[Rarebooks] FS: Illustrated 1621 Account of Columbus's 1493 Voyage to America

[Charles Agvent]

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   PHILOPONUS, Honorius (pseudonym of Caspar PLAUTIUS, O.S.B.).. NOVA
TYPIS  TRANSACTA  NAVIGATIO. NOVI ORBIS INDIAE OCCIDENTALIS....  1621.
First  Edition. Folio (7" x 11-1/4") in contemporary full blindstamped
vellum  bound with a 17th century religious work. Illustrated with  an
engraved title page, 18 numbered engraved plates, and the "Owl" plate,
not  found  in  most  copies.  The book  begins  with  a  lengthy  and
fantastic  account  of  the Atlantic voyages of St. Brendan,  the  5th
century  Irish  monk. Most of the book describes the exploits  of  the
Benedictine  priest  Bernard  Buil   of  Montserrat,  who  accompanied
Columbus  on  his  second voyage in 1493 to Haiti and led  a  team  of
papal-appointed  missionaries  to the peoples of the Americas. One  of
the  most  curious  and  interesting volumes  of  Americana  with  its
mixture  of  fantasy and authentic details of Caribbean life  in  both
text    and   its  wonderful   plates   including:   Columbus   with a
hemispherical  map  showing America; St. Brendan celebrating  mass  on
the  back  of a whale with the coast of Africa to the east and to  the
north  the  mythic  island  of St. Brendan;  cannibals  attacking  and
roasting  members of Columbus's crew; indigenous fruits including  the
pineapple;  and more. All of the impressions are dark and strong;  all
are  trimmed  on one side about a half-inch into the image. The  upper
corner  of  the plate of the pineapple and potato lacking and replaced
replaced in  expert facsimile.   The specimen of  printed music on the
bottom of pages  35-36 represents  an early printed example of  Native
American chants. Very Good copy of a scarce and marvelously illustrated 
book.           $25,000.00

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