Virgules replaces by commas in title page transcription.

Constitutes the seventh part of Theodor de Bry's Small voyages, printed in 13 parts and an Appendix in Frankfurt am Main and Oppenheim from 1597 to 1633.

This work has been identified as the second issue of the sole German edition of part seven of the Small voyages by Church.

This part contains: (1) an account of a voyage made under the command of Joris van Spilbergen to Ceylon in 1601-1604. It was first published at Delft in 1601; was translated in German, for the German edition of the Small voyages by Gotthardt Artus; and again into Latin for the present work. Camus shows that these translations are much abridged and mutilated. (2) The relation of Gasparo Balbi, a Venetian, to the kingdom of Pegu [modern day Burma, or Myanmar], via Syria, in 1579-1588. Third translation was made from the Italian edition, published at Venice under the title Viaggio dell' Indie Orientale, de Gasparo Balbi. Cf. Church.

Translation of: Translation of: t'Historiael journael, van tghene ghepasseert is van weghen drie schepen, ghenaemt den Ram, Schaep ende het Lam, ghevaren uyt Zeelandt vander stadt Camp-Vere naer d'Oost-Indien, onder t'beleyt van Ioris van Speilberghen, generael, anno 1601. den 5. Mey, tot in t'eylant Celon, vervatende veel schoone gheschiedenissen, die by haer op dese reyse gheschiedt zijn, inden tijde van twee jaer, elff maenden, neghenthien daghen / by Joris van Spilbergen, first printed in Delft, 1601.

There are two issues of the sole German edition of part 7. The first issue has the ruby plate and coat of arms at the beginning of the dedication. The second lacks the dedication and has the ruby plate following the preface.

"Warhafftige Vorbildung der Völcker, sampt iren Königen mit iren Ceremonien, Götzendienst, Sitten vnd Polecey-Ordnung, beyder Reysen oder Schiffarten so in diesem Buch beschrieben sindt. Vnd erstlich deren Völcker, so ihm Jörg von Spielberg auff seiner Reyse begegnet vnd auffgestossen sindt. Alles zierlich in Kupffer gestochen vnd an Tag geben, durch Johann Theodorum vnd Johann Israel de Bry", p. [3-4], 7th count, has separate title page with imprint: Getruckt zu Franckfort am Mayn durch Matthias Beckern. M. D CV. [1605]

Signatures: pi² (pi1 verso blank) a-g⁴ (g4 verso blank) A-R⁴ ²a1 (²a1 verso blank)

Errors in paging: p. 15 and 16, misnumbered 17 and 18, respectively.

Includes indexes.

Fully engraved and illustrated title page; engraved head and tail pieces; initials.

Contains 22 leaves of plates which are numbered I-XXII, printed on recto (except for VIII and IX which are double plates and have the first recto printed with descriptive text) and which are signed a2-b4, c1-2, d1-2, e1-g4, and chi1.

Church, E.D. Discovery, 238.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, I: p. 436.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 605/115.