A relation of two several voyages made into the East-Indies.

8vo: [16]-358-[2] pp. (some dampstaining; some pages cut short on top).

Contemp. blind-st. and sp. calf, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands (corners def., spine repaired).

Rare first edition in English translated from Dutch of this travel account by the German Chr. Frick (b. 1659) joining the VOC as a ship's surgeon in May 1680. He furnishes a detailed account of his voyages (from 1680-1686) around the flourishing Dutch settlements in the East Indies, incl. Batavia, Java (with an account of the fierce battles with the Javaians), Banda, Amboina, as well as Ceylon, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Formosa, Japan, Bengal and Siam. Schewitzer's wanderings in the East-Indies spanned 1675 to 1683. He describes in detail Ceylon, the pearl-fisheries and gem mines, plus exotic animals, culminating with his shipwreck and fortunate rescue. With a list "Books lately printed" in fine.
Ref. Cox I:282. - Landwehr (VOC) 321. - Not in Cordier.
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