La bataille d’autre nous et contre cieux de Manille faicte le 14 Decembre ano 1600 [The battle between us and those of Manila on 14 December of the year 1600]

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copper engraving, All original plates of van Noort’s Journal (and thus also the Commelin second state) are engraved with French captions, regardless of the language edition of the book. EXTREMELY RARE – almost impossible to find. The book is rarely offered for sale, but if available, carries a tag of ca. US$ 50,000.

Map/view first published by Cornelis Claesz in Amsterdam in 1602, to accompany Olivier van Noort’s “Beschryvinghe vande voyagie om den geheelen werelt cloot”. Engraved by one of the foremost engravers of the day, Benjamin Wright, here the imprints are in their second state, with plate numbers in the lower corners. from ‘Begin Ende Voortgangh van de …'[V.O.C.], [Beginning and Progress of the Dutch East India Company…] Chapter: Schipvaerd Olivier van Noort… 1598-1601, p. 32 / 33. Extensively illustrated collection of journals by 21 navigators to the East and West Indies, pl. 19. A dramatic and deadly naval battle took place near Fortune Island, SW of Manila, between van Noort and two heavily armed Spanish Galleons commanded by Don Antonio de Morga, the Spanish Vice Governor of the Philippines. In the front is the large Spanish Admiral flag ship ‘San Diego’ (A) engaged with Van Noort’s much smaller ‘Mauritius’ (B). The Spanish Vice-Admiral ship (C) is chasing the tiny pinnace Eendragt’ (D). Two native junks (E), who had been enlisted by the Spanish to engage in the fight, were too afraid to oblige.