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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. CHARLES W. NEWHALL, III
LE BRUN, Cornelius (1652-1726/28). Voyages par la Moscovie, en Perse, et aux Indes Orientales. Amsterdam: Wetstein Brothers, 1718.
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LE BRUN, Cornelius (1652-1726/28). Voyages par la Moscovie, en Perse, et aux Indes Orientales. Amsterdam: Wetstein Brothers, 1718.
2 volumes, 2o (328 x 210 mm). Half-title in volume II, titles printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece by B. Picart, dedication with engraved headpiece, engraved portrait of the author by G. Valck after G. Kneller, 3 engraved double-page maps (on guards), 111 engraved plates (13 folding, 54 double-page), showing 270 subjects including views, flora and fauna, antiquities, costumes and several fine panoramas (subjects numbered 1-260), and 44 engraved illustrations in the text (a few plates shaved at margin, some plates bound out of sequence). 18th-century calf (rebacked). Provenance: Thomas Lennard Barrett, Lord Dacre of the South, of Belhus, Essex (1717-87), noted antiquary and collector, who tried to reassemble the dispersed family collections (armorial bookplate).
FIRST EDITION in French of Le Brun's copiously illustrated Voyages. Le Brun, encouraged by the success of his Voyage au Levant, began his journey to Moscow and Persia in 1701, returning to Holland in 1708. He was one of the first to describe the Samoyeds and their country. The numerous illustrations include large folding panoramas of "Moscow" (on 3 sheets) and "Spahan" (on 3 sheets), views of Astrakan and Persepolis, and portraits of notable personalities. Brunet III:911 (calls for 262 plates); Chadenat II, 5085; Chahine 2078; Cohen-de Ricci 610; Lipperheide Kaa 6 (calls for 128 plates and 45 engraved illustrations). (2)
2 volumes, 2o (328 x 210 mm). Half-title in volume II, titles printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece by B. Picart, dedication with engraved headpiece, engraved portrait of the author by G. Valck after G. Kneller, 3 engraved double-page maps (on guards), 111 engraved plates (13 folding, 54 double-page), showing 270 subjects including views, flora and fauna, antiquities, costumes and several fine panoramas (subjects numbered 1-260), and 44 engraved illustrations in the text (a few plates shaved at margin, some plates bound out of sequence). 18th-century calf (rebacked). Provenance: Thomas Lennard Barrett, Lord Dacre of the South, of Belhus, Essex (1717-87), noted antiquary and collector, who tried to reassemble the dispersed family collections (armorial bookplate).
FIRST EDITION in French of Le Brun's copiously illustrated Voyages. Le Brun, encouraged by the success of his Voyage au Levant, began his journey to Moscow and Persia in 1701, returning to Holland in 1708. He was one of the first to describe the Samoyeds and their country. The numerous illustrations include large folding panoramas of "Moscow" (on 3 sheets) and "Spahan" (on 3 sheets), views of Astrakan and Persepolis, and portraits of notable personalities. Brunet III:911 (calls for 262 plates); Chadenat II, 5085; Chahine 2078; Cohen-de Ricci 610; Lipperheide Kaa 6 (calls for 128 plates and 45 engraved illustrations). (2)