Author: BOOGAART, E. VAN DEN (EDITOR/COMPILER),
Title: Civil and Corrupt Asia. Imaga and text in the Itinerario and the Icones of Jan Huygen van Linschoten. [Translated after the original dutch, 2002, with assistance of Peter Mason]. Orig. english edition.
Description: Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2001. Square 8°., original cloth, title in gilt on spine, dustjacket. 123pp. 32 fine facsim. plates after the original engravings, with extensive descriptive/analytical text in english on facing pp. (pp. 54-115), translation of latin text to the plates, notes to general text, infroduction and preface, bibliography, index, table of contents. A very interesting publication dealing with the famous 'Itinerario' by Jan Huygen van Linschoten. Very fine copy.

Keywords: asia corrupt civil history cultural heritage itinerario travel exploration illustration history jan huygen van linschoten icones maritime navigation rutter