Allerhand so lehr- als geist-reiche Brief, Schriften und Reis-Beschreibungen, welche von denen Missionariis der Gesellschaft Jesu aus beyden Indien und andern über Meer gelegenen Ländern, seit An. 1642. biss auf das Jahr 1726. in Europa angelangt seynd /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Jesuits
Other Authors: Stöcklein, Joseph, 1676-1733, Probst, Peter, 1699-1750
Format: Book
Language:German
Created: Augspurg und Grätz : In Verlag Philips, Martins, und Joh. Weith seel. Erben, Buchhändlern, 1726-1758.
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Item Description:Title varies.
Issued in 38 parts? Cf. Backer-Sommervogel, v. 7
Includes German translations of letters originally published in the Lettres edifiantes.
Half titles (and added t.p., v. 1-2): Der Neue Welt-Bott mit allerhand Nachrichten dern Missionariorum Soc. Jesu.
Engraved frontispiece in v. 1.
Several title pages printed red and black.
Each part is numbered consecutively and has special t.p. and separate paging, except parts 21-22 and 23-24, which are double parts.
Work is divided into five "Bünde," Bund 1-4 with special t.p., Bund 1 comprising parts 1-8, Bund 2 parts 9-16, Bund 3 parts 17-24, Bund 4 parts 25-32 and [Bund 5] parts 33-38.
Completed after Stöcklein's death by Peter Probst and Franciscus Keller.
The "Zeiger" or index which precedes each part and lists the letters contained in the same under world-region headings, facilitates the search for information concerning a specific part of the world, e. g., North America, South America, etc.
Fr. Kino's map of California, facing p. 74 of the 2d part of the 1st volume (mention of this map, and discussion on California, in p. 31 of the 3rd part)
Physical Description:38 v. in 5 : ill., maps (some fold.), plans, plates ; 33 cm.