Bry 1599 (2 results)

XVI Wie Wir die Statt Bantam Beschossen und die Pina smit 24 Fusten stritteBy:Theodor de BryDate: 1599 (circa) AmsterdamDimensions: 11.75 x 8 inches (30 cm x 20.3 cm)This is plate XVI in the series featuring Bantam (Banten), Java in the late sixteenth century. Thisantique print depicts an assault by the native Javanese on a Dutch vessel in the port of Batnam. The helpless ship has been separated from the rest of its fleet by a barricade of native warriors with shields and spears.It is a remarkable representation of methodology of warfare at sea in the late sixteenth century, and a study of the shapes and styles of the seagoing vessels of that day.Theodor de Bry started his professional career as an engraver, during the three years he lived in London. De Bry became acquainted with the geographer Richard Hakluyt, whose stories of expeditions to exotic foreign lands invoked a desire in de Bry to make the discoveries known to a wider reading public. Thus most of his books were based on first-hand accounts by the explorers themselves.Condition: This print is in B condition with dark toning in areas of the text and a light damp stain in the upper right quadrant of the border. A long tear which extended through a portion of the text has been repaired with archival materials on the verso.Inventory #19514 1200 W. 35th Street #425 Chicago, IL 60609 | P: (312) 496 - 3622.

Very good. Even overall toning. Blank on verso. Size 10.5 x 8.5 Inches. This is a 1599 Theodor de Bry map of Madagascar. The map depicts the entire island from the southwest with the African coast illustrated along the left side. Numerous locations throughout the islands are labeled, as are several smaller islands situated between Africa and Madagascar. Two wind roses appear on either side of Madagascar and the Tropic of Capricorn passes through the island's southern quarter. Four inset maps appear in the maps four corners and illustrate Santa Maria Island, the Coromos Islands, Dantogil Bay, and Saint Augustine Harbor. Nineteen different locations within the inset maps are alphabetically identified and correspond to a key located below the map. Madagascar and Indian Ocean Piracy During the 17th and 18th century, Madagascar was a haven for pirates operating in the Indian Ocean. When people think of piracy, the Caribbean immediately springs to mind, with images of pirates attacking Spanish gold convoys off the coast of Florida. This, of course, led to an extremely strang Spanish, French, and British naval presence in the region, which made piracy much more hazardous. Madagascar proved to be a safe haven for pirates because it was close to the trade routes of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, had plentiful sources of produce and fresh water, was inhabited by friendly natives, had sheltered harbors, and was far from European powers, so there were few laws. At one point in the late 1600s had over 1,500 pirates living on Madagascar, and the Ile Saint Marie (depicted in an inset in the upper left corner) was a particularly popular base for pirates. Thomas Tew, Henry Every, and William Kidd are among the infamous buccaneers that sortied from Madagascar. Publication History This map was created by Theodor de Bry and published in 1599.