De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld
Encyclopedia
De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld (Dutch
) or The New and Unknown World (English
) is a book by Arnoldus Montanus
(1625–1683), a Dutch teacher and author.
Quality of the Shores, Islands, Cities, Fortresses, Towns, Temples, Mountains, Sources,
Rivers, Houses, the nature of Beasts, Trees, Plants and foreign Crops, Religion and
Manners, Miraculous Occurrences, Old and New Wars: Adorned with Illustrations drawn from the life in America, and described by Arnoldus Montanus.
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
) or The New and Unknown World (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
) is a book by Arnoldus Montanus
Arnoldus Montanus
Arnoldus Montanus was a Dutch teacher and author. He published books on theology, history, and geography of both Holland and far-away countries....
(1625–1683), a Dutch teacher and author.
Dutch
The full title of the work in Dutch is De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America en 't Zuid-Land, Vervaetende d'Oorfprong der Americaenen en Zuid-landers, gedenkwaerdige togten derwaerds, Gelegendheid Der vaste Kuften, Eilanden, Steden, Sterkten, Dorpen, Tempels, Bergen, Fonteinen, Stroomen, Huisen, de natuur van Beesten, Boomen, Planten en vreemde Gewasschen, Gods dienst en Zeden, Wonderlijke Voorvallen, Vereeuwde en Nieuwe Oorlogen: Verciert met Af-beeldsels na 't leven in America gemaekt, en beschreeven door Arnoldus MontanusEnglish
The full title of the work in English is The New and Unknown World: or Description of America and the Southland, Containing the Origin of the Americans and South-landers, remarkable voyages thither,Quality of the Shores, Islands, Cities, Fortresses, Towns, Temples, Mountains, Sources,
Rivers, Houses, the nature of Beasts, Trees, Plants and foreign Crops, Religion and
Manners, Miraculous Occurrences, Old and New Wars: Adorned with Illustrations drawn from the life in America, and described by Arnoldus Montanus.
External links
- Title page of the 1671 edition (also other pages available online).