Mandelslo, J.A. Voyages Celebres & Remarquables,... Lot 581

Mandelslo, J.A. Voyages Celebres & Remarquables, faits de Perse aux Indes Orientales, (...). Contenant une Description nouvelle & très-curieuse de l'Indostan, de l'Empire du Grand-Mogol, (...). Amst., M.C. Le Cene, 1732. 2nd ed. Vols. 1-2. (30),440 columns, (4),445-807 columns,(70) p. Richly ills. w. frontisp. portrait, title vignette, 25 (full-p., double-p. & fold.) engr. views, 13 double-p. and 6 full-p. engr. maps and plans and 19 in-text engr. views, maps and plans; many maps and views by P. vander Aa. Unif. contemp. marbled calf w. gilt title and dec. on ribbed spine. Folio. Some browning/ foxing. New edition of the French translation by the diplomat Abraham de Wicquefort; this important travel work first appeared in German in 1658. Maps, views and plans of a.o. Batavia, Sumatra, Java, India, China, Japan (incl. the large fol. engr. view of Tokyo), the Cape of Good Hope, Angola, the Congo and Madagascar. Remarkable work; this particular edition is rather rare. (total 2)