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First edition in English of Johan Nieuhoff's account of his service with both the Dutch West India and Dutch East India Companies.

The work first appeared in Dutch under the title Zee- en Lant-Reise door verscheide Gewesten van Oostindien in 1682.

“Nieuhof, a Dutch traveler and official, left two very interesting accounts of his years spent in Dutch Brazil and the Dutch East Indies. In his several travels in the East, he visited Dutch South Africa, Sumatra, Java, Amboyna, Formosa, China, Malacca, India, Ceylon, Persia, and St. Helena. His narratives give very informative accounts of the places he visited” (Hill 1227)

Nieuhof’s work was initially published in English as the second volume of the 1704 first edition of Awnsham and John Churchill’s four-volume Collection of Voyages and Travels (hence the "Vol. II" at the bottom of the letterpress title page). However, this volume is sometimes offered separately, as it is here.

Plates

• The Effigies of Mr. Jno. Nieuhoff (frontispiece)
• Mr. John Nieuhoff's Remarkable Voyages & Travells into ye bet Provinces of ye West and East Indies (engraved title page)
• Brasilia (double-page)
• A Brasilian
• Negros Playing upon Kalabasses
• St. Anthony [and] St. Vincent (double-page)
• A Mappe of the Cape of Goodhope with its true Situation (double-page)
• The Isle of Amboina (double page)
• Clove Tree
• [Sagou Tree, Sagou Fruit, Huntsmans Tree, Durions, Dogs Tongue, Blimbing, Blimbing Fruit] (double-page)
• The City of Palembang with its three Forts (double-page)
• Goegys of Benjan Saints
• A Map of the Coast of Malabar Madura and Cormendel (double-page)
• St. Thomas onye Coast of Cormandel (double-page)
• The City of Pellacata with its Castle (double-page)
• A Mestice Wooman
• Coyland (double-page)
• The Taking of ye City of Cotchin in Mallabar (double-page)
• A Malabar Man and Wooman (van der Gouwen sculpt)
• A Malabar Shewing tricks with Serpents
• [A Young Cocoa Tree, An Old Cocoa Tree, A Branch with Cocoa Nuts, The Pynang Tree, wild Cinomon Tree, A Cocoa Tree, Cocoa Nuts] (double-page)
• The Pearle Fishery near Toute Couryn (double-page)
• The New Gate (double-page)
• A Mapp of Batavia with its Forts (double-page)
• The Church of the Cross of Batavia (double-page)
• The Tygers Graft of Batavia (double-page)
• The Town House (double-page)
• The Hospitall for Children of Batavia (double-page + folded)
• The Slaughter House of Batavia (double-page)
• Spinhouse (double-page)
• Fish Market of Batavia (double-page)
• Gouvernours House Within the Castle (double-page)
• A Marchant of Java
• A Javanese Man and Wooman
• A Negro Pedler with his Wife
• A Souldier of Amboina
• The Habit of a Malayan and his Wife at Batavia
• A Melaya Captain
• Makassar Souldiers who blow poison'd darts out of Trunks
• A Topas or Mardish with his Wife
• Tymorian Souldiers
• A Makasser with his Wife as they are habited at Batavia
• A Bougis of Bokjes
• [Indian Figgs, The herb of the Bamboe Canes] (double-page)
• [The tree Anoene, Fruit of Ananas, Ananas, The Date Tree, Water Lemons] (double-page)
• [Sugar reeds, Brasil Pepper, The Tree and Fruit of Katsiou, Fruit of Katsiou, Indigo, Papayen, Fruit of Palalas] (double-page)
• [A Sea Hogg, Stone Bream, The Bald peat, Amboina Fish, The Indian Herring, The Dung Fish] (double-page + folding)
• [Yallow Tail, Ravens beak, A White Fish, The indian pine, A Sea Eal, The King's Fish, The Grunter, The Sea Cock] (double-page)
• [The Sea Hogg, The Great Cock, An Ealponte, Elephants Nose, Crooked back, A Sea Lowce, Pen. Fish, James Everss] (double-page + folding)
• [Sea Snipe, The Sea Devil, The Sea Pigeon, The Sea Hedge hogg, A Sea Catt, The Sea Corette, Stip Fish, The Sea Eagle, The Sucker, The Schark, The Souldiers Fish] (double-page + folding)
• [The Five Eyes, Klip Gerneel, A Sea Batt, Horn Fish, The Sea Catt, Pitt Fish, The Sea Crabb, River Shrimp, The Sea Shrimp, Land Crabb, The Pide Fish, The Soft Fish] (double-page + folding)