The Representations of the Overseas World in the De Bry Collection of Voyages, 1590-1634 (Library of the Written Word)
Publisher: Brill
Published: February 15, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9789004164499
Subjects: Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Medieval; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; History; Netherlands; Publishers and publishing; Travelers' writings, European; Voyages and travels
Description: This volume deals with the De Bru collection of voyages. It analyses the textual and iconographic changes the De Bry publishing family made to travel accounts describing Asia, Africa and the New World. Also, it discusses this editorial strategy in the context of the publishing industry around 1600.