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9 parts in 2 volumes, folio (13 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.; 34.9 x 24.1 cm). Contemporary French calf, spine in 7 compartments with raised bands; joints rubbed and starting, repairs to spine ends of vol. 2, a few old scrapes on lower boards of both volumes. PROVENANCE: De Bry family of Frankfurt, publishers and engravers of the series of Great Voyages, by descent (engraved bookplate on front pastedowns; Stanley Paul Sax, his sale of Highly Important Americana, Sotheby's New York, 16-17 January 1998, lot 173. PART I. FIRST EDITION, MOSTLY FIRST ISSUE: ADMIRANDA NARRATIO FIDA TAMEN, DE COMMODIS ET INCOLARUM RITIBUS VIRGINIAE. [Hariot's A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia]. Frankfurt: Johannes Wechel for Theodor de Bry, 1590. Engraved title-page, engraved vignette of arms on dedication leaf (a2), first state of headpiece on a4 with cherub at center and the page number "7" on the outside corner, engraved plate of Adam & Eve, double-page engraved map of Virginia, 23 fine engraved plates (some double or folding) mostly after John White, all plates except 3-4 and 7-8 in the first state, 5 engraved plates of the Picts, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces. All plates, except Adam and Eve, bear the initials "T.B." except plates 5, 6, 11 and 15 which are engraved "G. VEEN." Plates II-XVI and XIX-XXIII and I-V of the Picts are numbered with arabic numerals on the plate. (Church 140 and 141). PART II. SECOND EDITION. BREVIS NARRATIO EORUM QUAE IN FLORIDA AMERICAE PROVI[N]CIA GALLIS ACCIDERUNT [Le Moyne's Florida]. Frankfurt: Johannes Wechel, 1591 [1609]. Engraved title-page, engraved vignette of arms, engraved plate of Noah and his Ark on the notice to the reader, engraved folding map of Florida and Cuba, 42 engraved plates, woodcut initials head- and tailpieces. (Church 146). PART III. SECOND EDITION, SECOND ISSUE. AMERICAE TERTIA PARS MEMORABILEM PROVINCIAE BRASILAE HISTORIAM CONTINENS, GERMANICO PRIMUM SERMONE SCRIPTAM A IOANNE STADIO. [Stadius's Brazil]. Frankfurt: Matthias Becker, 1605 [section title and colophon]. Engraved title-page, engraved arms on dedication leaf a2r (leaf a2r is wrongly marked a1r), engraved plate of armorial shields and virtues (a3r), engraved folding map of Mexico, Central and South America, engraved plate of Adam and Eve on p. 144, 45 engraved plates (of which 13 are repeats), woodcut printed music, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces. (Church 151). PART IV. FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE. AMERICAE PARS QUARTA, SIVE, INSIGNIS & ADMIRANDA HISTORIA DE REPERTA PRIMUM OCCIDENTALI INDIA – CHRISTOPHORO COLUMBO ANNO M.CCCCXCII SCRIPTA AB HIERONYMO BEZONO MEDIOLANENSE [Benzoni's History of the New World]. Frankfurt: Johann Feyrabend, 1594. Two engraved title-pages (one is a repeat), second issue, with "Ad |Invistis. Rudolphus II. Rom. Imperator. | Cum privilegio [not prevelegio] S.C."; full-page engraving of armorial shields and virtues, double-page folding engraved map of the Caribbean and adjacent areas, engraved text illustration of Columbus led by marine deities, engraved allegorical text illustration "Americae retectio," 24 engraved plates , second issue, with roman numerals in the letterpress titling and ar abic numerals on the plates. The numbers 2, 6, and 6 in 16 were engraved in reverse. Has blank leaves R6 and 2F6. O3 correctly signed, contrary to Church. (Church 154). PART V. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. AMERICAE PARS QUINTA – SECUNDAE SECTIONIS HIA [HISTORIAE] HISPANORUM [Benzoni's History, continued]. Frankfurt: Theodor de Bry, 1595. Engraved title-page (with one repeat), double-page engraved map of Mexico, engraved portrait of Columbus on a2r of preface, 20 (of 22) numbered engraved plates, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, with blank leaves l3-4 and F4. With points: c2 is signed C2; d1 is signed D, e2 is signed E2; k2 is incorrectly signed k3. Page 6 is unnumbered, p. 26 misnumbered 29; p. 74 misnumbered 24, and pp. 79-82 numbered 89-92. (Church 156). PART VI. FIRST EDITION. AMERIC".