- 123
[Montanus, Arnoldus]
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- America: being the latest and most accurate description of the New World... collected from the most authentick authors... by John Ogilby. London: Printed by the author, 1671
- paper
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION (see footnote), folio (405 x 260mm.), engraved allegorical frontispiece, title printed in red and black, folding engraved general map of the Americas, and 49 double-page or folding engraved views, maps and other subjects (including maps of the Americas, Maryland, New England and Jamaica), 6 engraved portraits, and 66 illustrations in the text (including the view of New Amsterdam at p.171), early eighteenth-century half calf, frontispiece detached and severely frayed, a few tears to plates without loss, rather browned and spotted, binding rubbed
Literature
Wing O165; Sabin 50089; JCB III, 227
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Ogilby's text is in part a translation of Montanus's De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld, but with considerable additions from other and more reliable sources in respect of New England and New France, Maryland and Virginia, using for the most part English materials. Ogilby also has a short section on 'New Netherland, now call'd New York', which gives the account of the transfer of sovereignty from the Netherlands to England in 1664.