Author: SAHER, H. VON,
Title: Emmanuel Rodenburg of wat er op het eiland Bali geschiedde toen de eerste Nederlanders daar in 1597 voet aan wal zetten. Eerste druk. [first edn.].
Description: Zutphen, Walburg Pers, 1986. Orig. thin stiff limp wrappers, facsim. of a 16th century dutch map of Bali on front side with explanatory key in dutch printed on verso of ti.-p. 104pp. Frontispiece (facsim. after a page from the original log, with explication on page 12), some facsim. ills. after old engravings and documents, list of literature consulted, table of contents. ADDED: original invitation-leaf to attend the book presentation, dated in print 8-2-1999, verso blank, loosely inserted. A modern compilation of the history of the discovery of Bali Island in the late 16th century, taken from various logs and formal reports, primarily based upon the log of the dutch seafarer Emmanuel Rodenburg, the discoverer of Bali. Very good to fine copy.

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