Scaphe piscatorie Goensium et Cochinensum, altere ex folido trunco excavate, altere, e pluribus funibus coagmentate… [rest of title/caption, about 2 lines, omitted), original engraving

[1640ca DOETECUM ORIGINAL ENGRAVING Goa Cochin fishing boats] ORIGINAL ENGRAVING FROM AN EARLY EDITION of Linschoten's travel book on Asia by Joannes van Doetecum (English spelling, but also Doetechum, Deutechum, and other various spellings), edition unidentified/ca. 1640 probably French edition, numbered "58 en 59", title/caption in Latin underneath, "Scaphe piscatorie Goensium et Cochinensum, altere ex folido trunco excavate, altere, e pluribus funibus coagmentate… [rest of title/caption, about 2 lines, omitted)" with title also in Dutch to the right, two scenes of fisherman offshore, Indian cities, Cochin at top, Goa at bottom, overall size to the plate mark 10" high x 12-/12" across with surrounding margins from 3/4" or wider, midfold, in upper left corner in the engraving "NLinschoten" for the book's author, at bottom right of top/Cochin engraving "Ioannes a Doetechum fecit" for the engraver; engraving authenticated as described by seller with lifetime guarantee; RARE individual Linschoten/Doetecum engraving, one only recoreded at WorldCat/OCLC (German library, 4/17/22), none found for sale (4/17/22) /// CONDITION: age-toned at midfold with original strip of reinforcement on reverse, scattered limited abrasion at borders, general light age-toning, overall a well-preserved early 1600's/17th-century engraving with some lightening to top engraving and bottom engraving bold…engraving shipped folded at midfold by USPS priority mail insured to any US address; keywords: 1600's/17th century engraving, original vintage engraving, travel print, Asia, China.