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Please consult the conditions of sale at the end of the description before purchasing. SCHOUTEN, Willem Corneliszoon. Journal and Exact Relation of Guill's Voyage. Schouten, in the Indies: By a new strait and by the great Southern Seas which he discovered, towards the Antarctic Pole. Set of new previously unknown Lands, Isles, Fruits, Peoples and strange Animals, which he found on his way: And the rare observations he made there concerning the declination of the Aymant. Paris, Gobert (text) & Tauernier (maps), 1618. Small in-8 – 11.5 x 17 cm. Contemporary vellum binding , mute smooth back. In a modern holster. 7 ff., 232 pp., 4 pl. First French edition from Schouten's popular account of his voyage with Jacob Le Maire in search of an alternative passage to the Strait of Magellan, which was translated into French, German, Latin and English less than a year after the first Dutch edition. Schouten's historic journey was just the third circumnavigation, “during which Cape Horn was discovered and rounded for the first time” (Hill). Copy decorated with 4 plates foldouts (of the usual 8): world map decorated with portraits of Magellan and Schouten, map of Cape Horn, engraving of Horn Island, map of the coast of New Guinea. During a trip, a former owner had the back of the case (20th century) stamped at the time of his passage at Cape Horn. Modest state : damaged binding with gaps and stains, angular gaps in paper on the first leaves without affecting the text, healthy marginal wetting along the length of the work, loose seams (inner hinge of the first cover almost detached from the text), old handwritten notes on the endpapers and title pages, small works of verse, of no great consequence but with a slight damage to the 2 maps and the engraving (but not to the world map). Rare copy (deserving of restoration) of the no less rare original French edition dated 1618. Bookstore L’Art et la Manner 19 Route de Pithiviers 45300 BOYNES France Member of SLAM and LILA ( National Union of Ancient and Modern Bookstores / International League of Old Booksellers) ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) English spoken Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any inquiry The greatest care is taken in the description of the works, however, unintentional errors may be made. Do not hesitate to inform us, including after receipt of your purchase. Regarding shipping: The choice is yours! So that you can benefit from the best services and the most advantageous quality/price ratio, the bookstore offers you: Hand delivery by appointment, in Boynes, near Pithiviers, or in Paris on Saturday mornings or during old book fairs. Sending by the Post Office : by letter for folds less than 3 cm thick (packaging included) or by colissimo. Deposit in Relay Point . The bookstore practices group shipments . If you make multiple purchases in our store, u A new claim for payment with adjusted postage costs will be sent to you within a maximum period of 24 hours . THE insurance is optional (option not available for Relay Point shipments). For shipments to Overseas , please contact us beforehand to find out the exact amount of postal costs. Although packaging costs are offered, packages are reinforced and prepared with great care. The Librairie l'Art et la Manière is always on the lookout for rare and old works, to purchase individually or in batches. We travel primarily in Loiret (45), Paris (75) and the south of Ile-de-France (91, 77, 78, 92, 94) as well as in Yonne (89) and Eure-et-Loir (28). If you would like to sell some, do not hesitate to contact us. Just type “Librairie l’Art et la Manière” into your favorite search engine! First French edition from Schouten's popular account of his voyage with Jacob Le Maire in search of an alternative passage to the Strait of Magellan, which was translated into French, German, Latin and English less than a year after the first Dutch edition. Schouten's historic journey was just the third circumnavigation, “during which Cape Horn was discovered and rounded for the first time” (Hill). Modest state : damaged binding with gaps and stains, angular gaps in paper on the first leaves without affecting the text, healthy marginal wetting along the length of the work, loose seams (inner hinge of the first cover almost detached from the text), old handwritten notes on the endpapers and title pages, small works of verse, of no great consequence but with a slight damage to the 2 maps an