Ost-Indianische Funfzehen-Jährige Kriegs-Dienste/ und wahrhafftige Beschreibung/ was sich Zeit solcher funfzehen Jahr/ von Anno Christi 1644. bis Anno Christi 1659. zur See/ und zu Land/ on offentlichen Treffen/ in Belägerungen/ in Stürmen/ in Eroberung/ Portugäsen/ und Heydnischer/ Plätze und Städte/ in Marchim, in Quartiern, mit ihm/ und andern seinen Cameraden begeben habe/ am allermeinsten auf der grossen und herrlichen/ Insul Ceilon. Zum andern mahl heraus gegeben/ und mit vielen denckwürdigen Notis oder Anmerckungen/ .. vermehret/ und gezieret.

Nürnberg, Johann Daniel Tauber, 1672.Sm. folio. Later overlapping vellum, with red morocco titlelabel, with ties. With titlepage printed in red and black, finely engraved portrait and frontispiece by J.A. Böner, 15 half-page engravings, plus 2 additional ones on seperate leaf, and several woodcut head and tail pieces and initials. (52),168,(16) pp.Second and best edition, first published in 1662. - In this second edition Daniel Wülfer inserted more descriptions in the text and added many voluminous notes, citing as authorities a great many of the published descriptions of Asia available at the time. His account is very useful for its description of the daily life of a VOC soldier, and it is particularly valuable for its detailed portrayal of the Dutch conquest of Colombo and Jaffnapatam from the Portuguese in the 1655-1658 compaigns, in which Saar participated. Saar describes Java, Batavia, Amboina, and Banda, a Dutch defeat in Persia, conquest of some towns in India and Malacca, etc. Most of his years, however were spent in Ceylon (Lach, Asia in the making of Europe, III,1, p.529-530). With fine engravings, including a remarkable view of Cape Town and Table Bay in which the Table Mountain is represented in the shape of a lion. - Small owner's stamp on back of portrait, age-browned (as usual) otherwise in good condition.Tiele 952; Cat. NHSM I, p.174; Landwehr, VOC, 308; Mendelssohn II, p.262; SAB IV, p.108; Ruinen C 27; Cat. KITLV I, p.475; Howgego p.921.