[Rarebooks] FS: Scarce Early Illustrated Work on the Americas, 1621, price reduced

[Charles Agvent]

Price reduced to $15,000 NET

PHILOPONUS, Honorius (pseudonym of Caspar PLAUTIUS, O.S.B.). NOVA TYPIS 
TRANSACTA NAVIGATIO. NOVI ORBIS INDIAE OCCIDENTALIS ... NUNC PRIMUM E 
VARIIS SCRIPTORIBUS IN UNUM COLLECTA ... AUTHORE ... HONORIO PHILOPHONO. 
n.p., 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 (signed by Wolfgang Kilian); 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 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, marvelously illustrated book. (#014134)        $25,000.00


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