![[BROSSES, Charles de (1709-77)]. Histoire des navigations aux Terres Australes. Paris: Durand, 1756. 3 volumes, 4° (248 x 195mm.), including a plate volume. With pp. 437*-450* ('Sur les découvertes des Hollandois dans l'Australasie') in volume I, 7 folding engraved maps by Robert de Vaugondy (lacks 3pp. of errata, a few leaves browned, occasional light spotting affecting text and plates). Text volumes in contemporary marbled calf, gilt ruled border on sides, spines with raised bands, compartments ruled and decorated in gilt with floral and foliate motifs, contrasting lettering-pieces, marbled edges (head and tail of spine chipped, 2 lettering-pieces lightly chipped, lightly rubbed), plate vol. in contemporary marbled wrappers (maps detached). Provenance: JAMES EDGE PARTINGTON (bookplate).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2007/CSK/2007_CSK_05139_0016_000(023943).jpg?w=1)
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[BROSSES, Charles de (1709-77)]. Histoire des navigations aux Terres Australes. Paris: Durand, 1756. 3 volumes, 4° (248 x 195mm.), including a plate volume. With pp. 437*-450* ('Sur les découvertes des Hollandois dans l'Australasie') in volume I, 7 folding engraved maps by Robert de Vaugondy (lacks 3pp. of errata, a few leaves browned, occasional light spotting affecting text and plates). Text volumes in contemporary marbled calf, gilt ruled border on sides, spines with raised bands, compartments ruled and decorated in gilt with floral and foliate motifs, contrasting lettering-pieces, marbled edges (head and tail of spine chipped, 2 lettering-pieces lightly chipped, lightly rubbed), plate vol. in contemporary marbled wrappers (maps detached). Provenance: JAMES EDGE PARTINGTON (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION, AN ATTRACTIVE COPY of 'an extremely important and thorough collection of voyages, and one of the outstanding works relating to the early history of Australasia. It contains an account of all the voyages, beginning with the second expedition of Vespucci in 1502 and ending in 1747, in which navigators had touched upon the supposed southern continent of Magellaniea, which is now represented by Australia and some scattered islands in the Antarctic regions ... The work ... is of special importance because in it de Brosses proposes that France should settle Australia with their foundlings, beggars, and criminals', Hill 190; Sabin 8388. (3)
FIRST EDITION, AN ATTRACTIVE COPY of 'an extremely important and thorough collection of voyages, and one of the outstanding works relating to the early history of Australasia. It contains an account of all the voyages, beginning with the second expedition of Vespucci in 1502 and ending in 1747, in which navigators had touched upon the supposed southern continent of Magellaniea, which is now represented by Australia and some scattered islands in the Antarctic regions ... The work ... is of special importance because in it de Brosses proposes that France should settle Australia with their foundlings, beggars, and criminals', Hill 190; Sabin 8388. (3)
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