Extremely Rare - West Africa - "Siebende Schiffahrt. In das goldreiche Königreich Guineam, in Africa gelegen..." - Hulsius - 1624 - Pieter de Marees

"Siebende Schiffahrt. In das goldreiche Königreich Guineam, in Africa gelegen, so sonsten das Goldgestadt von Mina genan[n]t wird, welches von den Portugalesern ungefähr vor 200 Jahren erfunden. Frankfurt a. M.: Hulsius Erben 1624"

-Rare 3rd edition

-Complete - Title page, Folding Map, Pages 1-232, 19 (of 19) plates

-20 x 15 cm

-Modern full leather binding

-Good condition but significant toning to pages. Hulsius publications were produced for a mass readership and therefore often used cheaper paper. For this reason very few copies survive as they were often not kept. They are much rarer than the more lavishly produced editions by the De Bry family which were cherished due to their value.

-All Hulsius parts are rare, and those that survive frequently are lacking plates or maps

This volume covers Pieter de Marees's Dutch expedition to Guinea, 1600-01. one of the earliest detailed European descriptions of West African society and an essential reference for the precolonial period.

USTC - 2135808 - 8 copies only (none outside Europe or in North America)