[Rarebooks] FS: 1st Eng. trans. of Le Blanc's voyages (including a large section on North and South America) London: 1660

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(TRAVEL) Le Blanc, Vincent. THE WORLD SURVEYED: Or, the Famous Voyages and Travailes of Vincent Le Blanc, or White, of Marseilles: Who... Travelled Through Most Parts of the World. Viz. The East and West Indies, Persia... Through All Africa... Aegypt... A More Exact Description of Several Parts of the World... Originally Written in French and Faithfully Rendered into English by F. B. Gent [Francis Brooke]. London: John Starkey. 1660. First English translation. Folio. 3 part in 1. (12),407,(13)pp. Index. With the fine frontispiece portrait (light outer blank margin soiling). Orig. full calf, spine with gilt ornament, now faded. Small paper label at top of spine. Top of rear cover at hinge (1 inch) cracked. The binding is worn but perfectly sound. Very minor thin worm tracks at inner margin. Scarce.    $1,250.00 (trade discount allowed)
A fascinating account of Le Blanc's (1554-1640) life on the sea (and land) from age 14 to 78. In part three (pp. 327-407) the author discusses his travels to the West Indies and America including Santo Domingo, Cuba, Central America, Virginia, Florida, Mexico, Peru, Canada, mining in the New World, Brazil, etc. Wing L801; Sabin 39593; EUROPEAN AMERICANA, III, p.137.

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