‎Le chant du grand nord - Le chasseur de reve‎

‎ XO editions, 2002. In-8° broche, couverture illustree, 473 pages.Tres bon etat.‎

‎35000 bornes. Paris - Le Cap à moto‎

‎NATHAN Fernand. 10 janv. 1977. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 188 pages. Quelques planches de photos en noir et blanc. Ouvrage de bibliothèque : couverture plastifiée, code sur la coiffe en-pied et tampons sur la page de titre et dans quelques marges.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages‎

‎Guilde Européenne du Raid. Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages‎

‎Le Navigationi et viaggi nella nella Turchia, di Nicolo de Nicolai del Delfinato Signor d’Arfevilla, Cameriere & geografo Ordinario del Re di Francia, con diverse singolarità in quelle parti dall’Autore viste & osservate. Novamente tradotto di Francese in volgare, da Francesco Flori da Lilla. “Le Navigationi et viaggi nella nella Turchia“ de Nicolay‎

‎Première édition en italien des Navigations de Nicolay, illustrée de 60 superbes gravures de costumes. Bel exemplaire relié en vélin à recouvrement de l’époque. Des bibliothèques Philip Yorke, Earl of Hardwicke et Sefik E. Atabey. Anvers, Guillaume Silvius, 1576. Petit in-4 de (8) ff., 325 pp. (nombreuses erreurs de pagination), (15) ff., 60 planches de costumes à pleine page. Relié en plein vélin rigide à recouvrement de l’époque, dos lisse avec le titre manuscrit. Reliure de l’époque. 200 x 143 mm. ‎

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‎Première édition en italien, traduite sur l’édition française publiée à la même date par le même imprimeur. Atabey 871; Colas 2203 (second tirage); Göllner 1663; cf. Mortimer, Harvard Italian, 319 (édition de 1580); pas dans Blackmer. The woodcuts are reduced copies, by Antonij van Leest, of the engraved plates of the first edition (printed in Paris in 1567). The second Italian edition, printed at Venice in 1580, contains engraved copies of the original plates, together with seven additional plates. Après avoir décrit les mœurs d’Alger, de Tripoli, de Barbarie et de Scio, où il aborda en allant à Constantinople, Nicolay (1517-1583), voyageur dauphinois, s’arrête plus longtemps à ce qui concerne les Turcs, les Grecs et les autres habitants de l’empire ottoman. Ses remarques sont instructives pour le temps où elles ont paru et offrent même encore des détails curieux. Mais Nicolay interrompt tout à coup sa relation à la fin du troisième livre; il parle des habitants de la Perse et de l’Arabie, pays qu’il n’a pas visités, et a recours pour remplir son texte, ainsi que ce qui regarde les Grecs, les Arméniens et les Juifs, aux auteurs anciens et modernes qui ont écrit sur ces peuples et sur les pays qu’ils habitent. «Quelques bibliographes ont prétendu que les figures du Voyage de Nicolay étaient gravées d’après les dessins de Titien: l’assertion de l’auteur, dans sa préface, doit en faire douter. Du reste, ces figures ont été très bien gravées en bois.» La présente édition est ornée de 60 superbes planches gravées sur bois de costumes. Bel exemplaire grand de marges car conservé dans sa première reliure en vélin à recouvrement de l’époque. Provenance: cet exemplaire a appartenu à Philip Yorke, Earl of Hardwicke, éditeur des Athenian Letters, London, 1798 (ex libris gravé) et à Sefik E. Atabey (ex libris gravé). ‎

‎Le Navigationi et Viaggi, fatti nella Turchia, di Nicolo de Nicolai del Delfinato, signor d’Arfevilla, Cameriere & Geografo ordinario del Re di Francia, con diverse singolarità viste, & osservate in quelle parti dall’Autore. Novamente tradotto di Francese in Italiano da Francesco Flori da Lilla, Aritmetico… Rare première édition vénitienne.‎

‎Première édition italienne illustrée de 67 planches gravées sur cuivre à pleine page représentant des costumes de la Turquie, de l’Arabie et de la Grèce dont sept paraissent ici pour la première fois. Venise, Francesco Ziletti, 1580. In-folio de (8) ff., (4) ff., 192 pp. ornées de 67 planches gravées sur cuivre à pleine page. Petit cachet humide partiellement effacé sur le titre, infime déchirure en marge du titre, déchirure restaurée au coin des pp. 53, 137, 139, 185 et en marge de la p. 183, pte tache d’encre p. 110. Veau rouge, double filet à froid encadrant les plats, dos à nerfs, titre doré, roulette intérieure dorée. Reliure moderne. 303 x 202 mm. ‎

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‎Première édition italienne au format in-folio, en partie originale, contenant sept gravures de costumes orientaux à pleine page de plus que les éditions précédentes. Pour ce motif et pour son format, cette édition, devenue rare, est l’une des plus recherchées. Il s’agit en outre de la première édition à contenir des gravures sur cuivre pour illustrer le texte, beaucoup plus fines et détaillées que les gravures sur bois employées dans les éditions précédentes. Brunet, IV, 67; Adams n°253 ; Cicognara 1731 ; Colas 2204; Mortimer, II, 319. Rare édition vénitienne en partie originale «renfermant 7 planches de plus que l’édition française de 1568». La première édition parut à Lyon en 1567. Cette édition vénitienne présente 67 planches gravées sur cuivre tirées à pleine page, soit 7 planches de plus que l’édition française de 1568. Ces superbes gravures sont une source inestimable de renseignements sur les peuples de l’Empire ottoman du XVIe siècle. «Voici la liste de ces gravures supplémentaires: 1 planche paginée 154 sans légende représentant 3 personnages. 1 planche paginée 182: Capitano d’Arabie. 1 planche paginée 184: Donna turca standi in casa 1 planche paginée 186: Sposa di Constantinopoli 1 planche paginée 188: Patriarca di Costantinopoli 1 planche paginée 190: Calidesquer a piedi 1 planche paginée 192 sans légende portant 4 costumes de femmes.» (Colas, 2204) Nicolas de Nicolay est né à La Grave d’Oisans (Isère) en 1517 et mort à Paris en 1583. Après avoir pris part au siège de Perpignan (1542), il parcourut la plus grande partie de l’Europe, servant dans les armées de la plupart des pays qu’il visitait, étudiant les langues qu’il entendait parler et prenant des croquis, dont il forma une collection. De retour en France au bout de seize ans, il devint valet de chambre et géographe de Henri II. En 1551, il accompagna à Constantinople l’ambassadeur d’Aramon, puis visita l’archipel grec, les côtes septentrionales de l’Afrique et devint commissaire d’artillerie. A propos de l’édition de 1567, Colas écrit: «Ces gravures représentent des costumes masculins et féminins de la Turquie, de l’Arabie et de la Grèce; c’est la première série de documents sérieux sur les habillements du proche Orient, aussi a-t-elle été copiée par la plupart des dessinateurs d’habits du XVIe siècle; ces gravures sont attribuées à Louis Danet par la plupart des bibliographes, 42 portent le monogramme L. D. Cependant l’exemplaire du Cabinet des estampes porte en note manuscrite que ces planches sont gravées par Léonard Thiry dit Léonard Daven et le catalogue de la vente Destailleur (1893, n° 1325) confirme cette dernière attribution. Ni Bartsch, ni Passavant ne mentionnent cette suite dans l’œuvre de Thiry ». Après avoir décrit les mœurs d’Alger, de Tripoli, de Barbarie et de Scio, où il aborda en allant à Constantinople, Nicolay (1517-1583), voyageur dauphinois, s’arrête plus longtemps à ce qui concerne les Turcs, les Grecs et les autres habitants de l’empire ottoman. Ses remarques sont instructives pour le temps où elles ont paru et offrent même encore des détails curieux. Mais Nicolay interrompt tout à coup sa relation à la fin du troisième livre; il parle des habitants de la Perse et de l’Arabie, pays qu’il n’a pas visités, et a recours pour remplir son texte, ainsi que ce qui regarde les Grecs, les Arméniens et les Juifs, aux auteurs anciens et modernes qui ont écrit sur ces peuples et sur les pays qu’ils habitent. Exemplaire à bonnes marges portant l’ex-libris «Gonnelli Firenze 1875».‎

‎VOYAGE EN AMERIQUE NOIRE‎

‎STOCK. 1986. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement pliée, Dos plié, Intérieur frais. 254 pages. Premier plat illustré en couleurs.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages‎

‎ Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages‎

‎En route pour le Proche-Orient.‎

‎Bienne, Editions du Chandelier, 1944. In-8°, 231p. Broché, couverture illustrée.‎

‎Illustré de quelques photographies hors texte. A l'état de neuf, non coupé.‎

‎Routes et déroutes. Reportages.‎

‎ Bienne, Editions Pierre Boillat 1953, 210x150mm, 222pages, broché. Bon état. ‎

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‎ODYSSEE MAROC‎

‎HACHETTE / CLUB MEDITERRANE. 1980. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 252 pages. Premier plat illustré en couleurs. Couverture rempliée. Nombreuses photos en couleurs et cartes en noir et blanc dans et hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages‎

‎ Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages‎

‎TERRE SAINTE‎

‎, GALLIMARD, 1997 Paperback, 423 pages, Texte en Francais, 260 x 260 mm, bon condition, . ISBN 9782742404216.‎

‎PERIGORD QUERCY GASCOGNE TOULOUSE‎

‎LE GUIDE VOYAGE CONSEIL. 1984. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 127 fiches illustrées en couleur.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages‎

‎ Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages‎

‎PERIGORD - QUERCY, GASCOGNE - TOULOUSE‎

‎LES GUIDES VOYAGE CONSEIL. 1984. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 127 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages‎

‎ Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages‎

‎L'himalaya‎

‎Time life 1976 185 pages in4. 1976. Relié. 185 pages.‎

‎Très Bon Etat‎

‎"L'Himalaya (Collection : ""Les Grandes Etendues Sauvages"")"‎

‎Time-Life. Non daté. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 184 pages augmentées de nombreuses photos et quelques illustrtations en noir et blanc et couleurs dans et hors texte. Jaquette en bon état. Contre-plats illustrés en couleurs.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages‎

‎"Collection : ""Les Grandes Etendues Sauvages"". Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages"‎

‎L'HIMALAYA. LES GRANDES ETENDUES SAUVAGES‎

‎TIME-LIFE. 1975. In-4. Cartonné. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 179 pages. Nombreuses photos en couleurs dans le texte et hors texte. Ouvrage de bibliothèque avec une couverture plastique transparente sur la couverture originale.Tampons de bibliothèque sur la page de titre. Une étiquette de code en pied du dos. Légères mouillures sans taches en têtes des pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages‎

‎ Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages‎

‎La vie mystérieuse de l'Afrique noire.‎

‎ Payot, "Bibliothèque scientifique", 1943, in/8 broché, 168 pages. Avec 34 illustrations dont 31 hors texte. Préface du professeur Pittard.‎

‎Le mystère du créateur, le royaume des morts, le monde des fétiches, les sorciers, transformations et alliances occultes, offenses et expiation, les sociétés secrètes, lieux sacrés, les funérailles... ‎

‎Beschreibung von Arabien aus eigenen Beobachtungen und im Lande selbst gesammleten Nachrichten abgefasset.‎

‎Kopenhagen, Nicolaus Möller, 1772. 4to. Later halcalf (around 1850). Gilt spine. Gilt lettering. Engraved titlevignette. XLVII,(1),431,(1) pp., 1 large folded map, handcoloured in outline (Terræ Yemen) and 24 engraved plates (of which 6 are charts, 2 handcoloured, many large folded). Printed on good paper. A few minor marginal brownspots. The folded map with faint dampstain in top of the map.‎

‎First edition of Niebuhr's famous classical account of his Arabian travel, being the first scientific expedition to Arabia Felix. Having the famous map of Yemen (35x55 cm.) in outline colouring and the large folded map of the Arab Gulf (Mare Rubrum seu Sinus Arabicus), which is the first map at all to mention Kuwait.""Niebuhr was one of the best scientific travellers that ever lived... His works have long been classical, and even noW must be consulted by any who desires to have the most trustworthy accounts,.."" (Enc. Brit. 9th ed.).‎

‎Description de L'Arabie d'apres les Observations et Recherches faites dans la Pays meme.‎

‎Copenhague, Nicolas Möller, 1778. 4to. Bound in a fine (20th Century) full calf. Raised bands. Gilt lineborders on spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Engraved title-vignette. XLIII,(3),372 pp., folded table, 1 large folded map (Terræ Yemen) and 24 engraved plates (of which 6 are charts, many large folding). The large map with some browning and foxing. Otherwise clean and fine, wide-margined, printed on good paper.‎

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‎First French edition of Niebuhr's famous classical account of his Arabian travel, being the first scientific expedition to Arabia Felix. With the famous map of Yemen (35x55 cm.) and the large folded map of the Arab Gulf (Mare Rubrum seu Sinus Arabicus), which is the first map at all to mention Kuwait.""Niebuhr was one of the best scientific travellers that ever lived... His works have long been classical, and even now must be consulted by any who desires to have the most trustworthy accounts,.."" (Enc. Brit. 9th ed.).‎

‎Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien und andern umliegenden Ländern. Erster- (Zweyter) Band.‎

‎Kopenhagen, Nicolaus Möller, 1774-78. 4to. Bound in 2 contemp. hcalf. Gilt spines. Title-and tome-labels with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spines. Slightly rubbed. Stamps on title-pages. 2 engraved titlevignettes. Halftitles. XVI,(6),505,(1)"(16),479 pp. 1 large folded map, outlinecoloured ""Tabula Iteneraria... Terrae Yemen... 1763."" and 124 engraved maps and plates (complete). A dampstain on lower part of leaves in volume 2, increasing towards end. Printed on good paper. A few scattered brownspots.‎

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‎Scarce first edition of Niebuhr's great travel account of Arabia. Like his ""Beschribung von Arabien"", his ""Reisebeschreibung von Arabien"" ""provided a mass of new geographical, regional, and historical information... Among is many exact maps and plans, the map of the Red Sea and of Yemen served as the most reliable information for more than 50 years.""""Despite its tragic course, the expedition was a complete success with regard to its scientific and scholarly results. It was especially due to Niebuhr's efforts to preserve and continue his and his collegues' , that the Royal Danish Library was eventually equipped with a host of oriental manuscripts, maps, and drawings, as well as many botanical and zoological specimens... It was Niebuhr who edited and published Forskåll's Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775) and Descriptiones Animalium (1775), together with the drawings of Bauerfeind. In 1772 he had alredy published his systematic and geographically organized beschreibung von Arabien, which was followed between 1774 and 1778 by the first two volume of his three-volume chronologically arranged Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien. (the item offered, the third volume was published many years later, 1837). Both works, written in a clear and sober language and illustrated with numerous precise drawings, maps, and plans, provided a mass of new geographical, regional, and historical information... Among is many exact maps and plans, the map of the Red Sea and of Yemen served as the most reliable information for more than 50 years.""(Josef Wiesehöfer).‎

‎Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien und andern umliegenden Ländern. Erster Band.‎

‎Kopenhagen, Nicolaus Möller, 1774. 4to. Near contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Gilt lettering. Mild cracking along front joint, but holding (inner joints strenghtened). Engraved titlevignette. XVI,504,(1) pp.,1 large folded map, outlinecoloured ""Tabula Iteneraria... Terrae Yemen... 1763."" and 72 engraved maps, plans, plates, several folding. (Plate LXXI is inserted between pp.304 and 305). 5 leaves in the middle with a faint dampstain in right margin. A few marginal brownspots. Internally clean, printed on good paper.‎

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‎The first volume of the scarce first edition of Niebuhr's great travel account of Arabia. Like his ""Beschribung von Arabien"", his ""Reisebeschreibung von Arabien"" ""provided a mass of new geographical, regional, and historical information... Among is many exact maps and plans, the map of the Red Sea and of Yemen served as the most reliable information for more than 50 years.""‎

‎Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien und andern umliegenden Ländern. Erster- (Zweyter) Band.‎

‎Kopenhagen, Nicolaus Möller, 1774-78. 4to. Bound in 2 contemp. full mottled calf. Gilt spines. Title-and tome-labels with gilt lettering. Wear to top of spine on vol. I. Fronthinge on vol. II cracked and loosening. 2 engraved titlevignettes. Halftitles. XVI,(6),505,(1)"(16),479 pp. 1 large folded map, outlinecoloured ""Tabula Iteneraria... Terrae Yemen... 1763."" and 124 engraved maps and plates (complete). Internally fine and clean, a few marginal brownspots. Printed on good paper.‎

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‎Scarce first edition of Niebuhr's great travel account of Arabia. Like his ""Beschribung von Arabien"", his ""Reisebeschreibung von Arabien"" ""provided a mass of new geographical, regional, and historical information... Among is many exact maps and plans, the map of the Red Sea and of Yemen served as the most reliable information for more than 50 years.""""Despite its tragic course, the expedition was a complete success with regard to its scientific and scholarly results. It was especially due to Niebuhr's efforts to preserve and continue his and his collegues' , that the Royal Danish Library was eventually equipped with a host of oriental manuscripts, maps, and drawings, as well as many botanical and zoological specimens... It was Niebuhr who edited and published Forskåll's Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775) and Descriptiones Animalium (1775), together with the drawings of Bauerfeind. In 1772 he had alredy published his systematic and geographically organized beschreibung von Arabien, which was followed between 1774 and 1778 by the first two volume of his three-volume chronologically arranged Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien. (the item offered, the third volume was published many years later, 1837). Both works, written in a clear and sober language and illustrated with numerous precise drawings, maps, and plans, provided a mass of new geographical, regional, and historical information... Among is many exact maps and plans, the map of the Red Sea and of Yemen served as the most reliable information for more than 50 years.""(Josef Wiesehöfer).‎

‎Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien und andern umliegenden Ländern. 2 vols. - [ON OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TRAVEL ACCOUNTS OF ARABIA]‎

‎Kopenhagen, Nicolaus Möller, 1774-78. 4to. Bound in two contemporary full sprinkled calf bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. Extremities with light wear. Spine on vol. 1 with wear with most of gilting worn off. Internally fine and clean. 2 engraved titlevignettes. Halftitles. XVI, (6), 505, (1)" (16), 479 pp. 1 large folded map, ""Tabula Iteneraria... Terrae Yemen... 1763."" and 124 engraved maps and plates (complete). ‎

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‎Scarce first edition of Niebuhr's great travel account of Arabia. Like his ""Beschribung von Arabien"", his ""Reisebeschreibung von Arabien"" ""provided a mass of new geographical, regional, and historical information... Among is many exact maps and plans, the map of the Red Sea and of Yemen served as the most reliable information for more than 50 years.""""Despite its tragic course, the expedition was a complete success with regard to its scientific and scholarly results. It was especially due to Niebuhr's efforts to preserve and continue his and his collegues' , that the Royal Danish Library was eventually equipped with a host of oriental manuscripts, maps, and drawings, as well as many botanical and zoological specimens... It was Niebuhr who edited and published Forskåll's Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775) and Descriptiones Animalium (1775), together with the drawings of Bauerfeind. In 1772 he had alredy published his systematic and geographically organized beschreibung von Arabien, which was followed between 1774 and 1778 by the first two volume of his three-volume chronologically arranged Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien. (the item offered, the third volume was published many years later, 1837). Both works, written in a clear and sober language and illustrated with numerous precise drawings, maps, and plans, provided a mass of new geographical, regional, and historical information... Among is many exact maps and plans, the map of the Red Sea and of Yemen served as the most reliable information for more than 50 years.""(Josef Wiesehöfer).‎

‎Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien und andern umliegenden Ländern. Erster- (Zweyter) Band. 2 vols. - [FIRST EUROPEAN ATTEMPT AT A COMPLETE ACCOUNT OF ARABIA]‎

‎Kopenhagen, Nicolaus Möller, 1774-78. 4to. Bound in 2 contemporary similar but not uniform half calf bindings. Vol. 2 with gilt lettering to spine and having slightly wider margins compared to vol. 1. Wear to extremities of both volumes and hindges weak. Stamp and previous owners names to half titles. Stamp to verso of plates. Vol. 1 split in innner margin in a few places. A few occassional brownspots and first few leaves in both volumes with light dampstaining, but generally internally fine. XVI, (6), 501, (1)"(16),479 pp. 1 large folded map, ""Tabula Iteneraria... Terrae Yemen... 1763."" and 124 engraved maps and plates (complete). ‎

‎First edition of Niebuhr's great travel account of Arabia being a testament to one of the most significant and captivating exploratory journeys of the 18th century. Through meticulous mapping, cultural documentation, and scientific observations, Niebuhr's travelogue provided invaluable insights into Arabia, expanding geographic knowledge and influencing the field of Orientalism.Like his ""Beschribung von Arabien"", his ""Reisebeschreibung von Arabien"" ""provided a mass of new geographical, regional, and historical information... Among is many exact maps and plans, the map of the Red Sea and of Yemen served as the most reliable information for more than 50 years.""""Despite its tragic course, the expedition was a complete success with regard to its scientific and scholarly results. It was especially due to Niebuhr's efforts to preserve and continue his and his collegues' , that the Royal Danish Library was eventually equipped with a host of oriental manuscripts, maps, and drawings, as well as many botanical and zoological specimens... It was Niebuhr who edited and published Forskåll's Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775) and Descriptiones Animalium (1775), together with the drawings of Bauerfeind. In 1772 he had alredy published his systematic and geographically organized beschreibung von Arabien, which was followed between 1774 and 1778 by the first two volume of his three-volume chronologically arranged Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien. (the item offered, the third volume was published many years later, 1837). Both works, written in a clear and sober language and illustrated with numerous precise drawings, maps, and plans, provided a mass of new geographical, regional, and historical information... Among is many exact maps and plans, the map of the Red Sea and of Yemen served as the most reliable information for more than 50 years.""(Josef Wiesehöfer).‎

‎Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien und andern umliegenden Ländern. ‎

‎Kopenhagen, Möller, 1774-78. 4to. 2 vols. A well-preserved copy with wide margins, printed on strong paper with red edges, bound in contemporary full marbled leather, richly gilt on the spines. With two engraved vignettes, 124 copperplates (partly folded or double), and one large folded map. XVI, (6), 505 (16), 479 pp. ‎

‎First edition. This pioneering work by the Danish orientalist Carsten Niebuhr (1733–1815) remains one of the most important sources of knowledge on Arabia. It includes views, portraits of local people, scenes from daily life, as well as depictions of antiquities, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Syrian cuneiform inscriptions, idols, and more. Of the five scientists sent by the Danish government on the expedition, initiated by J. H. E. Bernstorff, Niebuhr was the sole survivor to return to Denmark the other four perished during the journey. The title vignettes were engraved by J. F. Clemens after drawings by Wiedewelt. Most of the engravings were based on drawings by Baurenfeind, who died during the expedition, while others were drawn by Niebuhr himself. The plates were engraved by Clemens, the Haas brothers, C. Defehrt, C. Martin, and others. Birkelund 141.‎

‎Reize naar Arabië en andere omliggende landen. Uit het Hoogduitsch vertaald. 2 parts. - [NIEBUHR'S GREAT TRAVEL ACCOUNT OF THE MIDDLE EAST]‎

‎Amsterdam, 1776-1780. 4to. Bound in two contemporary uniform brown half calf bindings with gilt lines and gilt title-labels to spines. Spines with some wear and tear and vol. 2 with a couple of glue-repairs to upper capital. A small marginal damp stain to first quire of vol. 2 and (mostly very faint) marginal damp stain later on as well, otherwise internally very nice and clean. Tt2 with a tear to top margin, no loss. Beautiful allegorical vignettes to title-pages. VIII, (6), 484, (1, -errata) + 71 engraved plates (out of 72) + engraved folded map" (16), 455, (1) pp. + 52 engraved plates. In all with 123 splendid engraved plates, many of them folded, out of 124 - missing plate 29 in vol. 1. + the famous map of Yemen.‎

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‎First Dutch edition of Nieburh's great travel account of Arabia, originally published in Copenhagen, 1774-78, in German under the title ""Reisebeschreibung von Arabien"". This splendid and extremely important work on the Middle East, Egypt, Persia and India ""provided a mass of new geographical, regional, and historical information... Among is many exact maps and plans, the map of the Red Sea and of Yemen served as the most reliable information for more than 50 years.""""Despite its tragic course, the expedition was a complete success with regard to its scientific and scholarly results. It was especially due to Niebuhr's efforts to preserve and continue his and his collegues' , that the Royal Danish Library was eventually equipped with a host of oriental manuscripts, maps, and drawings, as well as many botanical and zoological specimens... It was Niebuhr who edited and published Forskåll's Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775) and Descriptiones Animalium (1775), together with the drawings of bauerfeind. In 1772 he had alredy published his systematic and geographically organized beschreibung von Arabien, which was followed between 1774 and 1778 by the first two volume of his three-volume chronologically arranged Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien. (the item offered, the third volume was published many years later, 1837). Both works, written in a clear and sober language and illustrated with numerous precise drawings, maps, and plans, provided a mass of new geographical, regional, and historical information... Among is many exact maps and plans, the map of the Red Sea and of yemen served as the most reliable information for more than 50 years."" (Josef Wiesehöfer).‎

‎Brésil.‎

‎Lausanne, éditions Rencontre, “L’atlas des voyages”, 15 octobre 1962. In-4°, cartonnage illustré.‎

‎Comme neuf. [15199]‎