlossen haben. Alles erstlich in Engelländischer Sprach aussgangen, jetzt aber auss der Holländischen Translation in die Hochteutsche Sprache gebrachr, durch Avgvstinvm Cassiodorvm Reinum. Mit etlichen schönen Kupfferstücken geziert vnd an Tag gegeben, durch Dieterichen von Bry seligen, hinderlassene Erben", p. [1-2] and 1-48, 4th and 5th counts, has separate dated title page with imprint: Gedruckt zu Franckfort am Mayn, durch Matthes Becker, in Verlegung Theodori de Bry nachgelassene Wittwe vnd beyde Söhn. M. D. XCIX.

"Warhafftige vnd Eygentliche Fürbildung etlicher der fürnembsten Historien vnd Völcker, deren in dieser Guianaischen Beschreibung meldung geschiher. Sampt einer kurtzen Erklärung vnter jede Figur gesetzt. Alles zierlich in Kupffer gestochen vnd an Tag geben, durch Theodori de Bry seligen, Erben", p. [1-2], 6th count, has separate dated title page with imprint: Gedruckt zu Franckfurt am Mayn, durch Matthaeum Becker. M. D. XCIX., and is followed by plates numbered I-VI and a blank leaf wihich are signed g2-4 and h1-4.

"Additamentvm; das ist, Zuthuung zweyer fürnemmer Reysen oder Schifffahrten Herrn Francisci Draken Ritters auss Engelland, in die West Indien vnd Americam gethan, neben noch etlichen Figuren vnd Kupfferstücken, so beydes in das siebende vnd achte Theil Americae gehören. Item, die Reyse der Holländischen Armada in die Insel gross Canarien, welche den 15./25. May. dess 1599. Jahrs von Holland mit 72. Schiffen aussgefahren, vnd den 10. Septembris gemeldtes Jahrs mit 35. Schiffen widerumb in Holland kommen sind. Jetzo auffs zierlichste in Kupffer gestochen, vnd an den Tag gegeben, durch Dieterich de Bry seligen hinterlassene Wittwe vnd zween Sōhne", p. [1]-73, 7th count, has separate dated title page with imprint: Gedruckt zu Franckfort am Mayn, durch Matthaeum Becker. Anno M. DC.

"Folgen nun die Figuren vnd Kupfferstück, deren etliche ins siebende Theil, zur Beschreibung der Reysen Ulrich Schmids von Straubingen, etliche ins achte, zur Beschreibung der Reysen Herrn Francisci Draken vnd Herrn Thomas Candisch, Rittern auss Engellandt gehören. Jetzo new auffs zierlichste zugericht vnd an Tag geben, durch Dieterich de Bry seligen, nachgelassene Erben", p. [2-3], 8th count, has separate dated title page with imprint: Gedruckt zu Fracnkfort am Mayn durch Matthaeum Becker. M D C., and is followed by plates numbered I-XV, which are signed ²a2-4, ²b1-4, and ²c1-8. Some of the illustrations here depict the voyage of Ulrich Schmidel printed in part seven, and printed in Latin first in 1599 and in German in 1597.

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. Cf. Church.

Contains a double folded map of the northeastern part of South America with text in Latin and German bound between p. [8], 1st count, and p. 1, 2nd count, and plates numbered I-VI, following p. [1-2], 6th count, which are signed g2-4 and h1-4, and also I-XV, following p. [2-3], 8th count, which are signed a2-4, b1-4, and c1-8.

Signatures: (:)⁴ ((:)1, (:)4 versos blank) A-G⁴ 2A-2D⁴ (2D4 verso blank) a-h⁴ (g1 verso, h4 blank) ²A-²G⁴ (²F3 verso, ²F4 blank) H⁴ I⁶ (I6 verso blank) ²a-²b⁴ (²a1 verso blank) ²c⁸ (c5 unsigned, c6 missigned c5, c7 missigned c6, c8 missigned c7)

Cartographic vignettes on three title pages; printers ornaments on two title pages; engraved head and tail pieces; initials.

Church, E.D. Discovery, 194.

Baginsky, P. German works relating to America, 108.

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

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 599/20.