Zeiller, Martin
Travel Spain Portugal 1650 | Wegh-wyser ofte reysbeschryvingh, vertoonende de besonderste vreemdigheden en vermakelijckheden die in’t reysen door de koninckrijcken Spanien, Portugael en d’aengrensende landen te sien zijn. Amsterdam, N. v. Ravesteyn, 1650, (48)+445+(25) pp. Complete copy.
A fascinating and early Dutch travel guide to Spain, Portugal and neighbouring countries, published in Amsterdam in 1650. The work offers a remarkably detailed account of the Iberian Peninsula, combining practical itineraries with geographical, historical, political and cultural observations. The book describes routes through Spain and Portugal, including journeys from Bordeaux to Bayonne, San Sebastián, Burgos, Madrid, Toledo, Lisbon, Gibraltar, Seville, Granada, Valencia, Barcelona and Santiago de Compostela. Particular attention is devoted to distances, roads, mountain passes, rivers, towns, churches, monuments and other notable sights. Besides practical travel information, the work provides extensive descriptions of Spanish history, royal genealogies, government, customs, agriculture, natural resources and regional characteristics. The sections on Santiago de Compostela and the pilgrimage routes through northern Spain are of particular interest for the history of European travel and pilgrimage. First (German) edition of this work was published in Ulm in 1637.
The volume opens with an attractive engraved allegorical title page depicting the Spanish royal coat of arms supported by two putti, with figures representing Europe and the overseas world (a black man). The book also contains a charming introductory dialogue and a verse travel lesson (Reys-lesse), offering practical and moral advice to prospective travellers.
Provenance: Formerly in the library of the Seminary of Warmond, with its blue circular library stamp.
Later quarter cloth binding with dark cloth spine and marbled paper-covered boards. Duodecimo edition, 12°, 14 x 9 cm. Binding with some wear, some light damage to the spine ends. Interior with occasional water stains, some minor pages with light browning and minor marginal wear. Engraved title page (a bit dark) and letterpress title page preserved. Generally a good copy of this seventeenth-century travel guide.
[NL] Bijzondere Nederlandse reisgids uit 1650 met uitgebreide beschrijvingen van Spanje en Portugal, inclusief reisroutes, steden, bezienswaardigheden en pelgrimswegen naar Santiago de Compostela. Met fraaie gegraveerde titelpagina en praktische reisadviezen. Een interessant vroeg voorbeeld van Nederlandse reisliteratuur over het Iberisch Schiereiland. De auteur is Martin Zeiller (1589–1661), een Duitse geograaf en reisschrijver.
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