De Bry - "How the deceased Brahmin are cremated"- Original - 1599 India - Suttee books 26 - Ad Sextam -

26 - Ad Sextam - with illustrated first page

“Ice Creams Always on Hand”

frogs and crickets

The other side of the binding translates from Occitan to "In Rememberance of three years of peace

De Bry - "How the deceased Brahmin are cremated"- Original - 1599 India - Suttee books 26 - Ad Sextam -"How the deceased Brahmin are cremated Suttee" Original Copperplate Engraving from 1599 Johan Theodore De Bry Image 14x10cm Page 29x19cm Good condition Verso blank This original engraving comes from part 2 of the Petits Voyages of De Bry, which describes the voyages of Linschoten. From Holland, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten sailed to Goa in India in 1583 and went on to explore the Malabar and Coromandel coastal regions. He stayed for several years,