HARRIS, John (1667?-1719). Harris Collection of Voyages, Vol. I / Vol. II. First Edition.
London: Printed for Thomas Bennet, at the Half-Moon, in St. Paul's Churchyard; John Nicholson, at the King's-Arms, in Little-Britain; and Daniel Midwinter, at the Rose and Crown, in St. Paul's Church-yard., MDCCV. [1705].
Text in double columns with marginal notes.
2 v. ([12], lxvii, [1], 862, [14] p. [18] leaves of plates and maps; [6], 928, 56, [12] p., [7] leaves of plates and maps).
Includes maps by Hermann Moll.
Bound in blind stamped leather with decorative panels on covers, raised bands,decorative blind stamped spine panels, gilt border, red leather spine label with gilt title, speckled edges.
H: 15 1/2 W: 10 in.
Full title is: Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca: or, A compleat collection of voyages and travels: consisting of above four hundred of the most autentick writers; beginning with Hackluit, Purchass, &c. in English; Ramusio in Italian; Thevenot &c. in French; de Bry, and Grynaei Novus Orbis in Latin; the Dutch East-India Company in Dutch: and continued, with others of note, that have publish'd histories, voyages, travels, or discoveries, in the English, Latin, and French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, or Dutch tongues; relating to any part of Asia, Africa, America, Europe, or the islands thereof, to the present time. With the heads of several of our most considerable sea-commanders; and a great number of excellent maps of all the parts of the world, cuts of most curious things in all the voyages. Also, an appendix, of the remarkable accidents at sea; and several of our considerable engagements: the charters, acts of parliament, &c. about the East-India trade; and papers relating to the union of the two companies. Throughout the whole all original papers are printed at large; as the Pope's bull to dispose of the West-Indies to the King of Spain; letters patents for establishing companies of merchants; as the Russia, East-India companies, &c. letters from one great prince or state to another; shewing their titles, style, &c. To which is prefixed, a history of the peopling of the several parts of the world, and particularly of America; an account of the ancient shipping, and its successive improvements; together with the invention and use of the magnet, and its variation &c. / By John Harris, A.M. Fellow of the Royal Society. In two volumes.
With Davenpoty La[?] in ink on front free endpaper. With bookplate, John A. Davidson, on front pastedown endpaper. With, ani Stedive [?] books, in ink on read pastedown endpaper.
Good; both volumes with spines cracked at head, binding rubbed, hinges cracked, edges rubbed, corners bumped, map with foxing and repaired to folds, and tear and fold; some slight foxing on endpapers, internal text fresh, plates very good to fine condition.
