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Auction #129 begins on 26 Feb 2026

Stavorinus (Johan Splinter)

REIZE VAN ZEELAND OVER DE KAAP DE GOEDE HOOP, NAAR BATAVIA, BANTAM, BENGALEN, ENZ

gedaan in de Jaaren MDCCLXVIII tot MDCCLXXI, door den heer J.S. Stavorinus, gevolgd van eenige belangrijke aanmerkingen over den aart, gewoonten, levenswijze, godsdienstplechtigheden en koophandel der volkeren in die gewesten

Published: A. en J. Honkoop, Leiden, 1793

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $250

Approximately:

Estimate: $350/400

Bidding opens: 26 Feb 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 5 Mar 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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In twee deelen

First Edition: 2 volumes in 1, I. xxiv, 294, II. 146, (ii) pages, 2 folding maps - Kaart van den Wester Arm der Ganges & Schets der Ligging van de Saldanha, Tafel, Hout en Fals Baai aan de Kaap de Goede hoop, half title page, original blue paper sides with a brown cloth spine, contents clean and crisp, a very good copy.

Kennedy (R.F.) Africana Repository, pages 60-61, 'Jan Splinter Stavorinus was a Post-Captain in the Dutch Navy who was given permission to make two voyages to the East as a Captain in the service of the Dutch East India Company. He later became a Rear Admiral. He was at Cape Town from 18 November to 12 December I768 and on the return voyage from 1 January to 9 February 1771.

New Dutch Biographical Dictionary (https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/molh003nieu02_01/molh003nieu02_01_2325.php)

  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 8vo (210 x 120 mm)


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