Wassenaer, C. (=N.J. van). Historisch verhael alder ghedenk-weerdichste geschiedeniße

die hier en daer in Europa, als in Duijtschland, Vranckrijck, Enghelant, Spaengien (...) van den beginne des jaers 1621: tot den Herfst toe, voorgevallen sijn. 't Vervolch/ vervolgh van het historisch verhael aller Ghedenckwaerdigher geschiedenissen, die in Europa (...) in Asia, als Turkijen, Oost-indien, China (...) in Africa, als Barbarijen, Maroco, en Guinea (...) voorgevallen sijn. Amst., J.E. Cloppenburgh/ J. Janssen, 1622-1630, parts 1-4, 10-15, 16 and 18, a total of 18 parts in 6 vols. (incl. duplicate parts), w. engr. title-p. for most parts, non-unif. bindings, 4to.

Incomplete set, lacking several parts, a number of individual duplicate parts lacking engr. (title) pages. The very fine convolute that contains parts 10-15 (bound in overlapping vellum) supplied w. manuscript indexes to each part. Sold w.a.f., not subject to return. Even loose parts or partial convolutes of this series are rare, but large sets such as the present one is extremely rare. Half-yearly account by the Dutch physician Nicolaes Janszoon van Wassenaer (ca. 1570-ca. 1630) (continued by B. Lampe until 1635), of incomparable importance to the history of America, the West Indies & Brazil, partly being the first printed reports of these countries. Borba de Moraes II, 371/372; Muller, Americana (1872) 1745; Cat. Nijhoff, Americana (1907) 2168; Cat. R.W.P. de Vries, America (1909) no. 533; De Wind, p. 352; Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 511.