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Abyssina, China, Japon, Tartarey, Siam....und andere Oerter verrichtet. Nun erst in Hochteutsche übersetzet. Amsterdam, H.u.D. Boom (=Nuremberg, Felssecker), 1671. 4to. Engraved title. 3 unn. ll., 392 (recte 390) pp., 1 white leaf, with 11 engraved plates. LA PEYRERE, I. de. Bericht von Gröhnland, gezogen aus zwo Chroniken: Einer alten Ihslandischen und einer neuen Dänischen; übergesand in Frantzösischer Sprahche... Jetzo aber Deutsch gegäben.... von Henrich Sivers. Hamburg, J. Nauman und J. Wolf, 1674. 4 unn. ll., 70 pp., with 1 engraved folded map and 3 engraved plates. NEITZSCHITZ, Georg Christoph von. Sieben-jährige und gefährliche Welt-Beschauung durch... Europa, Asia und Africa. Wobey alles, aller Orte Denckwürdiges fleißig erforschet und auffgezeichnet worden.... Bautzen, Kretzschmar, Leipzig, J.B. Oehler, 1673. Engraved frontispiece, 389 pp., 10 unn. ll. 1) First edition. VD 17 3: 604173M; BL A959; Fumagalli 105. Extremely rare compilation of different travelogues, among them an account of the journey of Giacomo Baretti (1655), a report on oriental gemstones and perls in Asia, and starting on page 577 "Von gegenwärtiger Beschaffenheit deß Judenthums. Absonderlich in Africa und der sogenannten Barbarey." The title, engraved by J.N. Schurtz, represents the Great Mogul who is surrounded by 4 men. 2) First German edition, one of 2 existing print variations. Palau 163.211; Cordier BI 112 und BJ 38; Fumagalli 103; Graesse V, 301; Weller Druckorte I, 33. Famous travel report of the Portuguese Mendez Pinto, which contains one of the first accounts of Japan. The first Portuguese edition was already published in 1614. Pinto left for India on 11th March 1537 which was the beginning of a 21-year-long journey through Asia. By his own account he visited numerous East Asian countries (e.g. China, Thailand) and he was one of the first Europeans to travel in Japan. 3) First German edition, very rare. - Sabin 38972; vgl. Jenkins 135 (Dutch edition). On behalf of the Earl of Condé the author went to Scandinavia where he contacted the Danish scientist Ole Worm and the Swedish Queen Christina. Their exchange of information and ideas resulted in the emergence of this work on Greenland. He describes the history, geographical position and discovery, inhabitants, flora and fauna as well as different Greenland expeditions. The plates show a Greenland family in fur clothes, a narwhale and fishermen in a kayak. 4) Third edition. Kainbacher I, 166; vgl. Gay 269; Ibrahim-Hilmy II, 66. Description of the author’s both Orient journeys from 1630-31 and 1634-36. On his first journey he travelled via Padua, Venice, Cattaro and Smyrna to Constantinople where he stayed for one year. The second journey took him to Cairo, to the Pyramids, to Mount Sinai (which he describes in detail) and further via Beirut, Sidon and Samaria to Jerusalem. At the same time illustrated editions were published in Nuremberg; our copy without plates. Fine collection of 4 important and partly extremely rare geographical works in very good condition. 4 BERTIUS, P. Commentariorum rerum germanicarum libri tres. Amsterdam, J. Janssonius, 1616. Oblong 4to. Engraved title. 4 unn. ll., 732 pp., 1 unn. ll., with 1 full-page engraved coat of arms, 26 (20 full-page) engraved plates and 101 full-page engraved views. Boards with label, (edges and corners rubbed, slightly spotted). £ 8.500.00 First edition. Phillips-Le Gear 8526; Tiele 102; Nebehay-W. 94. One of the most important illustrated works with views of nearly all important cities in Germany and its surrounding countries. The plates represent views of Aachen, Augsburg, Basel, Bern, Bonn, Bremen, Danzig, Dresden, Erfurt, Frankfurt/M., Hamburg, Heidelberg, Innsbruck, Cologne, Copenhagen, Lübeck, Marburg, Munich, Nuremberg, Prague, Speyer, Strassburg, Trier, Vienna, etc. The view of Trier is mounted. Very light foxing, the last pages are a little waterstained, overpasted handwriting on upper margin of title (covering small part of title engraving). Stamp on title and coat of arms. 5 BRÖNDSTED, P.O. Reisen und Untersuchungen in Griechenland, nebst Darstellung und Erklärung vieler neuentdeckter Denkmäler griechischen Styls, und einer kritischen Übersicht aller Unternehmungen dieser Art, von Pausanius bis auf unsere Zeiten. 2 volumes (no more vols. published). Paris, Firmin Didot, 1826-1830. Folio. XX, 129; XXII, pp. (131)-318, 1 unn. l., with 2 engraved title vignettes, 25 (5 double-page, 1 folded) plates and 36 (3 coloured, 1 bicoloured) text illustrations. Original boards, (slightly worn and bumped, little foxing). £ 2.650.00
First edition, rare. Blackmer 214; MNE I, 106; vgl. Brunet I, 1274. "Bröndsted was trained in Denmark as an archaeologist and philologist. After travelling in France and Italy for some years he left Italy in 1810 on the company of Haller van Hallerstein, Linckh and Stackelberg with the intention of exploring Greece and Asia Minor. This group was involved in the excavations at Aegina, and together with Cockerell and Foster they also excavated at Bassae..." (Blackmer). The travel report which evolved from this journey was published in French and English at the same time and was originally planned to consist of 8 volumes. Minimally stained, stamp on back of title. Very fine and clean copy. 6 COOK, Jacques. Voyage dans l'hémisphère austral, et autour du monde, fait sur les vaisseaux de Roi, l'aventure, & la résolution, en 1772, 1773, 1774 & 1775. Dans lequel on a inséré la relation du Capitaine Furneaux, & celle de Forster. Traduit de l'anglois. 5 volumes. Paris, Hotel de Thou, 1778. 4to. With engraved portrait and 67 partly folded engraved maps and plates. Contemporary calf, gilt spine and gilt coat of arms on cover, (slightly worn, top of spine of vols. 1 and 2 restored). 3.300.00 First French edition. Sabin 16249; Cox I, 60; Henze I, 675 ff.; Graesse II, 258; Beddie 1223. Report of James Cooks second journey which essentially was the exploration of the southern hemisphere in search of a new continent. "His voyage of 1772-75 settled the age-long question of the existence of another continent, the Terra Australis Incognita, in the negative. It was also the first scientific exploration of the South Polar Regions." (Cox I, 59) With reports about New Zealand, Tahiti, Easter Island, Tierra del Fuego and numerous other islands in the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 5 (with another title) contains Forsters scientific and ethnological observations Amongst the partly multiple folded plates are 15 maps and plans (1 big map of the southern hemisphere), numerous representations of aboriginies, different views, plants and animals as well as ethnological objects. Both large maps with underlaid margins initial tearing. Vols. partly waterstained, vol. 4 stronger. Stamp on endpapers, as well as on title verso. Despite all deficiencies a fine copy with decorative cover. The coat of arms is of the Bavarian elector Karl Theodor (1724-1799). 7 DAPPER, O(lfert). Asia, oder genaue und gründliche Beschreibung des gantzen Syrien und Palestins, oder Gelobten Landes... 2 parts in 1 vol. Nuremberg, Hofmann, 1688. Folio. Engraved title, 2 unn. ll., 200 pp., 2 unn. ll.; 400 pp., 4 unn. ll., with 8 (3 folded) double-page engraved maps, 31 (1 folded and 22 double-page) engraved plates and 34 engravings in text. Contemporary parchment, (spotted and a bit worn, small crack on back cover). £ 3.900.00 First German edition. Röhricht 1171; Graesse I, 335; Tobler 212; vgl. Lipperheide Lc 3 (Dutch ed.) Translation from the Durch by J.v. Meursen. Part 1 describes Syria, part 2 Palestine. Famous work by the Dutch historian and geograph Olfert Dapper (1636-1689). The illustrations, some large, are showing maps, costumes, views and buildings among them Aleppo, Damascus, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Rama, Tripolis, etc. A few plates with restored tearings, some plates neatly cut, front paper with a handwritten register of the plates. Clean copy. 8 DAPPER, Olfert. Naukeurige Beschryving van Asie: Behelfende De Gewesten van Mesopotamie, Babylonie, Assyrie, Anatolie, of Klein Asie: Benessens Eene volkome Beschrijving van gantsch Gelukkigh, Woest, en Petreesch of Steenigh Arabie. 2 parts in 1 vol. Amsterdam, Meurs, 1680. Fol. Engraved title, 3 unn. ll., 357 pp., 1 unn. l.; 324 pp., 2 unn. ll., with 3 doublepage engraved maps, 13 double-page (2 folded) engraved plates and 22 engravings in text. Contemporary parchment, blind tooled, (lightly scratched, hinges weak). £ 4.100.00 First edition. Tiele 72; Lipperheide Lc 4; Nederl. Scheepvart Mus. I, 257. Important account on Asia minor (Iran, Irak Anatolia) and on the Arabian Peninsula by Dapper. With decorative views of Smyrna, Ephesus, Babylon, Bagdad, Aden etc.... as well as illustrations of coffee plants, cantaloups, balsam, historical sceneries and costumes. Stamp on title verso, a few leaves buckled, some minor spottings. Nice and clean copy. 9 DESCOURTILZ, M(ichel) E(tienne). Voyages d'un Naturaliste, et ses observations, faites sur les trois règnes de la nature, dans plusieurs ports de mer français, en Espagne, au continent de l'Amerique septentrionale, à Saint-Yago de Cuba, et à St.-Dominique. 3 Bände. Paris, Dufart,
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