"Begin ende voortgangh van de Vereenighde Nederlantsche Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnie" -Isaac Commelin. -3 parts (of 21) in 1 vol. -Published in Amsterdam by Janssonius, around 1645 -Oblong 4to (20:25.5cm) -4 copper plates -Modern half Leather binding -Browning and foxing throughout, small worming to lower white margin in places. -Three parts from the famous Commelin collection of Voyages of the East Indies. With 4 engraved plates. -20, 51, 31 pages with 4 plates out of text. Part 6. "Kort verhael ofte journael van de reyse gedaen naer de Oost-Indien met 4 schepen... onder den Admirael Pieter Both. Gehouden by Capiteyn Paulus van Caerden" A description of the voyages to East India from 1599-1601 under the command of Pieter Both and Paulus van Caerden. It contains a short essay by Jan Carstenzoon on the island of Aru at the end. Part 7. "Kort ende waerachtigh verhael van de tweede Schipvaerd... onder den Heer Admirael Iacob van Neck, getogen uyt het Journael van Roelof Roelofsz." This is a short description of Van Neck's second voyage to the East Indies (1600-1604). In the appendix a treatise on navigation and trade in East Asia (Japan, China) according to Portuguese authors. Part 8. "Historisch verhael van de voyagie... onder het beleydt van den Admiral Steven vander Hagen... Cornelis Pieterz, ende Guiljam Senecal... Iacob Heemskerck" This is a report of trips to the East India trips in the years 1599-1603. 3 Lovely and rare parts of Commelin's famous set of voyages. #MostWantedEmpires