Virgules replaced by commas in title page transcription.

Constitutes the fourteenth part, sole issue of the sole 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 fourteen of the sole German edition of the Great voyages by Church.

"West-Indianischer Historien vierzehender Theil, inhaltendt gründliche Beschreibung der Natur vnd Eigenschafft etlicher Landen, deren hiebevor wenig ober gar nicht gedacht worden, samt Continuation newer Schiffarten, in vnder schiedliche Provincien. Beschreibung der grossen Landschafft Cibola, in Nordertheil der West-Indien, von den Spaniern New Granada genant", p. 1-2, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Entdeckung dess Landts von New Mexico, im Nordertheil Americae dessen bissher nicht gedacht worden", p. 2-3, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Vervolg vnd fernere Relation von Erfindung New Mexico", p. 3-4, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Fernere Erzehlung der Gelegenheit dess Landts Novo Mexico, vnd was die Spanier weitter da geschen", p. 5, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Continuation der Erfindung vnd Geschichten in Nouo Mexico", p. 5-6, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Diurnal vnd historische Beschreibung der Nassauwischen Flotten so vnder dem Admiral Jacob l'Hermite vmb die gantze Welt gefahren, im Jahr 1623. 1624. 1625. vnd 1626. Jahr", p. 6-7, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Diurnal, ordentliche Beschreibung, einer gewaltigen Schiffahrt, mit eylff Schiffen, vmb die gantze Welt", p. 7-46, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Von der Provintz Cinaloa, in den Nord-Indien, durch Nunnez de Gusman entdecket", p. 46, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Schiffart Francisci de Vlloa in diese nordliche Landen Americae", p. 47-48, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Beschreibung der Statt Mexico, so die Hauptstatt ist im Königreich New Spanien", p. 48-52, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Wunderbare Relation von der alten Indianern in Jucatan", p. 52, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Von etlichen wunderbaren Geschöpffen vnd andern Sachen im dem Lande Guatimala vnd anderstivo in den Americanischen Landen", p. 52-56, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Furtsetzung der reysen etlicher Englischen Capitainen in das Königreich Guiana, auss der Englischen Relation Cap. Johann Schmids", p. 56-58, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Englische Plantation in der Insul St. Christophori", p. 58-59, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Ordentliche vnd aussführliche Beschreibung, welcher gestalt die vberauss Reiche Silberflott auss New Hispania, in dem Hafen Matanza der Insul Cuba, von den Schiffen der Welt-Indianischen Companey in den vereinigten Niederlanden erobert worden, den 7. Septembris Anno 1628", p. 59-66, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Folgt nuhn die Verzeichnuss deren auff den Spanischen Schiffen eroberten vnd eingebrachten Güter", p. 66-68, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Relation, oder Erzehlung wie es mit eroberung der Statt Olinda,. sonsten Phernambucco genant, in Brasilia gelegen, zugangen, welche Statt von der Armada der West-Indianischen Companei in dem Vereinigten Niderlanden, den 17. Februarii dess Jahrs 1630. ingenommen worden", p. 68-71, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Articulen dess Accordts, getrossen zwischen dem Herrn General Heinrich Lonck, vnd Herrn Obristen Dieterich von Wartenburg, sampt den Herrn dess Geheimen Rhats der Armada in dienst der West-Indianischen Companei der vereinigten Niderlanden, damals sich befindende in der Barre von Fernambuco, eines Theils, vnd dann Capitein Antonio de Lima, Hauptmann in der Vestung S. Jörgen, von Wegen des Königs von Hispanien, anders Theils", p. 71-72, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

This part is divided into eight different sections. The chapters are as follows: 8. A description of the country of Cibola or New Granada, by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado. 9. An account of the discoveries made in New Mexico, extracted from the voyages of Antonio de Espejo. 10. A journal of the Nassau fleet commanded by Jacques l'Hermite. 11. A description of the province of Cinaolo and an account of a voyage made by Francisco de Ulloa to the cost of California. 12. A description of the city of Mexico and of New Spain; no author given. 13. A continuation of the history of Guiana, taken from the True travels of captain John Smith. 14. An account of the naval combat between the Dutch, under the command of Pieter Pietersz. Heyn, and the Spanish at Matanzas in September 1628, in which the silver fleet was captured. 15. An account of the capture of Olinda by the Dutch admiral Hendrick Cornelisz. Lonck, in 1630. Chapters 1-7 were printed in the first and second issues of part thirteen of the German edition printed in Frankfurt am Main, 1627 and 1628. Cf. Church.

Contains 6 maps, 3 of which are in the text, a folded map of the Straits of Magellan bound to face p. 1, 2nd count, a single map of the western hemisphere and the East Indies bound to face p. 1, 2nd count, and a double map with title "America nouiter delineata" bound between p. [4], 1st count, and p. 1, 2nd count; it also contains two double folded illustrations, and 11 illustrations within the text, two of which were printed in parts prior to the first and second issues of German part thirteen and the sole issue of Latin part thirteen.

Signatures: pi² (pi1 verso blank) a-f⁶

Engraved cartographic vignette of the two hemispheres on title page; engraved head and tail pieces; initials.

Church, E.D. Discovery, 202.

Baginsky, P. German works relating to America, 162.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, I: p. 418-419.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 630/37.