17th C. Oost- en West-Indische Voyagie; door de Strate Magallanes naer de Moluques’Amsterdam: Joost Hartgers, 1648. Dutch account of voyages through the Strait of Magellan to the Moluccas, describing expeditions under Joris Spilbergen together with the voyages of Willem Cornelis Schouten and Jacob Le Maire (1615’1617). These voyages formed part of the early Dutch exploration of the Pacific and the search for alternative routes to the East Indies. Title page with woodcut vignette depicting sailing vessels. Text in Dutch. Later binding in marbled boards with vellum spine. Fully paginated. 7 3/4″ high x 6 1/4″ wide. Provenance: From the estate of Rodney Hilton Brown. Interior with expected age-related toning and wear. Institutional provenance with Columbia College Library bookplate and stamp noting gift of Charles H. Senff.
