Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598

Title:

Wunderbarliche, doch warhaftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit und Sitten der Wilden in Virginia ...

Alternate Title(s):

America. German

Published / Created:

Franckfort am Mayn : Gedruckt bey J. Wechel : 1590[-1630]

Physical Description:

14 parts : ill., maps, plans, ports. ; 36 cm.

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
G159 .B79 1590+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Books

Notes:

Title and imprint from part 1.

The set is commonly known by the title Great voyages (or Grands voyages).

Parts 1-6 were published by Theodore de Bry (1528-1598). After his death, the series was continued by his widow and two sons, Johann Theodor de Bry and Johann Israel de Bry, who together published parts 7-9. After Johann Israel's death (1611), Johann Theodor was responsible for parts 10 and 11. The final parts (12-14) were published by Matthaeus Merian. Cf. Church.

The present German edition was published simultaneously with a Latin edition. See Church (v. 1, p. 319) for a "Table exhibiting the several editions and issues of the Great voyages of de Bry," including both the Latin and the German editions. Part 1 was also issued in French and English editions.

Church, E.D. Catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, 176, etc.

BAC: British Art Center copy is complete, with all the maps and plates. Bound in later brown cloth. From the library of Mary Cecil Frankland, 16th Baroness Zouche. Collated in 1949 by Henry Stevens, whose detailed typescript description (together with that of the Petits Voyages) is included herewith (Suppl. volume). As noted in the Stevens collation, the BAC copy is a mixture of the second and first editions, as follows: Parts 1-5, 2nd edition (1600-1613); parts 6-9, 1st edition (1597-1601); parts 10-14 (1st, i.e. sole edition). Furter details on issue, variation, etc., are available in the Stevens collation.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden in Virginia ... 1590 -- Pt. 2. Der ander Theyl, der newlich erfundenen Landtschafft Americae, von dreyen Schiffahrten, so die Frantzosen in Floridam ... gethan ... 1591 -- Pt. 3. Dritte Buch Americae, darinn Brasilia durch Johann Staden auss eigener Erfahrung in teutsch beschrieben ... 1593 -- Pt. 4. Das vierdte Buch von der Neuwen Welt, Oder Neuwe vnd gründtliche Historien, von dem Nidergängischen Indien, so von Christophoro Columbo im Jar 1492 erstlich erfunden ... 1594 -- Pt. 5. Americae das fünffte Buch, vol schöner vnerhörter Historien, auss dem andern Theil Ioannis Benzonis gezogen ... 1595 -- Pt. 6. Das sechste Theil der Neuwen Welt. Oder Der Historien Hieron. Benzo ... 1597 -- Pt. 7. Das VII Theil America. Warhafftige vnnd liebliche Beschreibung etlicher fürnemmen indianischen Landschafften vnd Insulen ... 1597.

Exhibition History:

Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)

Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)

Subject Terms:

Cavendish, Thomas, 1560–1592 -- Travel -- America. | Drake, Francis, Sir, 1540?-1596 -- Travel -- America. | Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618 -- Travel -- America. | Indians of North America -- Early works to 1800. | Indians of South America -- Early works to 1800. | Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800. | Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800. | America -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800. | Latin America -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800. | South America -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800. | Zouche, Mary Cecil Frankland, Baroness, 1875–1965 -- Provenance.

Form/Genre:

Engravings.

Contributors:

Bry, Johann Theodor de, 1561–1623? | Bry, Johann Israel de, -1611. | Merian, Matthaeus, 1593–1650. | Acosta, José de, 1540–1600. Historia natural y moral de las Indias. German. | Benzoni, Girolamo, 1519– Historia del Mondo Nuovo. German. | Harriot, Thomas, 1560–1621. Briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia. German. | Hamor, Ralph, -1626. True discourse of the present estate of Virginia. German. | Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625. Descripción de las Indias Occidentales. German. | Le Moyne de Morgues, Jacques, 1533?-1588. Brevis narratio. German. | Léry, Jean de, 1534–1611. Histoire d'un voyage fait en la terre du Brésil. German. | Potgieter, Barent Jansz, 1574–. Wijdloopigh verhael van tgene de vijf schepen. German. | Schmidel, Ulrich, 1510?-1579? Warhafftige und liebliche Beschreibung etlicher fürnemen indianischen Landtschafften und Insulen. | Schouten, Willem Corneliszoon, -1625. Journal ofte beschryvinghe van de wonderlicke reyse. German. | Smith, John, 1580–1631. Description of New England. German. | Staden, Hans, approximately 1525–approximately 1576. Warhaftige Historia und Beschreibung eyner Landtschafft der wilden, nacketen, grimmigen Menschfresser Leuthen in der Newenwelt America gelegen. | Le Moyne de Morgues, Jacques, 1533?-1588. Young daughter of the Picts. | White, John, active 1585–1593, ill.