Virgules replaced by commas in title page transcriptions.

Constitutes the tenth part, first issue of the sole Latin edition of Theodor de Bry's Great voyages, printed in fourteen parts, in Latin, German, French, and English, in Frankfurt am Main, Oppenheim, and Hanau from 1590-1644, and the Elenchus, an outline of the thirteen Latin parts, published by Matthias Merian in Frankfurt am Main in 1634.

This work has been identified as the first issue of part ten of the sole German edition of the Great voyages by Church.

The first issue of the sole edition of German part ten can be identified by the engraved title page showing a fleet under full sail in the middle distance with two seated figures and Neptune at the left and an Indian on the right; this copy also has a genuine blank leaf between plates X and XI.

"Warhafftiger Bericht, von jetziger Beschaffenheit dess Landes Virginien, glückseligen Fortgang der hinein gebrachten Englischen Colonien vnd Wohnungen, biss auff den 18. Junii Anno 1614", p. 17-47, 1st count, has separate caption title.

"Gründliche vn[d] warhafftige Beschreibung einer Schiffart naher den Newen Engelland, einer Landschafft in Nord Indien, vnd eines Theils in America vnter Capitein Johann Schmidt, Rittern vnd Admiraln derselben Landschafft. Sampt einem kurtzen Discurs, wie gedachter Capitein auff andern Reyse von den Frantzosen gefangen, vnd nachmals widerumb erlediget worden, item von der jetzigen Beschaffenheit dess Newen Engellands, alles nechst abgelauffenen 1616. Jahrs. Durch einen Liebhaber der Historien auss dem Englischen in Hochteutsch versetzt", p. 49-73, 1st count, has separate caption title.

"Folgen hernacher eigentliche vnd warhafftige Fürbildungen der Histori vnd Geschicht, so in Herrn Americi Vesputii zweyen Reysen nach West-Indien, so wol auch der andern zweyen Schiffarten in Virginiam vnd New Engelland, &c. vorgangen, in das zehende Theil der Occidentalischen Indien gehörig. Beneben warhafftiger Beschreibung vnd Erklärung der Bildnussen, so vnter jede Figur ordendlich gesetzt. Alles zierlich in schönen Kupfferstücken für Augen gestellt, vnd von newem an Tag geben durch Johann-Theodor de Bry, Kunst- vnd Buchhändlers in Oppenheim", p. [4-5], 2nd count, has separate dated title page with imprint: Gedruckt zu Oppenheim bey Hieronymo Gallern. Anno M DC XVIII, which is followed by plates numbered I-XII, printed on recto only, and which are signed a2-4 through d1-2.

This part published seventeen years after part IX, is divided into three sections; the first containing the two letters of Americus Vespuccius giving an account of his voyages to America in 1497 and 1499. They appear to have been taken from an edition of his voyages printed at Rotterdam in 1616, entitled Novus Orbis, id est, navigationes primae in Americam [sic, actually not attributed to Vespucci but edited by Simon Grynaeus from material collected by Johann Huttich, which was first printed in Pars, 1532]. Next follows a translation of Hamor's Virginia published at London in 1615, entitled A true discourse of the present state of Virginia. Lastly, comes the relation of a voyage made to New England by captain John Smith, printed in London in 1616, and entitled A description of New England. Cf. Church.

Contains plates numbered I-XII bound following p. [4-5], 2nd count; there is no difference in the plates between the first and second issues of the first Latin edition of part ten.

Signatures: A-H⁴ (A1, B4, F4 versos blank) I⁶ (I5 verso, I6 blank) a-c⁴ (a1 verso, c4 blank) d²

Fully engraved title page proper; the other title page has a printer's ornament; engraved head and tail pieces; initials.

Church, E.D. Discovery, 197.

Baginsky, P. German works relating to America, 143.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, I: p. 412-413.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 618/133.