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BAJOT, (LOUIS-MARIE) (RED.) - MINISTÈRE DE LA MARINE ET DE COLONIES (PUBL.).
Reference : 58473
(1816)
Annales maritimes et coloniales, ou Recueil de Lois et Ordonnances royales, Réglemens et Décisions ministérielles, M´rmoires, Observations et Notices particilières, et généralement de tout ce qui peut intéresser la Marine et les Colonies, sous les rap...
Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1816-47. 8vo. Bound in 101 physical volumes in contemp. hcalf. Gilt spines. Light wear to top of spine, occassionally rubbed, a few with tears to spines. With folded maps, plates, plans, tables. Scattred brownspots to some volumes.
Extremely scarce in complete state as this, being one of the main sources for French colonial and marine history, dealing with ethnography, voyages, surveys, medicine (KERAUDREN), technology, hydrography, sailing manuals, navigation, geography, carthography, oceanography, commerce etc. etc.First serie: the years 1816-21 comprising 2 vols. each, 1822-30 comprising 3 vols. (1827 and 1830 each: 4 vols) - Second serie: each year comprising 3 vols. - Third serie from 4 to 5 vols. each year.
Revue Maritime et Coloniale. Couronnée par l'Académie des Sciences. 128 vols. (Vols. 1-28, 30-79, 86-135.)
Paris, Librairie de Challamel Ainé, 1861-1897. 8vo. 128 volumes, all except 7 volumes bound in uniform contemporary half calf with gilt lettering. Remaining 7 volumes in half cloth. Two volumes with detached spine. All volumes with gilt stamp to front board and a few volumes with paper label pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Spines with a bit of wear, internally very fine and clean. With numerous folded maps and charts.
A fine set, all volumes first editions, of this important travel- and exploration journal, being the official French journal on maritime and colonial exploration in the last half of the 19th century containing numerous papers, maps and charts of hitherto unexplored territory.
