Sechster Theil der Orientalischen Indien, Warhafftige historische Bechreibung dess gewaltigen Goldreichen Königreichs Guinea, sonst das Goltgestad von Mina genandt, so in Africa gelegen
Subtitle: sampt derselben gantzen Beschaffenheit, auch Religion vnnd Opinion, Sitten vnnd Sprachen, Handel vnnd Wandel der Eynwohner daselbst: beneben einer kurtzen Erzelung, was die Schiffe, so dahin fahren wollen, für einen Lauff durch die Canarische Inseln, biss an das Cabo de Trespunctas, da das Goldgestadt sich anfänget, halten müssen
By: Auss Niederländischer Verzeichnuss, in Hochteutscher Sprache beschrieben durch M. Gotthardt Arthus von Dantzig. Alles dem Liebhaber solcher frembden Historien zu besonderm gefallen mit schönen Kupfferstücken gezieret, vnd an Tag geben, durch Johann Theodor vnd Johann Israel von Bry, Gebrüder
Contributors: Arthus, Gotthard, 1568-; Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598; Bry, Johann Israel de, -1611; Bry, Johann Theodor de, 1561-1623
Series: Small voyages -- part 6.; Small voyages -- part 6.
Publisher: In Verlegung Wilhelm Fitzers
Published: 1630
Place of publication: Getruckt zu Franckfurt am Mayn
Language: lat
Number of pages: 114
Subjects: Natural history; Description and travel
Other titles: Warhafftige historische Bechreibung dess gewaltigen Goldreichen Königreichs Guinea, sonst das Goltgestad von Mina genandt, so in Africa gelegen.
Work titles: Beschrijving en historisch verhaal van het Gouden Koninkrijk van Guinea
Notes: Virgules replaced by commas in title page transcription.

Constitutes the sixth part of Theodor de Bry's Small voyages, printed in 13 parts and an Appendix in Frankfurt am Main and Oppenheim from 1597 to 1633.

This work has been identified as the second German edition of part six of the Small voyages by Church.

First German edition printed in Frankfurt am Main, 1603.

This part contains a description of the kingdom of Guinea in Africa, the results of observations made in a voyage, undertaken by the Dutch, in the years 1600-1601; together with a history of the early voyages to that coast by the Portuguese, French, and Dutch. The original account, which is the first description of that country in Dutch, was written by Peter de Marees and published at Amsterdam in 1602. It was translated, with changes, into German by Gothardt Artus for the German edition of part VI. which appeared in 1603, and into Latin for this edition. Cf. Church.

Translation of: Beschrijving en historisch verhaal van het Gouden Koninkrijk van Guinea / by Pieter de Marees, first printed Amsterdam, 1602.

In this second German edition, the 26 numbered plates have been printed within the text. Of the 26 plates in the first German edition only 22 have been printed here with XXI, XXII, XXV, and XXVI not included here. Cf. Church.

Pages 111-114  contain a selection of vocabulary in the language spoken in the Gold Coast region of West Africa.

Signatures: A-O⁴ (A1 verso blank) chi1.

Fully engraved and illustrated title page; engraved head and tail pieces; initials.

Cf. Alden, J.E. European Americana, 603/72.

Church, E.D. Discovery, 236a.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, I: p. 435.