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Auction #119 begins on 14 Nov 2024

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NAUKEURIGE BESCHRIJVINGE DER AFRIKAENISHCE GEWESTEN

Published: Jacob Van Meurs, Amsterdam, 1676

Edition: Second corrected impression

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van Egypten, Barbaryen, Lybien, Biledulgerid, Negroslant, Guinea, Ethiopiën, Abyssinie : vertoont in de benamingen, grenspalen, revieren, steden, gewassen, dieren, zeeden, drachten, talen, rijkdommen, godsdiensten en heerschappyen. Met lantkaerten en afbeeldingen van steden drachten &cc. na t'Leven getekendt, en in kooper gesneden. Getrokken uyt verscheyde hedendaegse lantbeschrijvers en geschriften van bereisde ondersoekers dier landen

Den tweeden druk van veel fouten verbetert.

Second corrected impression: [viii] 428 + 349 + [17] pages + instructions to the book binder, engraved title page, title page printed in red and black, 8 double page maps, 2 folding maps – the map at page 2 in part 1 has been strengthened at the folds and mounted on a new hinge, 18 double page plates - folding plate opposite page 222 in part 2 mounted on a new hinge (the plate has been carelessly folded), 20 engravings in the text.

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NAUKEURIGE BESCHRIJVINGE DER AFRIKAENSCHE EILANDEN: als Madagaskar, of Sant Laurens, Sant Thomee, d'eilanden van Kanarien, Kaep de Verd, Malta, en andere: vertoont in de Benamingen, gelegentheit, Steden, Revieren, Gewassen, Dieren, Zeeden, Drachten, Talen, Rijkdommen, Godsdiensten en Heerschappyen.

121 + [4] pages + instructions to the bookbinder, 4 double page maps, 4 double page engravings, 4 engravings in the text. Full contemporary sprinkled calf neatly rebacked preserving most of the original spine, new endpapers, a wormhole penetrates fifteen leaves at the front in the top right hand margin, overall a very good copy.

  • Overall Condition: A Very Good Copy
  • Size: Folio (340 x 210mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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