1746 English Voyages Geography ATLAS MAPS Africa India Borneo Java Cape Verde

1746 English Voyages Geography ATLAS MAPS Africa India Borneo Java Cape Verde

The ‘General History of Voyages’ by abbe Prevost is one of the largest and most impressive collections of stories of expeditions and world exploration printed in Europe during the 18^th-century. This volume covers the first voyages of the English to the East Indies, including trips to Africa and surrounding islands, as well as voyages along the African west coast from Ivory Coast to Sierra Leone. It includes incredible folding maps of parts of the voyage including Bay of Bengali, Islands of Borneo, Sumatra, and Java, Canary Islands, Isles of Cape Verde and illustrations of people groups, forts, ruins, and more!  

Item number: #2460

Price: $750

PREVOST, abbe

Histoire Generale Des Voyages, Ou Nouvelle Collection De Toutes Les Relations De Voyages Par Mer Et Par Terre : Qui ont été publiées jusqu’à présent dans les différentes Langues de toutes les Nations connues: Contenant Ce Qu’Il Y A De Plus Remarquable … Dans Les Pays Ou Les Voyageurs Ont Penetré, … Pour Former Un Systême Complet D’Histoire Et De Géographie Moderne, qui representera l’état actuel de toutes les Nations; Enrichi De Cartes Géographiques Nouvellement composées sur les Observations les plus autentiques, De Plans Et De Perspectives; De Figures D’Animaux, De Végétaux, Habits, Antiquités, &c…tome II

Paris: chez la veuve Didot, 1746. First edition.

Details:

• Collation complete with all pages: [viii], 654, [2]
  • Illustrated with 24 maps and 24 figures
• Language: Latin
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size: ~10in X 8in (25.5cm x 20cm)

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