1790 1st ed Vaillant Africa Voyages Hottentot Ethnology Zoology Birds Giraffe 2v

VAILLANT, François Le

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François Le Vaillant was an 18th-century French explorer known for his descriptions of animals and birds in Africa. In 1780, he began a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope with the Dutch East India Company. While there, he collected various specimens of animals and plants, and encountered local natives, the Hottentot people. These two volumes include views of the Hottentots and their villages, as well as birds, and large African mammals such as giraffes.

 

This first edition is famous for its inclusion of uncensored depictions of Hottentot men and women within the 12 full-page engravings.

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1790 1st ed Vaillant Africa Voyages Hottentot Ethnology Zoology Birds Giraffe 2v

 

François Le Vaillant was an 18th-century French explorer known for his descriptions of animals and birds in Africa. In 1780, he began a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope with the Dutch East India Company. While there, he collected various specimens of animals and plants, and encountered local natives, the Hottentot people. These two volumes include views of the Hottentots and their villages, as well as birds, and large African mammals such as giraffes.

 

This first edition is famous for its inclusion of uncensored depictions of Hottentot men and women within the 12 full-page engravings.

 

Item number: #5711

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VAILLANT, François Le

 

Voyage de M. Le Vaillant dans l’intérieur de l’Afrique : par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance, dans les années 1780, 81, 82, 83, 84 et 85

 

A Paris : Chez Leroy, Libraire, rue Saint-Jacques, vis-à-vis celle de la Parcheminerie, no 15, MDCCLXXX [1790]. First edition.

 

Details:

  • Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
    • 1 – xxiv, 384
      • 6 plates
    • 2 – [4], 399, [1]
      • 6 plates
    • References: Brunet, III, 1034; Czech, p.95;
    • Language: French
    • Binding: Leather; tight & secure
    • Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)
    • Auction records and price comparisons at upwards of $2,000

 

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5711

Category

Voyages & Exploration & Maps

Authors

VAILLANT, François Le

Printing Date

18th Century

Language

French

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Excellent

Collation

Complete